| 1 | Mon Nov 6 | at Nebraska | L52-84 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE |
| 2 | Thu Nov 9 | at Iowa State | L47-102 | 0-2 | .000 | - | | James H. Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| 3 | Mon Nov 13 | vs TBD | W83-52 | 1-2 | .333 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 4 | Thu Nov 16 | at Air Force | L58-76 | 1-3 | .250 | - | | Clune Arena · Colorado Springs, CO |
| 5 | Fri Nov 17 | at Omaha | W72-70 | 2-3 | .400 | - | | Baxter Arena · Omaha, NE |
| 6 | Sun Nov 19 | at William & Mary | W71-60 | 3-3 | .500 | - | | Kaplan Arena · Williamsburg, VA |
| 7 | Mon Nov 27 | vs Utah Tech | L66-73 | 3-4 | .429 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 8 | Sat Dec 2 | at Idaho St | L70-76 | 3-5 | .375 | - | | Reed Gym · Pocatello, ID |
| 9 | Sat Dec 9 | vs Kansas City | L67-72 | 3-6 | .333 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 10 | Tue Dec 12 | vsTBD | W81-64 | 4-6 | .400 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 11 | Sat Dec 16 | at IU Indy | W73-67 | 5-6 | .455 | - | | Indiana Farmers Coliseum · Indianapolis, IN |
| 12 | Tue Dec 19 | at Missouri St | L57-79 | 5-7 | .417 | - | | Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO |
| 13 | Fri Dec 22 | vsTBD | W81-54 | 6-7 | .462 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 14 | Sun Dec 31 | vs So Indiana | L62-73 | 6-8 | .429 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 15 | Sat Jan 6 | at W Illinois | L57-68 | 6-9 | .400 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 16 | Thu Jan 11 | at SE Missouri St | W74-68 | 7-9 | .438 | - | | Show Me Center · Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 17 | Sat Jan 13 | at Tennessee St | L60-75 | 7-10 | .412 | - | | Gentry Center · Nashville, TN |
| 18 | Thu Jan 18 | vs SIUE | L59-78 | 7-11 | .389 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 19 | Sat Jan 20 | vs E Illinois | L68-78 | 7-12 | .368 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 20 | Thu Jan 25 | at Little Rock | L66-80 | 7-13 | .350 | - | | Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR |
| 21 | Sat Jan 27 | at UT Martin | L67-76 | 7-14 | .333 | - | | Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · Martin, TN |
| 22 | Tue Jan 30 | vsSE Missouri St | W58-54 | 8-14 | .364 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 23 | Thu Feb 1 | vsW Illinois | L71-79 | 8-15 | .348 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 24 | Thu Feb 8 | vsTennessee St | L55-65 | 8-16 | .333 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 25 | Sat Feb 10 | vs Tennessee Tech | L53-62 (OT) | 8-17 | .320 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 26 | Thu Feb 15 | atSIUE | L63-91 | 8-18 | .308 | - | | First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center · Edwardsville, IL |
| 27 | Sat Feb 17 | atE Illinois | L57-72 | 8-19 | .296 | - | | Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL |
| 28 | Thu Feb 22 | vsUT Martin | L82-106 | 8-20 | .286 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 29 | Sat Feb 24 | vsLittle Rock | L73-82 | 8-21 | .276 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 30 | Thu Feb 29 | atSo Indiana | W67-63 | 9-21 | .300 | - | | Screaming Eagles Arena · Evansville, IN |
| 31 | Sat Mar 2 | at Morehead St | L49-67 | 9-22 | .290 | - | | Ellis T. Johnson Arena · Morehead, KY |
