| 1 | Wed Nov 25 | vs UIC | L61-65 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 2 | Wed Dec 2 | vsSIUE | L53-73 | 0-2 | .000 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 3 | Sat Dec 5 | atPitt | L59-89 | 0-3 | .000 | - | | Petersen Events Center · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4 | Tue Dec 8 | vsBall State | L70-79 (OT) | 0-4 | .000 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 5 | Sun Dec 13 | at3Iowa | L53-106 | 0-5 | .000 | - | FS1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 7 | Fri Dec 18 | vsChicago St | W64-54 | 1-5 | .167 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 8 | Tue Dec 22 | atToledo | L55-78 | 1-6 | .143 | - | | Savage Arena · Toledo, OH |
| 9 | Sat Jan 2 | vsBowling Green | L42-68 | 1-7 | .125 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 10 | Tue Jan 5 | atOhio | L73-76 | 1-8 | .111 | - | | Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH |
| 11 | Sat Jan 9 | atMiami OH | L58-70 | 1-9 | .100 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 12 | Tue Jan 12 | vsAkron | W67-65 | 2-9 | .182 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 13 | Sat Jan 16 | atBall State | L58-78 | 2-10 | .167 | - | | Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN |
| 15 | Sat Jan 23 | vsBuffalo | PPD | 3-16 | .158 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 20 | Sat Feb 13 | atKent State | L58-80 | 2-11 | .154 | - | | M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH |
| 21 | Tue Feb 16 | atAkron | L76-81 | 2-12 | .143 | - | | James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH |
| 22 | Sat Feb 20 | vsMiami OH | L64-69 | 2-13 | .133 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 23 | Tue Feb 23 | vsBuffalo | L74-102 | 2-14 | .125 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 24 | Sat Feb 27 | atE Michigan | L57-91 | 2-15 | .118 | - | | Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI |
| 25 | Tue Mar 2 | vsW Michigan | L63-73 | 2-16 | .111 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 26 | Fri Mar 5 | atC Michigan | W79-74 | 3-16 | .158 | - | | McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI |
