| 1 | Tue Nov 9 | at Washington | W71-64 | 1-0 | 1.000 | - | | Alaska Airlines Arena · Seattle, WA |
| 2 | Fri Nov 12 | at Indiana | L49-85 | 1-1 | .500 | - | | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 3 | Thu Nov 18 | at Missouri | L37-54 | 1-2 | .333 | - | | Mizzou Arena · Columbia, MO |
| 4 | Sun Nov 21 | vs Boston Univ | L58-76 | 1-3 | .250 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 5 | Mon Nov 22 | at Little Rock | L60-67 | 1-4 | .200 | - | | Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR |
| 6 | Sat Nov 27 | at Marquette | L66-80 | 1-5 | .167 | - | FS2 | Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI |
| 7 | Wed Dec 1 | vs E Illinois | W55-45 | 2-5 | .286 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 8 | Sat Dec 4 | at Dayton | L41-79 | 2-6 | .250 | - | | UD Arena · Dayton, OH |
| 9 | Mon Dec 13 | at Chicago St | W70-59 | 3-6 | .333 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 10 | Sun Dec 19 | at UIC | L60-61 | 3-7 | .300 | - | | Credit Union 1 Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 12 | Wed Dec 29 | vs Ball State | PPD | 9-21 | .300 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 13 | Tue Jan 4 | vs Buffalo | PPD | 9-21 | .300 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 14 | Sat Jan 8 | at Toledo | L63-94 | 3-8 | .273 | - | | Savage Arena · Toledo, OH |
| 15 | Tue Jan 11 | at Kent State | W65-63 | 4-8 | .333 | - | | M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH |
| 16 | Sat Jan 15 | vs E Michigan | W77-70 | 5-8 | .385 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 17 | Tue Jan 18 | vs Bowling Green | L83-92 | 5-9 | .357 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 18 | Sat Jan 22 | at Miami OH | L82-85 (OT) | 5-10 | .333 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 19 | Tue Jan 25 | at Ohio | L62-74 | 5-11 | .313 | - | | Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH |
| 20 | Thu Jan 27 | vsBall State | L67-74 | 5-12 | .294 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 21 | Sat Jan 29 | vs C Michigan | L63-69 | 5-13 | .278 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 22 | Tue Feb 1 | at W Michigan | W75-56 | 6-13 | .316 | - | | University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 23 | Sat Feb 5 | atBowling Green | L65-87 | 6-14 | .300 | - | | Stroh Center · Bowling Green, OH |
| 24 | Tue Feb 8 | vs Akron | L64-70 | 6-15 | .286 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 25 | Sat Feb 12 | vsToledo | L72-100 | 6-16 | .273 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 26 | Tue Feb 15 | atBall State | W64-58 | 7-16 | .304 | - | | Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN |
| 27 | Thu Feb 17 | atAkron | W66-63 | 8-16 | .333 | - | | James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH |
| 28 | Sat Feb 19 | vsMiami OH | L75-78 | 8-17 | .320 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 29 | Tue Feb 22 | atE Michigan | L72-74 | 8-18 | .308 | - | | Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI |
| 30 | Thu Feb 24 | vsBuffalo | L68-79 | 8-19 | .296 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 31 | Sat Feb 26 | atBuffalo | L60-70 | 8-20 | .286 | - | | Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY |
| 32 | Tue Mar 1 | vsKent State | L55-63 | 8-21 | .276 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 33 | Fri Mar 4 | vsOhio | W58-57 | 9-21 | .300 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
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