| 1 | Mon Nov 7 | vs TBD | L77-83 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 2 | Fri Nov 11 | at Northwestern | L46-63 | 0-2 | .000 | - | | Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL |
| 3 | Mon Nov 14 | vsTBD | W99-73 | 1-2 | .333 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 4 | Thu Nov 17 | at Georgia Tech | L50-68 | 1-3 | .250 | - | ACC Network | McCamish Pavilion · Atlanta, GA |
| 5 | Tue Nov 22 | vs Sam Houston | L54-88 | 1-4 | .200 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 6 | Wed Nov 23 | at Long Island | W86-61 | 2-4 | .333 | - | | Steinberg Wellness Center · Brooklyn, NY |
| 7 | Sat Nov 26 | at Northern Iowa | L76-83 | 2-5 | .286 | - | | McLeod Center · Cedar Falls, IA |
| 8 | Wed Nov 30 | at E Illinois | W90-70 | 3-5 | .375 | - | | Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL |
| 9 | Fri Dec 2 | at Idaho | L47-84 | 3-6 | .333 | - | | ICCU Arena · Moscow, ID |
| 10 | Mon Dec 12 | at #15Gonzaga | L67-88 | 3-7 | .300 | - | | McCarthey Athletic Center · Spokane, WA |
| 11 | Sat Dec 17 | at VCU | L63-90 | 3-8 | .273 | - | | Stuart C. Siegel Center · Richmond, VA |
| 12 | Tue Dec 20 | vs Albany | L78-83 | 3-9 | .250 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 13 | Thu Dec 22 | at Indiana St | W67-57 | 4-9 | .308 | - | | Hulman Center · Terre Haute, IN |
| 14 | Tue Jan 3 | at Akron | L51-76 | 4-10 | .286 | - | | James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH |
| 15 | Sat Jan 7 | at Buffalo | L62-80 | 4-11 | .267 | - | | Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY |
| 16 | Tue Jan 10 | vs C Michigan | W73-54 | 5-11 | .313 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 17 | Sat Jan 14 | vs Toledo | L67-84 | 5-12 | .294 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 18 | Tue Jan 17 | at Miami OH | W81-77 | 6-12 | .333 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 19 | Sat Jan 21 | at E Michigan | W88-67 | 7-12 | .368 | - | | Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI |
| 20 | Tue Jan 24 | vs Kent State | W86-76 | 8-12 | .400 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 21 | Sat Jan 28 | vs Ball State | L69-87 | 8-13 | .381 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 22 | Tue Jan 31 | at W Michigan | W73-59 | 9-13 | .409 | - | | University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 23 | Sat Feb 4 | at Bowling Green | W86-78 | 10-13 | .435 | - | | Stroh Center · Bowling Green, OH |
| 24 | Tue Feb 7 | vs Ohio | L76-82 | 10-14 | .417 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 25 | Sat Feb 11 | vsW Michigan | W81-53 | 11-14 | .440 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 26 | Tue Feb 14 | atBall State | L77-87 | 11-15 | .423 | - | | Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN |
| 27 | Sat Feb 18 | vsMiami OH | L65-66 (OT) | 11-16 | .407 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 28 | Tue Feb 21 | atOhio | L68-77 | 11-17 | .393 | - | | Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH |
| 29 | Sat Feb 25 | atC Michigan | W84-80 | 12-17 | .414 | - | | McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 30 | Tue Feb 28 | vsBuffalo | L75-85 | 12-18 | .400 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 31 | Fri Mar 3 | vsE Michigan | W85-66 | 13-18 | .419 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 32 | Thu Mar 9 | atKent State | L57-76 | 13-19 | .406 | - | | M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH |
