| 1 | Mon Nov 6 | at #5Marquette | L70-92 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI |
| 2 | Sat Nov 11 | vs Appalachian St | W91-78 | 1-1 | .500 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 3 | Mon Nov 13 | vs TBD | W107-55 | 2-1 | .667 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 4 | Fri Nov 17 | at Georgia St | W70-64 | 3-1 | .750 | - | | GSU Convocation Center · Atlanta, GA |
| 5 | Sat Nov 18 | at Little Rock | W98-93 | 4-1 | .800 | - | | Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR |
| 6 | Sat Nov 25 | at DePaul | W89-79 | 5-1 | .833 | - | FS2 | Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 7 | Mon Nov 27 | at Northwestern | L67-89 | 5-2 | .714 | - | | Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL |
| 8 | Tue Dec 5 | vs Indiana St | L67-90 | 5-3 | .625 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 9 | Sat Dec 9 | at Monmouth | L71-74 | 5-4 | .556 | - | | OceanFirst Bank Center · West Long Branch, NJ |
| 10 | Mon Dec 18 | vsTBD | W92-48 | 6-4 | .600 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 11 | Thu Dec 21 | vs Northern Iowa | L63-76 | 6-5 | .545 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 12 | Fri Dec 29 | at Iowa | L74-103 | 6-6 | .500 | - | | Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 13 | Tue Jan 2 | vs Akron | L51-73 | 6-7 | .462 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 14 | Sat Jan 6 | at Ohio | L66-78 | 6-8 | .429 | - | | Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH |
| 15 | Tue Jan 9 | at W Michigan | L90-95 (OT) | 6-9 | .400 | - | | University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 16 | Sat Jan 13 | vs Bowling Green | L72-83 | 6-10 | .375 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 17 | Tue Jan 16 | vs Kent State | L76-83 | 6-11 | .353 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 18 | Tue Jan 23 | vs Toledo | L73-89 | 6-12 | .333 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 19 | Sat Jan 27 | at Ball State | L71-81 | 6-13 | .316 | - | | Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN |
| 20 | Tue Jan 30 | at C Michigan | L77-84 (2OT) | 6-14 | .300 | - | | McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 21 | Sat Feb 3 | vs E Michigan | W76-66 | 7-14 | .333 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 22 | Tue Feb 6 | at Miami OH | W62-59 | 8-14 | .364 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 23 | Sat Feb 10 | at South Alabama | L66-75 | 8-15 | .348 | - | | Mitchell Center · Mobile, AL |
| 24 | Tue Feb 13 | vs Buffalo | W72-68 | 9-15 | .375 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 25 | Sat Feb 17 | atKent State | L47-85 | 9-16 | .360 | - | | M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH |
| 26 | Tue Feb 20 | vsBall State | L63-70 | 9-17 | .346 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 27 | Sat Feb 24 | vsOhio | L59-80 | 9-18 | .333 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 28 | Tue Feb 27 | atToledo | W75-72 | 10-18 | .357 | - | | Savage Arena · Toledo, OH |
| 29 | Sat Mar 2 | atAkron | L73-80 | 10-19 | .345 | - | | James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH |
| 30 | Tue Mar 5 | vsC Michigan | L63-69 | 10-20 | .333 | - | | NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL |
| 31 | Fri Mar 8 | atBuffalo | W78-68 | 11-20 | .355 | - | | Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY |
