| 1 | Tue Nov 5 | at Western KY | L64-76 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY |
| 2 | Sat Nov 9 | vs TBD | W83-70 | 1-1 | .500 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 3 | Tue Nov 12 | vs Wright St | L80-85 (OT) | 1-2 | .333 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 4 | Fri Nov 15 | at UNC Greensboro | L30-64 | 1-3 | .250 | - | | Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro, NC |
| 5 | Sat Nov 16 | vs Appalachian St | L47-69 | 1-4 | .200 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 6 | Sun Nov 17 | at Montana St | L39-52 | 1-5 | .167 | - | | Worthington Arena · Bozeman, MT |
| 7 | Thu Nov 21 | at Winthrop | W61-58 | 2-5 | .286 | - | | Winthrop Coliseum · Rock Hill, SC |
| 8 | Mon Nov 25 | vs Lipscomb | L65-78 | 2-6 | .250 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 9 | Mon Dec 2 | vsTBD | W86-47 | 3-6 | .333 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 10 | Sun Dec 8 | at Ohio | L54-81 | 3-7 | .300 | - | | Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH |
| 11 | Tue Dec 17 | atLipscomb | L60-78 | 3-8 | .273 | - | | Allen Arena · Nashville, TN |
| 12 | Sat Dec 21 | vs W Carolina | L76-89 | 3-9 | .250 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 13 | Sun Dec 29 | at Ole Miss | L63-80 | 3-10 | .231 | - | | SJB Pavilion · Oxford, MS |
| 14 | Thu Jan 2 | at E Kentucky | L59-74 | 3-11 | .214 | - | | McBrayer Arena · Richmond, KY |
| 15 | Sat Jan 4 | at Morehead St | L72-83 | 3-12 | .200 | - | | Ellis T. Johnson Arena · Morehead, KY |
| 16 | Thu Jan 9 | vs Austin Peay | L62-75 | 3-13 | .188 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 17 | Sat Jan 11 | vs Murray St | L69-81 | 3-14 | .176 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 18 | Thu Jan 16 | at SIUE | W72-69 | 4-14 | .222 | - | | First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center · Edwardsville, IL |
| 19 | Sat Jan 18 | at E Illinois | L59-84 | 4-15 | .211 | - | | Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL |
| 20 | Thu Jan 23 | vsMorehead St | W71-59 | 5-15 | .250 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 21 | Sat Jan 25 | vsE Kentucky | L74-80 | 5-16 | .238 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 22 | Thu Jan 30 | vs Belmont | L84-92 | 5-17 | .227 | - | ESPNU | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 23 | Sat Feb 1 | vs Tennessee St | L67-72 (OT) | 5-18 | .217 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 24 | Thu Feb 6 | at UT Martin | L62-74 | 5-19 | .208 | - | | Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · Martin, TN |
| 25 | Sat Feb 8 | at SE Missouri St | W62-60 | 6-19 | .240 | - | | Show Me Center · Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 26 | Thu Feb 13 | vs J'Ville St | W75-74 | 7-19 | .269 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 27 | Sat Feb 15 | atTennessee St | L55-70 | 7-20 | .259 | - | | Gentry Center · Nashville, TN |
| 28 | Thu Feb 20 | vsUT Martin | W78-65 | 8-20 | .286 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 29 | Sat Feb 22 | vsSE Missouri St | W71-62 | 9-20 | .310 | - | | Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN |
| 30 | Thu Feb 27 | atBelmont | L62-65 | 9-21 | .300 | - | | Curb Event Center Arena · Nashville, TN |
| 31 | Sat Feb 29 | atJ'Ville St | L71-75 | 9-22 | .290 | - | | Pete Mathews Coliseum · Jacksonville, AL |
