| 1 | Thu Dec 3 | at 3Iowa | L58-99 | +31½ | 0-1 | .000 | - | Big Ten Network | Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 2 | Sun Dec 6 | vsC Michigan | L73-79 | +6 | 0-2 | .000 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 3 | Wed Dec 9 | atMiami OH | L57-67 | +13 | 0-3 | .000 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 4 | Thu Dec 10 | vsTBD | W80-55 | - | 1-3 | .250 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 5 | Sat Dec 12 | atE Illinois | L88-92 | +11½ | 1-4 | .200 | - | | Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL |
| 6 | Sun Dec 20 | atUT Martin | W81-63 | +4½ | 2-4 | .333 | - | | Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · Martin, TN |
| 7 | Wed Dec 23 | atDePaul | L72-91 | +17 | 2-5 | .286 | - | FS1 | Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 8 | Sat Jan 2 | vsN Dakota St | L50-68 | +6½ | 2-6 | .250 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 9 | Sun Jan 3 | vsN Dakota St | L67-78 | +7½ | 2-7 | .222 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 10 | Fri Jan 8 | atS Dakota St | L77-83 | +18 | 2-8 | .200 | - | | Frost Arena · Brookings, SD |
| 11 | Sat Jan 9 | atS Dakota St | L63-92 | +16½ | 2-9 | .182 | - | | Frost Arena · Brookings, SD |
| 14 | Fri Jan 22 | vsSouth Dakota | L60-65 | +7 | 2-10 | .167 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 15 | Sat Jan 23 | vsSouth Dakota | L74-84 | +7½ | 2-11 | .154 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 16 | Fri Jan 29 | atNorth Dakota | L81-83 | +4½ | 2-12 | .143 | - | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center · Grand Forks, ND |
| 17 | Sat Jan 30 | atNorth Dakota | W99-87 | +4½ | 3-12 | .200 | - | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center · Grand Forks, ND |
| 18 | Fri Feb 5 | atOmaha | W85-77 | +4½ | 4-12 | .250 | - | | Baxter Arena · Omaha, NE |
| 19 | Sat Feb 6 | atOmaha | W75-73 | +3 | 5-12 | .294 | - | | Baxter Arena · Omaha, NE |
| 20 | Fri Feb 12 | vsDenver | W75-69 | -5½ | 6-12 | .333 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 21 | Sat Feb 13 | vsDenver | W82-75 | -6½ | 7-12 | .368 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 22 | Sat Feb 27 | atOral Roberts | L81-85 | +9½ | 7-13 | .350 | - | | Mabee Center · Tulsa, OK |
| 23 | Sun Feb 28 | atOral Roberts | L59-95 | +8½ | 7-14 | .333 | - | | Mabee Center · Tulsa, OK |
| 24 | Sat Mar 6 | atSouth Dakota | L69-86 | +7 | 7-15 | .318 | - | | Sanford Coyote Sports Center · Vermillion, SD |
