| 1 | Mon Nov 7 | at Illinois St | W71-68 | +9½ | 1-0 | 1.000 | - | | Redbird Arena · Normal, IL |
| 2 | Wed Nov 9 | vsTBD | W113-56 | - | 2-0 | 1.000 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 3 | Fri Nov 11 | atDePaul | L74-86 | +15½ | 2-1 | .667 | - | FS2 | Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 4 | Mon Nov 14 | atUCF | L37-70 | +15½ | 2-2 | .500 | - | | Addition Financial Arena · Orlando, FL |
| 5 | Mon Nov 21 | atUT Rio Grande | L77-78 | -2½ | 2-3 | .400 | - | | UTRGV Fieldhouse · Edinburg, TX |
| 6 | Sat Nov 26 | vsYoungstown St | L64-88 | +5½ | 2-4 | .333 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 7 | Wed Nov 30 | vsSo Indiana | W86-78 | +5½ | 3-4 | .429 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 8 | Sat Dec 3 | vsUT Rio Grande | W90-72 | -5½ | 4-4 | .500 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 9 | Wed Dec 7 | vsTBD | W84-73 | - | 5-4 | .556 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 10 | Sat Dec 10 | atE Illinois | W79-75 | -4½ | 6-4 | .600 | - | | Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL |
| 11 | Fri Dec 16 | vsTBD | W79-50 | - | 7-4 | .636 | - | | Scotiabank Saddledome · Calgary, Alberta |
| 12 | Mon Dec 19 | vsN Dakota St | W79-60 | -1½ | 8-4 | .667 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 13 | Wed Dec 21 | vsNorth Dakota | PPD | -6 | 16-14 | .533 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 14 | Thu Dec 29 | atS Dakota St | L64-71 | +8 | 8-5 | .615 | - | | Frost Arena · Brookings, SD |
| 15 | Sat Dec 31 | atSouth Dakota | L63-80 | +3½ | 8-6 | .571 | - | | Sanford Coyote Sports Center · Vermillion, SD |
| 16 | Thu Jan 5 | vsOmaha | L74-78 | -4½ | 8-7 | .533 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 17 | Sat Jan 7 | vsDenver | W91-74 | -3½ | 9-7 | .563 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 18 | Thu Jan 12 | atOral Roberts | L63-87 | +15½ | 9-8 | .529 | - | | Mabee Center · Tulsa, OK |
| 19 | Sat Jan 14 | atKansas City | W60-52 | +5½ | 10-8 | .556 | - | | Swinney Recreation Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 20 | Sat Jan 21 | vsSt Thomas (MN) | W60-56 | -1½ | 11-8 | .579 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 21 | Mon Jan 23 | vsNorth Dakota | W92-80 | -6½ | 12-8 | .600 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 22 | Thu Jan 26 | vsSouth Dakota | W75-72 | -4½ | 13-8 | .619 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 23 | Sat Jan 28 | vsS Dakota St | W81-73 (OT) | +1½ | 14-8 | .636 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 24 | Thu Feb 2 | atDenver | L44-74 | -1 | 14-9 | .609 | - | | Hamilton Gymnasium · Denver, CO |
| 25 | Sat Feb 4 | atOmaha | W75-72 | -1 | 15-9 | .625 | - | | Baxter Arena · Omaha, NE |
| 26 | Thu Feb 9 | vsKansas City | L64-76 | -1½ | 15-10 | .600 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 27 | Sat Feb 11 | vsOral Roberts | L73-82 | +13½ | 15-11 | .577 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
| 28 | Sat Feb 18 | atSt Thomas (MN) | L69-82 | +7½ | 15-12 | .556 | - | | Schoenecker Arena · Saint Paul, MN |
| 29 | Thu Feb 23 | atNorth Dakota | W81-70 | +4 | 16-12 | .571 | - | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center · Grand Forks, ND |
| 30 | Sat Feb 25 | atN Dakota St | L69-71 | +8½ | 16-13 | .552 | - | | Scheels Center · Fargo, ND |
| 31 | Sun Mar 5 | vsSt Thomas (MN) | L60-67 | +3½ | 16-14 | .533 | - | | LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL |
