| 1 | Tue Nov 5 | vs #20Saint Mary's | L63-65 (OT) | 0-1 | .000 | - | ESPNU | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 2 | Fri Nov 8 | vs E Illinois | W65-52 | 1-1 | .500 | - | | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 3 | Wed Nov 13 | vs McNeese | W83-63 | 2-1 | .667 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 4 | Sun Nov 17 | vs Marquette | W77-61 | 3-1 | .750 | - | FS1 | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 5 | Thu Nov 21 | vs Green Bay | W88-70 | 4-1 | .800 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 6 | Mon Nov 25 | at Richmond | L52-62 | 4-2 | .667 | - | ESPN2 | Robins Center · Richmond, VA |
| 7 | Tue Nov 26 | at New Mexico | L50-59 | 4-3 | .571 | - | ESPN2 | The Pit · Albuquerque, NM |
| 8 | Wed Dec 4 | at NC State | L54-69 | 4-4 | .500 | - | ESPN2 | PNC Arena · Raleigh, NC |
| 9 | Sat Dec 7 | vs Indiana | W84-64 | 5-4 | .556 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 10 | Wed Dec 11 | at Rutgers | L65-72 | 5-5 | .500 | - | BTN | Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ |
| 11 | Sat Dec 21 | vs Milwaukee | W83-64 | 6-5 | .545 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 12 | Sat Dec 28 | at Tennessee | W68-48 | 7-5 | .583 | - | CBS | Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN |
| 13 | Tue Dec 31 | vs Rider | W65-37 | 8-5 | .615 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 14 | Fri Jan 3 | at #5Ohio State | W61-57 | 9-5 | .643 | - | FS1 | Value City Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 15 | Wed Jan 8 | vs Illinois | L70-71 | 9-6 | .600 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 16 | Sat Jan 11 | at #20Penn State | W58-49 | 10-6 | .625 | - | BTN | Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA |
| 17 | Tue Jan 14 | vs #17Maryland | W56-54 | 11-6 | .647 | - | ESPN2 | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 18 | Fri Jan 17 | at #15Michigan St | L55-67 | 11-7 | .611 | - | FS1 | Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI |
| 19 | Tue Jan 21 | vs Nebraska | W82-68 | 12-7 | .632 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 20 | Fri Jan 24 | at Purdue | L51-70 | 12-8 | .600 | - | FS1 | Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 21 | Mon Jan 27 | at #18Iowa | L62-68 | 12-9 | .571 | - | BTN | Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 22 | Sat Feb 1 | vs#14Michigan St | W64-63 | 13-9 | .591 | - | FOX | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 23 | Wed Feb 5 | at Minnesota | L52-70 | 13-10 | .565 | - | BTN | Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN |
| 24 | Sun Feb 9 | vsOhio State | W70-57 | 14-10 | .583 | - | CBS | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 25 | Sat Feb 15 | atNebraska | W81-64 | 15-10 | .600 | - | BTN | Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE |
| 26 | Tue Feb 18 | vsPurdue | W69-65 | 16-10 | .615 | - | ESPN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 27 | Sun Feb 23 | vsRutgers | W79-71 | 17-10 | .630 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 28 | Thu Feb 27 | at #19Michigan | W81-74 | 18-10 | .643 | - | ESPN2 | Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 29 | Sun Mar 1 | vsMinnesota | W71-69 | 19-10 | .655 | - | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 30 | Wed Mar 4 | vs Northwestern | W63-48 | 20-10 | .667 | #24 | BTN | Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 31 | Sat Mar 7 | atIndiana | W60-56 | 21-10 | .677 | #24 | ESPN | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
