Schedule
Illinois State
| Date | Opponent | Score/Time | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 11 | at Fresno State | L 47 - 55 | Save Mart Center |
| Nov. 17 | vs. SIU Edwardsville | W 68 - 38 | Redbird Arena |
| Nov. 19 | vs. Lipscomb | W 78 - 70 | Redbird Arena |
| Nov. 22 | at Rutgers | W 76 - 70 | Moon Palace Resort |
| Nov. 23 | vs. Illinois | L 59 - 63 | Moon Palace Resort |
| Nov. 27 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 75 - 51 | Redbird Arena |
| Nov. 30 | vs. Chicago State | W 85 - 41 | Redbird Arena |
| Dec. 03 | vs. North Carolina Wilmington | L 54 - 63 | Redbird Arena |
| Dec. 07 | at Morehead State | W 78 - 73 | Ellis T Johnson Arena |
| Dec. 18 | vs. Norfolk State | W 68 - 36 | Redbird Arena |
| Dec. 20 | vs. Arkansas-Little Rock | W 72 - 65 | Redbird Arena |
| Dec. 29 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 65 - 61 | Redbird Arena |
| Jan. 01 | at Southern Illinois | L 71 - 86 | SIU Arena |
| Jan. 04 | at Missouri State | W 68 - 60 | JQH Arena |
| Jan. 07 | vs. Evansville | W 75 - 73 | Redbird Arena |
| Jan. 10 | at Wichita State | L 62 - 65 | Charles Koch Arena |
| Jan. 13 | vs. Creighton | L 78 - 87 | Redbird Arena |
| Jan. 15 | at Drake | L 60 - 77 | Knapp Center |
| Jan. 18 | vs. Indiana State | W 67 - 54 | Redbird Arena |
| Jan. 21 | at Evansville | L 71 - 79 | Ford Center |
| Jan. 25 | vs. Missouri State | W 76 - 69 | Redbird Arena |
| Jan. 28 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 60 - 40 | Redbird Arena |
| Feb. 01 | at Creighton | L 74 - 102 | CenturyLink Center Omaha |
| Feb. 04 | vs. Bradley | W 78 - 48 | Redbird Arena |
| Feb. 08 | vs. Drake | W 64 - 53 | Redbird Arena |
| Feb. 11 | at Northern Iowa | L 63 - 78 | McLeod Center |
| Feb. 14 | at Indiana State | L 77 - 83 | Hulman Center |
| Feb. 22 | vs. Wichita State | L 55 - 68 | Redbird Arena |
| Feb. 25 | at Bradley | W 54 - 53 | Carver Arena |
| Feb. 18 | vs. Oakland | W 79 - 75 | Redbird Arena |
| Mar. 02 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 54 - 42 | Scottrade Center |
| Mar. 03 | at Wichita State | W 65 - 64 | Scottrade Center |
| Mar. 04 | at Creighton | L 79 - 83 | Scottrade Center |
| Mar. 14 | at Mississippi | W 96 - 93 | C.M. 'Tad' Smith Coliseum |
| Mar. 19 | at Stanford | L 88 - 92 | Maples Pavilion |
