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2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule

Scheduled Games

2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule
Date Time At Opponent Location TV Radio Tournament Result Links
October 26, 2008 (Sunday) 4:30 PM Home Orange & Blue Scrimmage
Assembly Hall W, 79-66
November 2, 2008 (Sunday) 4:30 PM Home Florida Southern (Exh.)
Assembly Hall W, 82-61
November 9, 2008 (Sunday) 4:30 PM Home Lewis (Exh.)
Assembly Hall W, 62-56
November 14, 2008 (Friday) 8:30 PM Home Eastern Washington
Assembly Hall W, 66-50
November 16, 2008 (Sunday) 4:30 PM Home Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Assembly Hall W, 72-53
November 20, 2008 (Thursday) 7:00 PM Away Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn. W, 69-63
November 23, 2008 (Sunday) 3:00 PM Home Jackson State
Assembly Hall W, 78-64
November 28, 2008 (Friday) 5:00 PM Neutral Kent State
South Padre Island, Texas W, 69-63 OT
November 29, 2008 (Saturday) 7:30 PM Neutral Tulsa
South Padre Island, Texas W, 48-44
December 2, 2008 (Tuesday) 6:30 PM Home Clemson
Assembly Hall L, 74-76
December 6, 2008 (Saturday) 11:00 AM Neutral Georgia
Chicago, Ill. W, 76-42
December 8, 2008 (Monday) 7:00 PM Home Hawai'i
Assembly Hall W, 68-58
December 10, 2008 (Wednesday) 7:00 PM Home Chicago State
Assembly Hall W, 89-50
December 20, 2008 (Saturday) 7:00 PM Home Detroit
Assembly Hall W, 82-51
December 23, 2008 (Tuesday) 6:30 PM Neutral Missouri
St. Louis, Mo. W, 75-59
December 28, 2008 (Sunday) 1:00 PM Home Eastern Michigan
Assembly Hall W, 62-53
December 30, 2008 (Tuesday) 6:00 PM Away Purdue
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West Lafeyette, Ind. W, 71-67 OT
January 4, 2009 (Sunday) 11:00 AM Away Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 64-74
January 10, 2009 (Saturday) 2:00 PM Home Indiana
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Assembly Hall W, 76-45
January 14, 2009 (Wednesday) 7:30 PM Home Michigan
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Assembly Hall W, 66-51
January 17, 2009 (Saturday) 3:00 PM Away Michigan State
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East Lansing, Mich. L, 57-63
January 20, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00 PM Home Ohio State
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Assembly Hall W, 67-49
January 24, 2009 (Saturday) 3:00 PM Home Wisconsin
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Assembly Hall W, 64-57
January 29, 2009 (Thursday) 8:00 PM Away Minnesota
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Minneapolis, Minn. L, 36-59
February 1, 2009 (Sunday) 1:00 PM Home Iowa
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Assembly Hall W, 62-54
February 5, 2009 (Thursday) 8:00 PM Away Wisconsin
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Madison, Wis. L, 50-63
February 8, 2009 (Sunday) 12:00 PM Home Purdue
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Assembly Hall W, 66-48
February 12, 2009 (Thursday) 8:00 PM Away Northwestern
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Evanston, Ill. W, 60-59
February 15, 2009 (Sunday) 12:00 PM Away Indiana
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Bloomington, Ind. W, 65-52
February 18, 2009 (Wednesday) 6:00 PM Home Penn State
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Assembly Hall L, 33-38
February 22, 2009 (Sunday) 12:00 PM Away Ohio State
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Columbus, Ohio W, 70-68
February 26, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00 PM Home Minnesota
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Assembly Hall W, 52-41
March 1, 2009 (Sunday) 3:00 PM Home Michigan State
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Assembly Hall L, 66-74
March 5, 2009 (Thursday) 8:00 PM Away Penn State
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State College, Pa. L, 63-64
March 13, 2009 (Friday) 5:30 PM Neutral Michigan
Indianapolis, Ind. Big Ten Tournament W, 60-50
March 14, 2009 (Saturday) 3:05 PM Neutral Purdue
Indianapolis, Ind. Big Ten Tournament L, 56-66
March 19, 2009 (Thursday) 8:55 PM Neutral Western Kentucky
Portland, Ore. NCAA Tournament L, 72-76