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2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule

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Scheduled Games

2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule
Date Time At Opponent Location TV Radio Tournament Result Links
October 19, 2025 (Sunday) 2 pm CT Home Illinois State (Exh.)
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center B1G+ Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 92-65
November 3, 2025 (Monday) 7:30 pm CT Home Jackson State
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 113-55
November 7, 2025 (Friday) 7:30 pm CT Home Florida Gulf Coast
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center Peacock Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 113-70
November 11, 2025 (Tuesday) 7:30 pm CT Home Texas Tech
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 81-77
November 14, 2025 (Friday) 8 pm CT Home Colgate
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center B1G+ Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 84-65
November 19, 2025 (Wednesday) 8 pm CT Neutral Alabama
Chicago Ill. / United Center FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 86-90
November 22, 2025 (Saturday) 1 pm CT Home Long Island
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center B1G+ Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 98-58
November 24, 2025 (Monday) 7 pm CT Home UT Rio Grande Valley
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 87-73
November 28, 2025 (Friday) 11:30 am CT Neutral UConn
New York, N.Y. / Madison Square Garden FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network SentinelOne Showdown L, 61-74
December 6, 2025 (Saturday) 7 pm CT Neutral Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn. / Bridgestone Arena ESPN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network Music City Madness W, 75-62
December 9, 2025 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm CT Away Ohio State
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Columbus, Ohio Peacock Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 88-80
December 13, 2025 (Saturday) 3 pm CT Home Nebraska
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center Peacock Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 80-83
December 22, 2025 (Monday) 7 pm CT Neutral Missouri
St. Louis, Mo. / Enterprise Center FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network McBride Homes Braggin' Rights W, 91-48
December 29, 2025 (Monday) 2 pm CT Home Southern
Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 90-55
January 3, 2026 (Saturday) 6 pm CT Away Penn State
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Philadelphia, Pa. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 73-65
January 8, 2026 (Thursday) 7:30 pm CT Home Rutgers
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 81-55
January 11, 2026 (Sunday) 11 am CT Away Iowa
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Iowa City, Iowa FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 75-69
January 14, 2026 (Wednesday) 7:30 pm CT Away Northwestern
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Evanston, Ill. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 79-68
January 17, 2026 (Saturday) 11 am CT Home Minnesota
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 77-67
January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) 6 pm CT Home Maryland
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 89-70
January 24, 2026 (Saturday) 2 pm CT Away Purdue
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West Lafayette, Ind. FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 88-82
January 29, 2026 (Thursday) 8 pm CT Home Washington
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 75-66
February 1, 2026 (Sunday) 3 pm CT Away Nebraska
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Lincoln, Neb. FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 78-69
February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) 8 pm CT Home Northwestern
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 84-44
February 7, 2026 (Saturday) 7 pm CT Away Michigan State
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East Lansing, Mich. FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 82-85 OT
February 10, 2026 (Tuesday) 7 pm CT Home Wisconsin
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center NBCSN & Peacock Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 90-92 OT
February 15, 2026 (Sunday) 12 pm CT Home Indiana
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center CBS Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 71-51
February 18, 2026 (Wednesday) 9 pm CT Away Southern California
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Los Angeles, Calif. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 101-65
February 21, 2026 (Saturday) 7 pm CT Away UCLA
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Los Angeles, Calif. FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 94-95 OT
February 27, 2026 (Friday) 7 pm CT Home Michigan
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 70-84
March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) 8 pm CT Home Oregon
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Champaign, Ill. / State Farm Center NBCSN & Peacock Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 80-54
March 8, 2026 (Sunday) 2 pm CT Away Maryland
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College Park, Md. FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 78-72
March 13, 2026 (Friday) 1:30 pm CT Neutral Wisconsin
Chicago Ill. / United Center BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network Big Ten Tournament L, 88-91 OT
March 19, 2026 (Thursday) 8:25 pm CT Neutral Penn
Greenville, S.C. / Bon Secours Wellness Arena TNT Busey Bank Illini Sports Network NCAA Tournament W, 105-70
March 21, 2026 (Saturday) 6:50 pm CT Neutral VCU
Greenville, S.C. / Bon Secours Wellness Arena CBS Busey Bank Illini Sports Network NCAA Tournament W, 76-55
March 26, 2026 (Thursday) 9:05 pm CT Neutral Houston
Houston, Texas / Toyota Center TBS/TruTV Busey Bank Illini Sports Network NCAA Tournament W, 65-55
March 28, 2026 (Saturday) 5:09 pm CT Neutral Iowa
Houston, Texas / Toyota Center TBS/truTV Busey Bank Illini Sports Network NCAA Tournament W, 71-59
April 4, 2026 (Saturday) 5:09 pm CT Neutral UConn
Indianapolis, Ind. / Lucas Oil Stadium TBS/TNT/TruTV Busey Bank Illini Sports Network NCAA Tournament L, 62-71