2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall24-100.706
Conference11-70.611
StreakL2
Home14-3
Away5-5
Neutral5-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 (Sun) | 4:30 PM | Home | Orange & Blue Scrimmage | Assembly Hall | W 79-66 | |
| Nov 2 (Sun) | 4:30 PM | Home | Florida Southern (Exh.) | Assembly Hall | W 82-61 | |
| Nov 9 (Sun) | 4:30 PM | Home | Lewis (Exh.) | Assembly Hall | W 62-56 | |
| Nov 14 (Fri) | 8:30 PM | Home | Eastern Washington | Assembly Hall | W 66-50 | |
| Nov 16 (Sun) | 4:30 PM | Home | Texas A&M - Corpus Christi | Assembly Hall | W 72-53 | |
| Nov 20 (Thu) | 7:00 PM | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | W 69-63 | |
| Nov 23 (Sun) | 3:00 PM | Home | Jackson State | Assembly Hall | W 78-64 | |
| Nov 28 (Fri) | 5:00 PM | Neutral | Kent State | South Padre Island, Texas | W 69-63 | |
| Nov 29 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Neutral | Tulsa | South Padre Island, Texas | W 48-44 | |
| Dec 2 (Tue) | 6:30 PM | Home | Clemson | Assembly Hall | L 74-76 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | 11:00 AM | Neutral | Georgia | Chicago, Ill. | W 76-42 | |
| Dec 8 (Mon) | 7:00 PM | Home | Hawai'i | Assembly Hall | W 68-58 | |
| Dec 10 (Wed) | 7:00 PM | Home | Chicago State | Assembly Hall | W 89-50 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | 7:00 PM | Home | Detroit | Assembly Hall | W 82-51 | |
| Dec 23 (Tue) | 6:30 PM | Neutral | #25 Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 75-59 | |
| Dec 28 (Sun) | 1:00 PM | Home | Eastern Michigan | Assembly Hall | W 62-53 | |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Away | #9 Purdue | West Lafeyette, Ind. | W 71-67 | |
| Jan 4 (Sun) | 11:00 AM | Away | #23 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 64-74 | |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | 2:00 PM | Home | Indiana | Assembly Hall | W 76-45 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | 7:30 PM | Home | #25 Michigan | Assembly Hall | W 66-51 | |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | 3:00 PM | Away | #7 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 57-63 | |
| Jan 20 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Home | Ohio State | Assembly Hall | W 67-49 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | 3:00 PM | Home | Wisconsin | Assembly Hall | W 64-57 | |
| Jan 29 (Thu) | 8:00 PM | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 36-59 | |
| Feb 1 (Sun) | 1:00 PM | Home | Iowa | Assembly Hall | W 62-54 | |
| Feb 5 (Thu) | 8:00 PM | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 50-63 | |
| Feb 8 (Sun) | 12:00 PM | Home | #12 Purdue | Assembly Hall | W 66-48 | |
| Feb 12 (Thu) | 8:00 PM | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 60-59 | |
| Feb 15 (Sun) | 12:00 PM | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 65-52 | |
| Feb 18 (Wed) | 6:00 PM | Home | Penn State | Assembly Hall | L 33-38 | |
| Feb 22 (Sun) | 12:00 PM | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 70-68 | |
| Feb 26 (Thu) | 6:00 PM | Home | Minnesota | Assembly Hall | W 52-41 | |
| Mar 1 (Sun) | 3:00 PM | Home | #9 Michigan State | Assembly Hall | L 66-74 | |
| Mar 5 (Thu) | 8:00 PM | Away | Penn State | State College, Pa. | L 63-64 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | 5:30 PM | Neutral | Michigan | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | W 60-50 |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | 3:05 PM | Neutral | #24 Purdue | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | L 56-66 |
| Mar 19 (Thu) | 8:55 PM | Neutral | Western Kentucky | Portland, Ore. | NCAA Tournament | L 72-76 |