2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall14-180.438
Conference4-140.222
StreakL1
Home12-6
Away1-10
Neutral1-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Away | Eastern Illinois (Exh.) | Charleston, IL | Disaster Relief Benefit | L 67-80 |
| Nov 10 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Home | Southern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Global Sports Invitational | W 102-55 |
| Nov 12 (Sun) | 5 pm CT | Home | Tennessee-Martin | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Global Sports Invitational | W 77-74 |
| Nov 17 (Fri) | 7:30 pm CT | Home | DePaul | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 82-73 |
| Nov 19 (Sun) | 4 pm CT | Home | Marshall | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Global Sports Invitational | W 91-74 |
| Nov 22 (Wed) | 6 pm CT | Home | Augustana (Ill.) | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 96-62 | |
| Nov 24 (Fri) | 6:30 pm CT | Home | North Carolina Central | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Global Sports Invitational | W 86-73 |
| Nov 28 (Tue) | 8 pm CT | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge | L 73-80 |
| Dec 1 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Away | Northwestern | Rosemont, Ill. | L 68-72 | |
| Dec 3 (Sun) | 7 pm CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 91-92 | |
| Dec 6 (Wed) | 7 pm CT | Home | Austin Peay | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 64-57 | |
| Dec 9 (Sat) | 11 pm CT | Away | UNLV | Las Vegas, Nev. | L 82-89 | |
| Dec 13 (Wed) | 7 pm CT | Home | Longwood | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 92-45 | |
| Dec 16 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Neutral | New Mexico State | Chicago, Ill. (United Center) | Dynegy Shootout | L 69-74 |
| Dec 23 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center) | McBride Homes Braggin' Rights | W 70-64 |
| Dec 30 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Home | Grand Canyon | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 62-58 | |
| Jan 3 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 67-77 | |
| Jan 6 (Sat) | 11 am CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 69-79 | |
| Jan 11 (Thu) | 7 pm CT | Home | Iowa | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 97-104 | |
| Jan 15 (Mon) | 8 pm CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 63-64 | |
| Jan 19 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 50-75 | |
| Jan 22 (Mon) | 8 pm CT | Home | #6/6 Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 74-87 | |
| Jan 24 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 73-71 | |
| Jan 30 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 91-60 | |
| Feb 4 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Away | #17/18 Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | L 67-75 | |
| Feb 8 (Thu) | 8 pm CT | Home | Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 69-78 | |
| Feb 11 (Sun) | 6 pm CT | Home | Penn State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 52-74 | |
| Feb 14 (Wed) | 7:30 pm CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 68-78 | |
| Feb 18 (Sun) | 2:30 pm CT | Home | Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 72-66 | |
| Feb 20 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Away | #2/1 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 61-81 | |
| Feb 22 (Thu) | 6 pm CT | Home | #9/9 Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 86-93 | |
| Feb 25 (Sun) | 2 pm CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | W 75-62 | |
| Feb 28 (Wed) | 4:30 pm CT | Neutral | Iowa | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | Big Ten Tournament | L 87-96 |