2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall24-70.774
Conference16-40.800
StreakL1
Home11-2
Away9-3
Neutral4-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 (Wed) | 1 pm CT | Home | North Carolina A&T | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 122-60 | |
| Nov 26 (Thu) | 11 am CT | Home | Chicago State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 97-38 | |
| Nov 27 (Fri) | 12 pm CT | Home | Ohio | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 77-75 | |
| Dec 2 (Wed) | 9 pm CT | Neutral | #2 Baylor | Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) | Jimmy V Classic | L 69-82 |
| Dec 5 (Sat) | 8 pm CT | Home | UT Martin | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | - | |
| Dec 8 (Tue) | 8:30 pm CT | Away | #10 Duke | Durham, N.C. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge | W 83-68 |
| Dec 12 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Away | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | McBride Homes Braggin' Rights | L 78-81 |
| Dec 15 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 92-65 | |
| Dec 20 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Away | #19 Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | L 88-91 | |
| Dec 23 (Wed) | 5:30 pm CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 98-81 | |
| Dec 26 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 69-60 | |
| Jan 2 (Sat) | 5 pm CT | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 66-58 | |
| Jan 7 (Thu) | 8 pm CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 81-56 | |
| Jan 10 (Sun) | 7 pm CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 63-66 | |
| Jan 16 (Sat) | 11 am CT | Home | #21 Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 81-87 | |
| Jan 19 (Tue) | 7:30 pm CT | Home | Penn State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 79-65 | |
| Jan 29 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Home | #7 Iowa | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 80-75 | |
| Feb 2 (Tue) | 8 pm CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 75-71 | |
| Feb 6 (Sat) | 1:30 pm CT | Home | #19 Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 75-60 | |
| Feb 12 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 77-72 | |
| Feb 16 (Tue) | 8 pm CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 73-66 | |
| Feb 20 (Sat) | 2:30 pm CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 94-63 | |
| Feb 23 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 72-81 | |
| Feb 25 (Thu) | 6 pm CT | Home | Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 86-70 | |
| Feb 27 (Sat) | 1 pm CT | Away | #23 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | W 74-69 | |
| Mar 2 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Away | #2 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 76-53 | |
| Mar 6 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Away | #7 Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 73-68 | |
| Mar 12 (Fri) | 5:30 pm CT | Neutral | Rutgers | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium) | Big Ten Tournament | W 90-68 |
| Mar 13 (Sat) | 2:30 PM CT | Neutral | #5 Iowa | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium) | Big Ten Tournament | W 82-71 |
| Mar 14 (Sun) | 2:30 PM CT | Neutral | #9 Ohio State | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium) | Big Ten Tournament | W 91-88 |
| Mar 19 (Fri) | 12:15 PM CT | Neutral | Drexel | Indianapolis, Ind. (Farmers Coliseum) | NCAA Tournament | W 78-49 |
| Mar 21 (Sun) | 11:10 am CT | Neutral | #17 Loyola Chicago | Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) | NCAA Tournament | L 58-71 |