2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall29-90.763
Conference14-60.700
StreakL1
Home15-3
Away6-5
Neutral8-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Ottawa (Exh.) | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 116-65 | |
| Oct 29 (Sun) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | #1 Kansas (Exh.) | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Maui Strong Relief Matchup | W 82-75 |
| Nov 6 (Mon) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 80-52 | |
| Nov 10 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Oakland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 64-53 | |
| Nov 14 (Tue) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | #4 Marquette | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 64-71 |
| Nov 17 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Valparaiso | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 87-64 | |
| Nov 19 (Sun) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Southern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 88-60 | |
| Nov 24 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Western Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 84-52 | |
| Dec 2 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | W 76-58 | |
| Dec 5 (Tue) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #11 Florida Atlantic | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | Jimmy V Classic | W 98-89 |
| Dec 9 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Away | #17 Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 79-86 | |
| Dec 17 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Colgate | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 74-57 | |
| Dec 22 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center) | McBride Homes Braggin' Rights | W 97-73 |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Fairleigh Dickinson | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 104-71 | |
| Jan 2 (Tue) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 96-66 | |
| Jan 5 (Fri) | 7:30 p.m. CT | Away | #1 Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 78-83 | |
| Jan 11 (Thu) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 71-68 | |
| Jan 14 (Sun) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 67-76 | |
| Jan 18 (Thu) | 7:30 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 88-73 | |
| Jan 21 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 86-63 | |
| Jan 24 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | L 91-96 | |
| Jan 27 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 70-62 | |
| Jan 30 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 87-75 | |
| Feb 4 (Sun) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Home | Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 87-84 | |
| Feb 10 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 80-88 | |
| Feb 13 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | Michigan | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 97-68 | |
| Feb 17 (Sat) | 4:30 p.m. CT | Away | Maryland | College Park, Md. | W 85-80 | |
| Feb 21 (Wed) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | L 89-90 | |
| Feb 24 (Sat) | 1:15 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 95-85 | |
| Feb 28 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 105-97 | |
| Mar 2 (Sat) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | W 91-83 | |
| Mar 5 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | #3 Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 71-77 | |
| Mar 10 (Sun) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 73-61 | |
| Mar 15 (Fri) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Ohio State | Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center) | Big Ten Tournament | W 77-74 |
| Mar 16 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Nebraska | Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center) | Big Ten Tournament | W 98-87 |
| Mar 17 (Sun) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Wisconsin | Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center) | Big Ten Tournament | W 93-87 |
| Mar 21 (Thu) | 2:10 p.m. CT | Neutral | Morehead State | Omaha, Neb. (CHI Health Center) | NCAA Tournament | W 85-69 |
| Mar 23 (Sat) | 7:40 p.m. CT | Neutral | Duquesne | Omaha, Neb. (CHI Health Center) | NCAA Tournament | W 89-63 |
| Mar 28 (Thu) | 9:09 p.m. CT | Neutral | #4 Iowa State | Boston, Mass. (TD Garden) | NCAA Tournament | W 72-69 |
| Mar 30 (Sat) | 5:09 p.m. CT | Neutral | #1 Connecticut | Boston, Mass. (TD Garden) | NCAA Tournament | L 52-77 |