2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall22-130.629
Conference12-80.600
StreakL1
Home13-4
Away5-5
Neutral4-4
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Away | #24 Ole Miss (Exh.) | Oxford, Miss | L 74-91 | |
| Nov 4 (Mon) | 7 pm CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 112-67 | |
| Nov 8 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Home | SIU Edwardsville | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 90-58 | |
| Nov 13 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Home | Oakland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 66-54 | |
| Nov 20 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Neutral | #8 Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. (Legacy Arena) | C.M. Newton Classic | L 87-100 |
| Nov 23 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Home | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 87-40 | |
| Nov 25 (Mon) | 8 pm CT | Home | Little Rock | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 92-34 | |
| Nov 28 (Thu) | 3 pm CT | Neutral | #19 Arkansas | Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center) | Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase | W 90-77 |
| Dec 6 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | L 66-70 | |
| Dec 10 (Tue) | 8 pm CT | Home | #20 Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 86-80 | |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | 4:30 pm CT | Home | #1 Tennessee | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 64-66 | |
| Dec 22 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center) | McBride Homes Braggin' Rights | W 80-77 |
| Dec 29 (Sun) | 1 pm CT | Home | Chicago State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 117-64 | |
| Jan 2 (Thu) | 9 pm CT | Away | #9 Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | W 109-77 | |
| Jan 5 (Sun) | 3 pm CT | Away | Washington | Seattle, Wash. | W 81-77 | |
| Jan 8 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Home | Penn State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 91-52 | |
| Jan 11 (Sat) | 11 am CT | Home | USC | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 72-82 | |
| Jan 14 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 94-69 | |
| Jan 19 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Away | #12 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 78-80 | |
| Jan 23 (Thu) | 8 pm CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 70-91 | |
| Jan 26 (Sun) | 2 pm CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 83-74 | |
| Jan 30 (Thu) | 7:30 pm CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 74-80 | |
| Feb 2 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 87-79 | |
| Feb 5 (Wed) | 7:30 pm CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | L 73-82 | |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | 5 pm CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 95-74 | |
| Feb 11 (Tue) | 7 pm CT | Home | UCLA | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 83-78 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Home | #11 Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 65-79 | |
| Feb 18 (Tue) | 7:30 pm CT | Away | #11 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 74-95 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Neutral | #3 Duke | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | SentinelOne Showdown | L 67-110 |
| Feb 25 (Tue) | 8 pm CT | Home | Iowa | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 81-61 | |
| Mar 2 (Sun) | 2:45 pm CT | Away | #15 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 93-73 | |
| Mar 7 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Home | #18 Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 88-80 | |
| Mar 13 (Thu) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Iowa | Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) | Big Ten Tournament | W 106-94 |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #11 Maryland | Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse) | Big Ten Tournament | L 65-88 |
| Mar 21 (Fri) | 8:45 p.m. CT | Neutral | Xavier | Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum) | NCAA Tournament | W 86-73 |
| Mar 23 (Sun) | 4:15 p.m. CT | Neutral | #18 Kentucky | Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum) | NCAA Tournament | L 75-84 |