1997-98 Women's Basketball Schedule
Overall20-100.667
Conference12-40.750
StreakL1
Home13-2
Away4-6
Neutral3-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 (Sun) | Home | #3 Old Dominion | Champaign, Ill. | L 65-79 | ||
| Nov 28 (Fri) | Neutral | Puerto Rico - Mayaguez | San Juan, Puerto Rico | San Juan (P.R.) Shootout | W 95-37 | |
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Neutral | Providence | San Juan, Puerto Rico | San Juan (P.R.) Shootout | W 106-74 | |
| Nov 30 (Sun) | Neutral | #15 Duke | San Juan, Puerto Rico | San Juan (P.R.) Shootout | W 77-65 | |
| Dec 7 (Sun) | Home | Marquette | Champaign, Ill. | W 99-68 | ||
| Dec 10 (Wed) | Away | SW Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. | L 62-77 | ||
| Dec 12 (Fri) | Away | #1 Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 68-78 | ||
| Dec 14 (Sun) | Home | #18 Stanford | Champaign, Ill. | L 78-91 | ||
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Home | DePaul | Champaign, Ill. | W 101-86 | ||
| Dec 28 (Sun) | Home | #22 Purdue | Champaign, Ill. | W 78-76 | ||
| Dec 30 (Tue) | Home | #11 Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. | W 83-75 | ||
| Jan 2 (Fri) | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 82-67 | ||
| Jan 4 (Sun) | Home | #21 Colorado | Champaign, Ill. | W 88-48 | ||
| Jan 6 (Tue) | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 81-57 | ||
| Jan 9 (Fri) | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. | W 86-60 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sun) | Home | Michigan | Champaign, Ill. | W 66-63 | ||
| Jan 16 (Fri) | Home | Penn State | Champaign, Ill. | W 82-58 | ||
| Jan 19 (Mon) | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 67-80 | ||
| Jan 23 (Fri) | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. | W 70-60 | ||
| Jan 30 (Fri) | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 71-82 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sun) | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 78-69 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sun) | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 75-67 | ||
| Feb 13 (Fri) | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. | W 80-64 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sun) | Home | Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. | W 98-51 | ||
| Feb 20 (Fri) | Away | #22 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 69-73 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sun) | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 68-71 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Neutral | Penn State | Indianapolis, Ind. | Allstate Big Ten Tournament | L 71-74 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | Home | UW-Green Bay | Champaign, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 82-58 | |
| Mar 16 (Mon) | Home | UC-Santa Barbara | Champaign, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 69-65 | |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | Neutral | #14 North Carolina | Nashville, Tenn. | NCAA Tournament | L 74-80 |