Schedule:
Please note: All rankings shown are the rankings of the teams on the date that they played one another
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Score | Home Team (Rank) | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-11-04 | Eastern Illinois (314) | 67 | 112 | Illinois (9) | Final | W | 45 |
| 2 | 2024-11-08 | SIU-Edwardsville (309) | 58 | 90 | Illinois (7) | Final | W | 32 |
| 3 | 2024-11-13 | Oakland (324) | 54 | 66 | Illinois (30) | Final | W | 12 |
| 4 | 2024-11-20 | Illinois (9) | 87 | 100 | Alabama (15) | Final | L | -13 |
| 5 | 2024-11-20 | Alabama (58) | 0 | 0 | Illinois (47) | Scheduled - 09:00PM ET | - | - |
| 6 | 2024-11-23 | Maryland-Eastern Shore (353) | 40 | 87 | Illinois (9) | Final | W | 47 |
| 7 | 2024-11-25 | Little Rock (251) | 34 | 92 | Illinois (55) | Final | W | 58 |
| 8 | 2024-11-28 | Illinois (23) | 90 | 77 | Arkansas (65) | Final | W | 13 |
| 9 | 2024-12-06 | Illinois (47) | 66 | 70 | Northwestern (66) | Final (OT) | L | -4 |
| 10 | 2024-12-10 | Wisconsin (36) | 80 | 86 | Illinois (32) | Final | W | 6 |
| 11 | 2024-12-14 | Tennessee (2) | 66 | 64 | Illinois (34) | Final | L | -2 |
| 12 | 2024-12-22 | Illinois (24) | 80 | 77 | Missouri (39) | Final | W | 3 |
| 13 | 2024-12-29 | Chicago State (362) | 64 | 117 | Illinois (23) | Final | W | 53 |
| 14 | 2025-01-02 | Illinois (13) | 109 | 77 | Oregon (11) | Final | W | 32 |
| 15 | 2025-01-05 | Illinois (11) | 81 | 77 | Washington (81) | Final | W | 4 |
| 16 | 2025-01-08 | Penn State (50) | 52 | 91 | Illinois (9) | Final | W | 39 |
| 17 | 2025-01-11 | USC (73) | 82 | 72 | Illinois (20) | Final | L | -10 |
| 18 | 2025-01-14 | Illinois (12) | 94 | 69 | Indiana (44) | Final | W | 25 |
| 19 | 2025-01-19 | Illinois (16) | 78 | 80 | Michigan State (8) | Final | L | -2 |
| 20 | 2025-01-23 | Maryland (27) | 91 | 70 | Illinois (18) | Final | L | -21 |
| 21 | 2025-01-26 | Northwestern (58) | 74 | 83 | Illinois (16) | Final | W | 9 |
| 22 | 2025-01-30 | Illinois (26) | 74 | 80 | Nebraska (51) | Final (OT) | L | -6 |
| 23 | 2025-02-02 | Ohio State (37) | 79 | 87 | Illinois (20) | Final | W | 8 |
| 24 | 2025-02-05 | Illinois (27) | 73 | 82 | Rutgers (68) | Final | L | -9 |
| 25 | 2025-02-08 | Illinois (26) | 95 | 74 | Minnesota (82) | Final | W | 21 |
| 26 | 2025-02-11 | UCLA (27) | 78 | 83 | Illinois (21) | Final | W | 5 |
| 27 | 2025-02-15 | Michigan State (15) | 79 | 65 | Illinois (26) | Final | L | -14 |
| 28 | 2025-02-18 | Illinois (27) | 74 | 95 | Wisconsin (7) | Final | L | -21 |
| 29 | 2025-02-22 | Illinois (31) | 67 | 110 | Duke (3) | Final | L | -43 |
| 30 | 2025-02-25 | Iowa (28) | 61 | 81 | Illinois (9) | Final | W | 20 |
| 31 | 2025-03-02 | Illinois (23) | 93 | 73 | Michigan (18) | Final | W | 20 |
| 32 | 2025-03-07 | Purdue (18) | 80 | 88 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 8 |
| 33 | 2025-03-13 | Iowa (60) | 94 | 106 | Illinois (20) | Final | W | 12 |
| 34 | 2025-03-14 | Illinois (20) | 65 | 88 | Maryland (14) | Final | L | -23 |
| 35 | 2025-03-21 | Xavier (51) | 73 | 86 | Illinois (24) | Final | W | 13 |
| 36 | 2025-03-23 | Illinois (24) | 75 | 84 | Kentucky (9) | Final | L | -9 |