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 | 2017-11-10 | Southern (317) | 55 | 102 | Illinois (55) | Final | W | 47 |
| 2 | 2017-11-12 | Tennessee-Martin (183) | 74 | 77 | Illinois (55) | Final | W | 3 |
| 3 | 2017-11-17 | DePaul (182) | 73 | 82 | Illinois (55) | Final | W | 9 |
| 4 | 2017-11-19 | Marshall (146) | 74 | 91 | Illinois (55) | Final | W | 17 |
| 5 | 2017-11-22 | Augustana | 62 | 96 | Illinois (35) | Final | W | 34 |
| 6 | 2017-11-24 | North Carolina Central (304) | 73 | 86 | Illinois (35) | Final | W | 13 |
| 7 | 2017-11-28 | Illinois (53) | 73 | 80 | Wake Forest (198) | Final | L | -7 |
| 8 | 2017-12-01 | Illinois (53) | 68 | 72 | Northwestern (100) | Final/OT | L | -4 |
| 9 | 2017-12-03 | Maryland (42) | 92 | 91 | Illinois (53) | Final/OT | L | -1 |
| 10 | 2017-12-06 | Austin Peay (193) | 57 | 64 | Illinois (129) | Final | W | 7 |
| 11 | 2017-12-09 | Illinois (129) | 82 | 89 | UNLV (47) | Final | L | -7 |
| 12 | 2017-12-13 | Longwood (341) | 45 | 92 | Illinois (113) | Final | W | 47 |
| 13 | 2017-12-16 | New Mexico State (93) | 74 | 69 | Illinois (113) | Final | L | -5 |
| 14 | 2017-12-23 | Illinois (111) | 70 | 64 | Missouri (24) | Final | W | 6 |
| 15 | 2017-12-30 | Grand Canyon (104) | 58 | 62 | Illinois (86) | Final | W | 4 |
| 16 | 2018-01-03 | Illinois (80) | 67 | 77 | Minnesota (42) | Final | L | -10 |
| 17 | 2018-01-06 | Illinois (80) | 69 | 79 | Michigan (36) | Final | L | -10 |
| 18 | 2018-01-11 | Iowa (122) | 104 | 97 | Illinois (93) | Final/OT | L | -7 |
| 19 | 2018-01-15 | Illinois (93) | 63 | 64 | Nebraska (74) | Final | L | -1 |
| 20 | 2018-01-19 | Illinois (107) | 50 | 75 | Wisconsin (100) | Final | L | -25 |
| 21 | 2018-01-22 | Michigan State (10) | 87 | 74 | Illinois (107) | Final | L | -13 |
| 22 | 2018-01-24 | Indiana (91) | 71 | 73 | Illinois (127) | Final | W | 2 |
| 23 | 2018-01-30 | Rutgers (118) | 60 | 91 | Illinois (114) | Final | W | 31 |
| 24 | 2018-02-04 | Illinois (114) | 67 | 75 | Ohio State (19) | Final | L | -8 |
| 25 | 2018-02-08 | Wisconsin (115) | 78 | 69 | Illinois (102) | Final | L | -9 |
| 26 | 2018-02-11 | Penn State (60) | 74 | 52 | Illinois (102) | Final | L | -22 |
| 27 | 2018-02-14 | Illinois (113) | 68 | 78 | Indiana (83) | Final | L | -10 |
| 28 | 2018-02-18 | Nebraska (51) | 66 | 72 | Illinois (113) | Final | W | 6 |
| 29 | 2018-02-20 | Illinois (112) | 61 | 81 | Michigan State (3) | Final | L | -20 |
| 30 | 2018-02-22 | Purdue (6) | 93 | 86 | Illinois (112) | Final | L | -7 |
| 31 | 2018-02-25 | Illinois (112) | 75 | 62 | Rutgers (130) | Final | W | 13 |
| 32 | 2018-02-28 | Illinois (108) | 87 | 96 | Iowa (113) | Final | L | -9 |