Overall: 21-9, .700 W-L% (47th of 274)
Conference: 15-3, 1st in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: John Weinert (21-9)
PS/G: 70.5 (107th of 274) ▪ PA/G: 66.2 (88th of 274)
SRS: 2.06 (112th of 274) ▪ SOS: -2.24 (173rd of 274)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | REG | @ | Cornell | Ivy | W | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Nov 29, 1982 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 68 | 97 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Mon, Dec 6, 1982 | REG | Murray State | OVC | L | 78 | 81 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Dec 14, 1982 | REG | St. Bonaventure | A-10 | W | 86 | 72 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | REG | N | Illinois State | MVC | L | 57 | 61 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 18, 1982 | REG | N | Southern Illinois | MVC | L | 62 | 74 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 7 | Wed, Jan 5, 1983 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | W | 71 | 69 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 53 | 52 | 4 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Wed, Jan 12, 1983 | REG | Toledo | MAC | W | 74 | 67 | 5 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 51 | 62 | 5 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 66 | 56 | 6 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 58 | 43 | 7 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 26, 1983 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 63 | 48 | 8 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | W | 72 | 55 | 9 | 5 | W 4 | |
| 15 | Wed, Feb 2, 1983 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 78 | 69 | 10 | 5 | W 5 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 79 | 65 | 11 | 5 | W 6 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Feb 9, 1983 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 79 | 86 | 11 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 12, 1983 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 67 | 69 | 11 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 16, 1983 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 74 | 65 | 12 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 75 | 63 | 13 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 80 | 54 | 14 | 7 | W 3 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 89 | 75 | 15 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Mar 2, 1983 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 90 | 82 | 16 | 7 | W 5 | |
| 24 | Sat, Mar 5, 1983 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 78 | 75 | 17 | 7 | W 6 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Fri, Mar 11, 1983 | CTOURN | Ball State | MAC | W | 79 | 69 | 18 | 7 | W 7 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | CTOURN | Ohio | MAC | L | 56 | 59 | 18 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Mar 18, 1983 | NIT | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 71 | 72 | 18 | 9 | L 2 |