Overall: 18-9, .667 W-L% (57th of 264) (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Ray Dieringer (18-9)
PS/G: 75.3 (45th of 264) ▪ PA/G: 68.7 (109th of 264)
SRS: 2.35 (95th of 264) ▪ SOS: -4.31 (196th of 264)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 81 | 89 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 83 | 57 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 73 | 59 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 72 | 70 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW City | L | 77 | 78 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | Akron | OVC | W | 81 | 65 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Jan 5, 1981 | REG | @ | South Carolina | Ind | W | 82 | 76 | 5 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Campbell | Ind | L | 73 | 79 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | Niagara | ECACN | W | 81 | 56 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Jan 15, 1981 | REG | @ | Towson | ECACS | W | 86 | 72 | 7 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | @ | Siena | ECACM | L | 76 | 79 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 19, 1981 | REG | Robert Morris | ECACS | W | 64 | 48 | 8 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | REG | @ | Akron | OVC | W | 78 | 68 | 9 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 14 | Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | REG | Marquette | Ind | L | 54 | 58 | 9 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | Fairleigh Dickinson | ECACM | W | 104 | 74 | 10 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | REG | @ | Illinois State | Ind | L | 57 | 74 | 10 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | REG | @ | Valparaiso | Ind | W | 74 | 53 | 11 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Pittsburgh | EAA | L | 70 | 73 | 11 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Saint Francis (PA) | ECACS | L | 67 | 69 | 11 | 8 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Mon, Feb 23, 1981 | REG | Illinois State | Ind | L | 53 | 62 | 11 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | REG | @ | Xavier | MW City | W | 96 | 83 | 12 | 9 | W 1 |