Overall: 16-11, .593 W-L% (103rd of 306)
Conference: 13-5, 2nd in OVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rick Samuels (16-11)
PS/G: 73.5 (92nd of 306) ▪ PA/G: 72.5 (207th of 306)
SRS: -4.90 (193rd of 306) ▪ SOS: -5.90 (230th of 306)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | L | 81 | 92 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Nov 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Wyoming | WAC | L | 51 | 54 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Nov 29, 1997 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | L | 59 | 75 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Dec 4, 1997 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 76 | 65 | 1 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 6, 1997 | REG | Tennessee State | OVC | W | 73 | 70 | 2 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | L | 72 | 80 | 2 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Evansville | MVC | W | 79 | 75 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 69 | 81 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | L | 63 | 67 | 3 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Mon, Jan 5, 1998 | REG | @ | Morehead State | OVC | W | 73 | 71 | 4 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 8, 1998 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | W | 85 | 74 | 5 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 10, 1998 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 76 | 59 | 6 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 15, 1998 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | L | 77 | 88 | 6 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 17, 1998 | REG | @ | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | W | 70 | 65 | 7 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | REG | @ | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | W | 81 | 78 | 8 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Tue, Jan 27, 1998 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 90 | 80 | 9 | 7 | W 3 | |
| 17 | Thu, Jan 29, 1998 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 72 | 68 | 10 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 63 | 56 | 11 | 7 | W 5 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Feb 3, 1998 | REG | @ | Tennessee State | OVC | W | 64 | 56 | 12 | 7 | W 6 | |
| 20 | Thu, Feb 5, 1998 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 65 | 67 | 12 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 83 | 66 | 13 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Thu, Feb 12, 1998 | REG | Murray State | OVC | L | 64 | 74 | 13 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 14, 1998 | REG | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | W | 95 | 83 | 14 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 21, 1998 | REG | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | L | 77 | 84 | 14 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Tue, Feb 24, 1998 | CTOURN | Tennessee State | OVC | L | 79 | 84 | 14 | 11 | L 2 |