Overall: 20-10, .667 W-L% (59th of 306)
Conference: 13-5, 3rd in MAC West (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Milton Barnes (20-10)
PS/G: 79.8 (24th of 306) ▪ PA/G: 75.7 (243rd of 306)
SRS: 6.70 (84th of 306) ▪ SOS: 2.67 (105th of 306)
NCAA Tournament: (#13 seed in East)
Lost East First Round (83-71) versus #4 Michigan State
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 15, 1997 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 86 | 58 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 17, 1997 | REG | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas | WAC | L | 66 | 84 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 58 | 65 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Dayton | A-10 | L | 76 | 81 | 1 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 10, 1997 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 89 | 83 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | W | 57 | 56 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | REG | N | Boston University | AEC | W | 72 | 69 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Sun, Dec 28, 1997 | REG | @ | Arizona State | Pac-10 | L | 90 | 102 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 85 | 64 | 5 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Jan 5, 1998 | REG | Marshall | MAC | W | 99 | 82 | 6 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 8, 1998 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 64 | 72 | 6 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 10, 1998 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 75 | 78 | 6 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 73 | 63 | 7 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 17, 1998 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 75 | 72 | 8 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 21, 1998 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 85 | 98 | 8 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 85 | 53 | 9 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Jan 29, 1998 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 86 | 67 | 10 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 71 | 67 | 11 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 5, 1998 | REG | @ | Akron | MAC | L | 67 | 69 | 11 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 79 | 74 | 12 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 11, 1998 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | W | 89 | 77 | 13 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 14, 1998 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 66 | 61 | 14 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 18, 1998 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 97 | 82 | 15 | 8 | W 4 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 21, 1998 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 82 | 102 | 15 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Feb 25, 1998 | REG | Toledo | MAC | W | 87 | 86 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | CTOURN | Toledo | MAC | W | 98 | 79 | 17 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 27 | Tue, Mar 3, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Ball State | MAC | W | 93 | 92 | OT | 18 | 9 | W 3 |
| 28 | Wed, Mar 4, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 92 | 77 | 19 | 9 | W 4 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Thu, Mar 12, 1998 | NCAA | N | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 71 | 83 | 19 | 10 | L 1 |