Overall: 20-12, .625 W-L% (90th of 306)
Conference: 9-7, 6th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bob Knight (20-12)
PS/G: 76.8 (45th of 306) ▪ PA/G: 73.3 (220th of 306)
SRS: 14.18 (24th of 306) ▪ SOS: 10.71 (4th of 306)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in East)
Won East First Round (94-87) versus #10 Oklahoma
Lost East Second Round (78-68) versus #2 Connecticut
| Pre | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | 12/16 | 12/23 | 12/30 | 1/6 | 1/13 | 1/20 | 1/27 | 2/3 | 2/10 | 2/17 | 2/24 | 3/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 14, 1997 | REG | N | Temple | A-10 | L | 53 | 59 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Thu, Nov 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | W | 80 | 64 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Fri, Nov 28, 1997 | REG | @ | Hawaii | WAC | L | 65 | 82 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sun, Nov 30, 1997 | REG | N | Louisiana-Monroe | Southland | W | 103 | 69 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | REG | Notre Dame | Big East | W | 91 | 80 | 3 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 6, 1997 | REG | N | Kentucky | SEC | L | 72 | 75 | 3 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Tue, Dec 9, 1997 | REG | Evansville | MVC | W | 85 | 73 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Dec 12, 1997 | REG | Green Bay | MW Coll | W | 72 | 58 | 5 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 13, 1997 | REG | South Alabama | Sun Belt | W | 64 | 56 | 6 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 | REG | N | San Francisco | WCC | W | 65 | 52 | 7 | 3 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Sat, Dec 27, 1997 | REG | N | Missouri State | MVC | W | 78 | 66 | 8 | 3 | W 5 | |
| 12 | Sun, Dec 28, 1997 | REG | N | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 70 | 63 | 9 | 3 | W 6 | |
| 13 | Wed, Dec 31, 1997 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 76 | 89 | 9 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 72 | 74 | 9 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Tue, Jan 6, 1998 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 80 | 62 | 10 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 10, 1998 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 83 | 66 | 11 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 76 | 58 | 12 | 5 | W 3 | |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 18, 1998 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 94 | 88 | 13 | 5 | W 4 | ||
| 19 | Sun, Jan 25, 1998 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 69 | 59 | 14 | 5 | W 5 | |
| 20 | Wed, Jan 28, 1998 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 66 | 84 | 14 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 95 | 82 | 15 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 4, 1998 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 95 | 76 | 16 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Tue, Feb 10, 1998 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 89 | 94 | 16 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 14, 1998 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 73 | 55 | 17 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Feb 19, 1998 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 74 | 72 | 18 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 26 | Sun, Feb 22, 1998 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 64 | 112 | 18 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Tue, Feb 24, 1998 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 72 | 82 | 18 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 70 | 84 | 18 | 10 | L 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 78 | 71 | 19 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 30 | Fri, Mar 6, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 71 | 76 | 19 | 11 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Thu, Mar 12, 1998 | NCAA | N | Oklahoma | Big 12 | W | 94 | 87 | OT | 20 | 11 | W 1 |
| 32 | Sat, Mar 14, 1998 | NCAA | N | Connecticut | Big East | L | 68 | 78 | 20 | 12 | L 1 |