Overall: 20-15, .571 W-L% (117th of 306)
Conference: 6-10, 8th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Clem Haskins (20-15)
*Overall W-L adjusted to 15-15 (more)
PS/G: 72.3 (111th of 306) ▪ PA/G: 68.7 (105th of 306)
SRS: 11.93 (34th of 306) ▪ SOS: 8.30 (25th of 306)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 14, 1997 | REG | Villanova | Big East | W | 68 | 55 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 17, 1997 | REG | Utah State | Big West | L | 64 | 75 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | REG | Alabama | SEC | L | 63 | 64 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Mon, Dec 1, 1997 | REG | Campbell | A-Sun | W | 67 | 57 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Dec 3, 1997 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 65 | 58 | 3 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Fri, Dec 5, 1997 | REG | Western Carolina | Southern | W | 63 | 46 | 4 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 13, 1997 | REG | Nebraska | Big 12 | L | 66 | 70 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Dec 17, 1997 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | CUSA | L | 71 | 81 | 4 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | REG | Fresno State | WAC | W | 92 | 72 | 5 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 | REG | Sacramento State | Big Sky | W | 100 | 56 | 6 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Dec 28, 1997 | REG | Florida Atlantic | A-Sun | W | 95 | 45 | 7 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Jan 2, 1998 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 79 | 83 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 7, 1998 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 59 | 66 | 7 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 10, 1998 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 68 | 75 | 7 | 7 | L 3 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 14, 1998 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 60 | 74 | 7 | 8 | L 4 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Jan 18, 1998 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 69 | 82 | 7 | 9 | L 5 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Jan 20, 1998 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 57 | 65 | 7 | 10 | L 6 | |
| 18 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 76 | 53 | 8 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Jan 27, 1998 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 58 | 48 | 9 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 82 | 95 | 9 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 4, 1998 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 56 | 68 | 9 | 12 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 88 | 78 | 10 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Feb 12, 1998 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 73 | 71 | 11 | 12 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 14, 1998 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 59 | 71 | 11 | 13 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 18, 1998 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 82 | 77 | 12 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Feb 25, 1998 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 83 | 87 | 12 | 14 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 59 | 54 | 13 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Thu, Mar 5, 1998 | CTOURN | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 64 | 56 | 14 | 14 | W 2 | |
| 29 | Fri, Mar 6, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 76 | 73 | 15 | 14 | W 3 | |
| 30 | Sat, Mar 7, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 69 | 85 | 15 | 15 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Wed, Mar 11, 1998 | NIT | Colorado State | WAC | W | 77 | 65 | 16 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 32 | Mon, Mar 16, 1998 | NIT | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | W | 79 | 66 | 17 | 15 | W 2 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Mar 18, 1998 | NIT | Marquette | CUSA | W | 73 | 71 | 18 | 15 | W 3 | ||
| 34 | Tue, Mar 24, 1998 | NIT | N | Fresno State | WAC | W | 91 | 89 | OT | 19 | 15 | W 4 |
| 35 | Thu, Mar 26, 1998 | NIT | N | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 79 | 72 | 20 | 15 | W 5 |