Overall: 27-4, .871 W-L% (5th of 295)
Conference: 15-3, 1st in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Randy Ayers (27-4)
PS/G: 84.6 (32nd of 295) ▪ PA/G: 68.5 (33rd of 295)
SRS: 21.15 (9th of 295) ▪ SOS: 4.99 (68th of 295)
NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (97-86) versus #16 Towson
Won Midwest Second Round (65-61) versus #8 Georgia Tech
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (91-74) versus #4 St. John's (NY)
| Pre | 11/27 | 12/4 | 12/11 | 12/18 | 12/25 | 1/1 | 1/8 | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 | 3/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Nov 25, 1990 | REG | Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | W | 111 | 72 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Nov 28, 1990 | REG | Delaware State | MEAC | W | 116 | 67 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 1, 1990 | REG | Youngstown State | Ind | W | 112 | 67 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 8, 1990 | REG | Chicago State | Ind | W | 112 | 54 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Dec 12, 1990 | REG | Wright State | Ind | W | 90 | 60 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 15, 1990 | REG | @ | American | CAA | W | 109 | 73 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 17, 1990 | REG | Tennessee State | OVC | W | 103 | 66 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 22, 1990 | REG | N | Georgetown | Big East | W | 71 | 60 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Thu, Dec 27, 1990 | REG | N | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 82 | 80 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Fri, Dec 28, 1990 | REG | N | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 85 | 67 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 3, 1991 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 63 | 59 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 5, 1991 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 67 | 57 | 12 | 0 | W 12 | |
| 13 | Thu, Jan 10, 1991 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 102 | 62 | 13 | 0 | W 13 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 12, 1991 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 92 | 60 | 14 | 0 | W 14 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 19, 1991 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 89 | 55 | 15 | 0 | W 15 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Jan 21, 1991 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 93 | 85 | 16 | 0 | W 16 | |
| 17 | Thu, Jan 24, 1991 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 80 | 70 | 17 | 0 | W 17 | |
| 18 | Thu, Jan 31, 1991 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 61 | 75 | 17 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sun, Feb 3, 1991 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 66 | 59 | 18 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 9, 1991 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 96 | 64 | 19 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 21 | Mon, Feb 11, 1991 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 81 | 65 | 20 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Feb 14, 1991 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 73 | 71 | 21 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 23 | Sun, Feb 17, 1991 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 97 | 95 | 22 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 20, 1991 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 73 | 64 | 23 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 23, 1991 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 63 | 62 | 24 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 26 | Sun, Mar 3, 1991 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 65 | 64 | 25 | 1 | W 8 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Mar 6, 1991 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 67 | 72 | 25 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 9, 1991 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 69 | 80 | 25 | 3 | L 2 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 15, 1991 | NCAA | N | Towson | ECC | W | 97 | 86 | 26 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 17, 1991 | NCAA | N | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 65 | 61 | 27 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 31 | Fri, Mar 22, 1991 | NCAA | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | L | 74 | 91 | 27 | 4 | L 1 |