Overall: 27-9, .750 W-L% (24th of 310)
Conference: 12-4, 11th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim O'Brien (27-9)
*Overall W-L adjusted to 1-1 (more)
PS/G: 74.9 (53rd of 310) ▪ PA/G: 64.8 (54th of 310)
SRS: 19.02 (10th of 310) ▪ SOS: 9.51 (15th of 310)
NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in South)
Won South First Round (72-58) versus #13 Murray State
Won South Second Round (75-44) versus #12 Detroit Mercy
Won South Regional Semifinal (72-64) versus #1 Auburn
Won South Regional Final (77-74) versus #3 St. John's (NY)
Lost National Semifinal (64-58) versus #1 Connecticut
| Pre | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | 12/15 | 12/22 | 12/29 | 1/5 | 1/12 | 1/19 | 1/26 | 2/2 | 2/9 | 2/16 | 2/23 | 3/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 13, 1998 | REG | Oakland | W | 89 | 61 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Nov 15, 1998 | REG | Alabama | SEC | W | 78 | 70 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Nov 18, 1998 | REG | Robert Morris | NEC | W | 61 | 49 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Nov 20, 1998 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 70 | 62 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Nov 22, 1998 | REG | Army | Patriot | W | 86 | 45 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 24, 1998 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 78 | 51 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Nov 28, 1998 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 86 | 92 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 5, 1998 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 63 | 64 | 6 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Mon, Dec 14, 1998 | REG | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | W | 92 | 56 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Dec 17, 1998 | REG | Florida Atlantic | A-Sun | W | 99 | 70 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Dec 21, 1998 | REG | N | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | W | 71 | 64 | 9 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 12 | Tue, Dec 22, 1998 | REG | N | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 81 | 64 | 10 | 2 | W 4 | |
| 13 | Wed, Dec 23, 1998 | REG | N | Mississippi | SEC | W | 67 | 62 | 11 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 27, 1998 | REG | N | Miami (FL) | Big East | L | 64 | 72 | 11 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 2, 1999 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 78 | 74 | 12 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 9, 1999 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 73 | 56 | 13 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Jan 12, 1999 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 68 | 71 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Jan 16, 1999 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 74 | 84 | 13 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 19 | Tue, Jan 19, 1999 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 72 | 43 | 14 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Jan 23, 1999 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 89 | 60 | 15 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Jan 27, 1999 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 71 | 76 | 15 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Sat, Jan 30, 1999 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 64 | 61 | 16 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 6, 1999 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 80 | 69 | 17 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Tue, Feb 9, 1999 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 74 | 69 | 18 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 13, 1999 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 73 | 69 | 19 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Feb 17, 1999 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 69 | 67 | 20 | 6 | W 5 | |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 20, 1999 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 59 | 49 | 21 | 6 | W 6 | ||
| 28 | Wed, Feb 24, 1999 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 63 | 54 | 22 | 6 | W 7 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Feb 27, 1999 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 85 | 98 | 22 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 5, 1999 | CTOURN | N | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 87 | 69 | 23 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Sat, Mar 6, 1999 | CTOURN | N | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 77 | 79 | 23 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 32 | Thu, Mar 11, 1999 | NCAA | N | Murray State | OVC | W | 72 | 58 | 24 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 33 | Sat, Mar 13, 1999 | NCAA | N | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 75 | 44 | 25 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 34 | Thu, Mar 18, 1999 | NCAA | N | Auburn | SEC | W | 72 | 64 | 26 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 35 | Sat, Mar 20, 1999 | NCAA | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | W | 77 | 74 | 27 | 8 | W 4 | |
| 36 | Sat, Mar 27, 1999 | NCAA | N | Connecticut | Big East | L | 58 | 64 | 27 | 9 | L 1 |