Overall: 20-11, .645 W-L% (72nd of 318)
Conference: 11-5, 11th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim O'Brien (20-11)
*Overall W-L adjusted to 0-0 (more)
PS/G: 71.2 (154th of 318) ▪ PA/G: 63.6 (29th of 318)
SRS: 15.69 (21st of 318) ▪ SOS: 8.17 (41st of 318)
NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in East)
Lost East First Round (77-68) versus #12 Utah State
| Pre | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
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| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 17, 2000 | REG | Yale | Ivy | W | 65 | 45 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Nov 23, 2000 | REG | N | Florida State | ACC | W | 90 | 65 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Fri, Nov 24, 2000 | REG | N | Syracuse | Big East | L | 66 | 77 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sat, Nov 25, 2000 | REG | N | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | L | 64 | 67 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 2, 2000 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 90 | 44 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Dec 7, 2000 | REG | Denver | Sun Belt | W | 83 | 46 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun, Dec 10, 2000 | REG | Massachusetts | A-10 | W | 54 | 51 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Dec 13, 2000 | REG | St. John's (NY) | Big East | W | 71 | 58 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 16, 2000 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 93 | 62 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Dec 20, 2000 | REG | Robert Morris | NEC | W | 88 | 46 | 8 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Dec 23, 2000 | REG | Kansas | Big 12 | L | 68 | 69 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Dec 30, 2000 | REG | Coppin State | MEAC | W | 80 | 42 | 9 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 3, 2001 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 73 | 56 | 10 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 6, 2001 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 68 | 83 | 10 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 10, 2001 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 75 | 78 | 10 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 13, 2001 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 75 | 72 | 11 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Jan 18, 2001 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 78 | 61 | 12 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Sun, Jan 21, 2001 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 56 | 71 | 12 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Wed, Jan 24, 2001 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 42 | 57 | 12 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Sat, Jan 27, 2001 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 64 | 55 | 13 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Jan 31, 2001 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 67 | 70 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 3, 2001 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 73 | 66 | 14 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 7, 2001 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 69 | 68 | 15 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 10, 2001 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 63 | 58 | 16 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Feb 14, 2001 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 65 | 64 | 17 | 8 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 17, 2001 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | L | 67 | 85 | 17 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Thu, Feb 22, 2001 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 63 | 61 | 18 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Feb 24, 2001 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 69 | 57 | 19 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 3, 2001 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 93 | 87 | 20 | 9 | W 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 9, 2001 | CTOURN | N | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 66 | 75 | 20 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Thu, Mar 15, 2001 | NCAA | N | Utah State | Big West | L | 68 | 77 | OT | 20 | 11 | L 2 |