Overall: 21-9, .700 W-L% (47th of 274)
Conference: 11-7, 2nd in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Gene Keady (21-9)
PS/G: 65.4 (192nd of 274) ▪ PA/G: 62.7 (41st of 274)
SRS: 10.44 (35th of 274) ▪ SOS: 7.72 (17th of 274)
NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in Mideast)
Won Mideast First Round (55-53) versus #12 Robert Morris
Lost Mideast Second Round (78-68) versus #4 Arkansas
| Pre | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 1/25 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 2/15 | 2/22 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | REG | Eastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 83 | 54 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 29, 1982 | REG | @ | Boston University | ECACN | W | 79 | 69 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | REG | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 50 | 39 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | W | 69 | 63 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Mon, Dec 6, 1982 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 71 | 58 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 11, 1982 | REG | @ | South Carolina | Ind | L | 53 | 59 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 20, 1982 | REG | Evansville | MW City | W | 95 | 68 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Dec 22, 1982 | REG | DePaul | Ind | W | 65 | 63 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Thu, Dec 30, 1982 | REG | N | Stetson | Ind | W | 61 | 60 | 8 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 10 | Thu, Jan 6, 1983 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 80 | 64 | 9 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 48 | 54 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Thu, Jan 13, 1983 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 64 | 57 | 10 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 78 | 81 | 10 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 63 | 62 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Jan 27, 1983 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 80 | 77 | 12 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 67 | 83 | 12 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Thu, Feb 3, 1983 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 67 | 56 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 60 | 57 | 14 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 10, 1983 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 46 | 55 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 12, 1983 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 55 | 66 | 14 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 21 | Thu, Feb 17, 1983 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 61 | 55 | 15 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 71 | 68 | 16 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 56 | 54 | 17 | 6 | W 3 | |
| 24 | Thu, Mar 3, 1983 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 41 | 64 | 17 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Sat, Mar 5, 1983 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 65 | 76 | 17 | 8 | L 2 | |
| 26 | Thu, Mar 10, 1983 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 68 | 62 | 18 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 79 | 64 | 19 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Thu, Mar 17, 1983 | NCAA | N | Robert Morris | ECACM | W | 55 | 53 | 20 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 19, 1983 | NCAA | N | Arkansas | SWC | L | 68 | 78 | 20 | 9 | L 1 |