Overall: 11-16, .407 W-L% (190th of 273)
Conference: 7-9, 6th in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Allen Van Winkle (11-16)
PS/G: 64.6 (177th of 273) ▪ PA/G: 70.7 (188th of 273)
SRS: -3.31 (170th of 273) ▪ SOS: 2.81 (106th of 273)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Dec 2, 1981 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 71 | 65 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Dec 7, 1981 | REG | Eastern Illinois | Ind | W | 90 | 77 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 9, 1981 | REG | @ | Evansville | MW City | L | 51 | 97 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Fri, Dec 18, 1981 | REG | @ | Loyola (IL) | MW City | L | 57 | 68 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 19, 1981 | REG | N | Illinois-Chicago | Ind | L | 61 | 76 | 2 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 6 | Wed, Dec 30, 1981 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | L | 53 | 82 | 2 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 7 | Sat, Jan 2, 1982 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | W | 72 | 68 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Jan 7, 1982 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | L | 59 | 77 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | L | 55 | 63 | 3 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Mon, Jan 11, 1982 | REG | Bradley | MVC | L | 61 | 63 | 3 | 7 | L 3 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 16, 1982 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 83 | 74 | 4 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 21, 1982 | REG | Tulsa | MVC | L | 74 | 77 | 4 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | REG | @ | West Texas A&M | MVC | W | 69 | 62 | 5 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Thu, Jan 28, 1982 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | W | 72 | 60 | 6 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Mon, Feb 1, 1982 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 69 | 61 | 7 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Feb 6, 1982 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 53 | 65 | 7 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 8, 1982 | REG | @ | Eastern Illinois | Ind | L | 43 | 47 | 7 | 10 | L 2 | |
| 18 | Thu, Feb 11, 1982 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | L | 58 | 68 | 7 | 11 | L 3 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 13, 1982 | REG | New Mexico State | MVC | L | 63 | 65 | 7 | 12 | L 4 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Feb 15, 1982 | REG | West Texas A&M | MVC | W | 84 | 79 | 8 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 20, 1982 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 75 | 86 | 8 | 13 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 22, 1982 | REG | @ | Tulsa | MVC | L | 67 | 85 | 8 | 14 | L 2 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 27, 1982 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 67 | 64 | 9 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 24 | Fri, Mar 5, 1982 | CTOURN | @ | New Mexico State | MVC | L | 43 | 68 | 9 | 15 | L 1 |