Overall: 16-15, .516 W-L% (152nd of 306)
Conference: 11-7, 3rd in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Randy Smithson (16-15)
PS/G: 63.5 (272nd of 306) ▪ PA/G: 64.5 (30th of 306)
SRS: 0.94 (135th of 306) ▪ SOS: 1.88 (119th of 306)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Nov 18, 1997 | REG | Chicago State | Mid-Cont | W | 78 | 52 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Nov 22, 1997 | REG | Prairie View | SWAC | W | 67 | 52 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Nov 27, 1997 | REG | N | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 57 | 70 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Fri, Nov 28, 1997 | REG | N | Hofstra | AEC | L | 56 | 65 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Nov 29, 1997 | REG | N | Alabama | SEC | L | 58 | 60 | 2 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Tulsa | WAC | L | 40 | 50 | 2 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 10, 1997 | REG | Kansas State | Big 12 | L | 83 | 90 | 2 | 5 | L 5 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 13, 1997 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | L | 48 | 71 | 2 | 6 | L 6 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Missouri State | MVC | L | 61 | 91 | 2 | 7 | L 7 | |
| 10 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 80 | 55 | 3 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Dec 28, 1997 | REG | William & Mary | CAA | W | 76 | 74 | 4 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Dec 29, 1997 | REG | Buffalo | Mid-Cont | W | 79 | 69 | 5 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 3, 1998 | REG | @ | Cleveland State | MW Coll | L | 63 | 64 | 5 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Mon, Jan 5, 1998 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | L | 51 | 73 | 5 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Thu, Jan 8, 1998 | REG | Northern Iowa | MVC | W | 61 | 59 | 6 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Jan 11, 1998 | REG | Bradley | MVC | L | 47 | 67 | 6 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Jan 15, 1998 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | L | 53 | 56 | 6 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 17, 1998 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 58 | 57 | 7 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Jan 22, 1998 | REG | @ | Northern Iowa | MVC | W | 67 | 57 | 8 | 11 | W 2 | |
| 20 | Sat, Jan 24, 1998 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 59 | 77 | 8 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Tue, Jan 27, 1998 | REG | Creighton | MVC | L | 72 | 75 | 8 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Jan 31, 1998 | REG | @ | Evansville | MVC | W | 62 | 57 | 9 | 13 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Mon, Feb 2, 1998 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 66 | 57 | 10 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 7, 1998 | REG | Missouri State | MVC | W | 65 | 55 | 11 | 13 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Feb 10, 1998 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | W | 57 | 52 | 12 | 13 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 14, 1998 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | L | 69 | 79 | 12 | 14 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Mon, Feb 16, 1998 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | W | 68 | 63 | 13 | 14 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Sat, Feb 21, 1998 | REG | Evansville | MVC | W | 80 | 56 | 14 | 14 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Mon, Feb 23, 1998 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 70 | 66 | 15 | 14 | W 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Sat, Feb 28, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Indiana State | MVC | W | 65 | 55 | 16 | 14 | W 4 | |
| 31 | Sun, Mar 1, 1998 | CTOURN | N | Illinois State | MVC | L | 54 | 75 | 16 | 15 | L 1 |