1980-81
| 1980-81 (21-7, 13-5 Big Ten/2nd) | ||||
| 11/29 | Northern Illinois | W | 61-47 | |
| 12/1 | * | Detroit | W | 98-55 |
| Fiesta Classic | ||||
| 12/6 | Cincinnati | W | 69-64 | |
| 12/7 | Arizona State | L | 88-96 | |
| 12/9 | * | Nevada-Reno | W | 112-71 |
| 12/13 | Drake | W | 90-68 | |
| 12/20 | * | Iowa State | W | 85-59 |
| 12/30 | * | Northern Iowa | W | 86-52 |
| 1/3 | * | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | W | 86-62 |
| 1/8 | * | Ohio State | L | 56-58 |
| 1/10 | * | Michigan State | W | 65-57 |
| 1/15 | Wisconsin | W | 76-66 | |
| 1/17 | Michigan | W | 75-58 | |
| 1/22 | Indiana | W | 56-53 | |
| 1/24 | * | Minnesota | L | 48-60 |
| 1/29 | * | Purdue | W | 84-69 |
| 1/31 | Illinois | L | 66-79 | |
| 2/5 | Northwestern | W | 76-65 | |
| 2/7 | * | Illinois | W | 72-66 |
| 2/12 | Minnesota# | W | 60-58 | |
| 2/14 | * | Northwestern | W | 82-64 |
| 2/19 | * | Indiana | W | 78-65 |
| 2/21 | Purdue | W | 67-62 | |
| 2/26 | * | Michigan | W | 69-66 |
| 2/28 | * | Wisconsin | W | 96-75 |
| 3/5 | Michigan State# | L | 70-71 | |
| 3/7 | Ohio State | L | 70-78 | |
| NCAA Tourney (Midwest) | ||||
| 3/15 | Wichita State | L | 56-60 | |
* = home games
# = overtime
| Pos. | # | Starters | Ppg |
| F | 52 | Steve Waite (Sr.) | 5.2 |
| F | 32 | Vince Brookins (Sr.) | 14.7 |
| C | 54 | Steve Krafcisin (Sr.) | 11.4 |
| G | 40 | Kevin Boyle (Jr.) | 9.9 |
| G | 30 | Kenny Arnold (Jr.) | 11.7 |
| Reserves | |||
| G | 24 | Bob Hansen (So.) | 8.4 |
| F | 44 | Mark Gannon (So.) | 5.7 |
| G | 15 | Steve Carfino (Fr.) | 4.5 |