Illinois 2008–09
Coach: Bruce Weber (24-10)
Big Ten Conference
24-10
overall
23-8
regular season
11-7
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (34)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-11-14 | Illinois | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | Home | W | 66–50 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2008-11-16 | Illinois | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland | Home | W | 72–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2008-11-20 | Illinois | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | W | 69–63 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 4 | 2008-11-23 | Illinois | Jackson State | SWAC | Home | W | 78–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 5 | 2008-11-28 | Illinois | Kent State | MAC | Neutral | W | 69–63 OT | Regular | South Padre Island Convention Centre |
| 6 | 2008-11-29 | Illinois | Tulsa | CUSA | Neutral | W | 48–44 | Regular | South Padre Island Convention Centre |
| 7 | 2008-12-02 | Illinois | Clemson | ACC | Home | L | 74–76 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2008-12-06 | Illinois | Georgia | SEC | Neutral | W | 76–42 | Regular | United Center |
| 9 | 2008-12-08 | Illinois | Hawaii | WAC | Home | W | 68–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2008-12-10 | Illinois | Chicago State | Independent | Home | W | 89–50 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2008-12-20 | Illinois | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Home | W | 82–51 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2008-12-23 | Illinois | #25 Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 75–59 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 13 | 2008-12-28 | Illinois | Eastern Michigan | MAC | Home | W | 62–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2008-12-30 | Illinois | #9 Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 71–67 OT | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 15 | 2009-01-04 | Illinois | #23 Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 64–74 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 16 | 2009-01-10 | Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 76–45 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 17 | 2009-01-14 | Illinois | #25 Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 66–51 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2009-01-17 | Illinois | #7 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 57–63 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 19 | 2009-01-20 | #25 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 67–49 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2009-01-24 | #25 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 64–57 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 21 | 2009-01-29 | #19 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | L | 36–59 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 22 | 2009-02-01 | #19 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 62–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2009-02-05 | #23 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 50–63 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 24 | 2009-02-08 | #23 Illinois | #12 Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 66–48 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2009-02-12 | #22 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 60–59 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 26 | 2009-02-15 | #22 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 65–52 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 27 | 2009-02-18 | #18 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | L | 33–38 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 28 | 2009-02-22 | #18 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | W | 70–68 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 29 | 2009-02-26 | #20 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 52–41 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2009-03-01 | #20 Illinois | #9 Michigan State | B10 | Home | L | 66–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2009-03-05 | #23 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 63–64 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 32 | 2009-03-13 | #23 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Neutral | W | 60–50 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2009-03-14 | #23 Illinois | #24 Purdue | B10 | Neutral | L | 56–66 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 34 | 2009-03-19 | #23 Illinois | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Neutral | L | 72–76 | NCAA | Moda Center |