Illinois 2011–12
Coach: Bruce Weber (17-15)
Big Ten Conference
17-15
overall
17-14
regular season
6-12
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (32)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-11-11 | Illinois | Loyola (IL) | Horizon | Home | W | 67–49 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2011-11-14 | Illinois | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | OVC | Home | W | 66–46 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2011-11-17 | Illinois | Lipscomb | ASUN | Home | W | 79–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 4 | 2011-11-22 | Illinois | Richmond | A10 | Neutral | W | 70–61 | Regular | Moon Palace Resort |
| 5 | 2011-11-23 | Illinois | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 63–59 | Regular | Moon Palace Resort |
| 6 | 2011-11-27 | Illinois | Chicago State | Great West | Home | W | 90–43 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 7 | 2011-11-29 | Illinois | Maryland | ACC | Away | W | 71–62 | Regular | Xfinity Center |
| 8 | 2011-12-03 | Illinois | #19 Gonzaga | WCC | Home | W | 82–75 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2011-12-07 | #24 Illinois | St. Bonaventure | A10 | Home | W | 48–43 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2011-12-11 | #24 Illinois | Coppin State | MEAC | Home | W | 80–63 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2011-12-17 | #19 Illinois | Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | Neutral | L | 48–64 | Regular | United Center |
| 12 | 2011-12-19 | #25 Illinois | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 64–60 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2011-12-22 | #25 Illinois | #9 Missouri | B12 | Neutral | L | 74–78 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 14 | 2011-12-27 | #25 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 81–72 2OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 15 | 2011-12-31 | #25 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 60–75 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 16 | 2012-01-04 | #25 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 57–56 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 17 | 2012-01-07 | #25 Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Home | W | 59–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2012-01-10 | #25 Illinois | #5 Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 79–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2012-01-19 | #22 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 52–54 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 20 | 2012-01-22 | #22 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 63–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 21 | 2012-01-28 | #22 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | L | 72–77 OT | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 22 | 2012-01-31 | #22 Illinois | #9 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 42–41 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2012-02-05 | #22 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | L | 70–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2012-02-09 | #22 Illinois | #23 Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 71–84 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 25 | 2012-02-12 | #22 Illinois | #22 Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 61–70 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 26 | 2012-02-15 | #22 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 62–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 27 | 2012-02-18 | #22 Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Away | L | 57–80 | Regular | Bob Devaney Sports Center |
| 28 | 2012-02-21 | #22 Illinois | #8 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 67–83 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 29 | 2012-02-26 | #22 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 65–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2012-03-01 | #22 Illinois | #13 Michigan | B10 | Home | L | 61–72 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2012-03-04 | #22 Illinois | #14 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 56–70 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 32 | 2012-03-08 | #22 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Neutral | L | 61–64 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |