Illinois 2012–13
Coach: John Groce (23-13)
Big Ten Conference
23-13
overall
21-11
regular season
8-10
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (36)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-11-09 | Illinois | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 75–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2012-11-12 | Illinois | St. Francis (NY) | NEC | Home | W | 89–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2012-11-17 | Illinois | Hawaii | Big West | Away | W | 78–77 OT | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 4 | 2012-11-19 | Illinois | Southern California | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 94–64 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 5 | 2012-11-20 | Illinois | Chaminade | - | Away | W | 84–61 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 6 | 2012-11-21 | Illinois | Butler | A10 | Neutral | W | 78–61 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 7 | 2012-11-25 | Illinois | Gardner-Webb | Big South | Home | W | 63–62 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2012-11-28 | #22 Illinois | Georgia Tech | ACC | Home | W | 75–62 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2012-12-04 | #13 Illinois | Western Carolina | SoCon | Home | W | 72–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2012-12-08 | #13 Illinois | #10 Gonzaga | WCC | Away | W | 85–74 | Regular | McCarthey Athletic Center |
| 11 | 2012-12-11 | #10 Illinois | Norfolk State | MEAC | Home | W | 64–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2012-12-16 | #10 Illinois | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | Home | W | 66–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2012-12-22 | #10 Illinois | #12 Missouri | SEC | Neutral | L | 73–82 | Regular | Mizzou Arena |
| 14 | 2012-12-29 | #12 Illinois | Auburn | SEC | Neutral | W | 81–79 | Regular | United Center |
| 15 | 2013-01-02 | #11 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 61–68 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 16 | 2013-01-05 | #11 Illinois | #8 Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 74–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 17 | 2013-01-09 | #12 Illinois | #8 Minnesota | B10 | Home | L | 67–84 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2013-01-12 | #12 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 51–74 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 19 | 2013-01-17 | #23 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | L | 54–68 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2013-01-22 | #23 Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Away | W | 71–51 | Regular | Bob Devaney Sports Center |
| 21 | 2013-01-27 | #23 Illinois | #2 Michigan | B10 | Home | L | 60–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2013-01-31 | #23 Illinois | #13 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 75–80 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 23 | 2013-02-03 | #23 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 68–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2013-02-07 | #23 Illinois | #1 Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 74–72 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2013-02-10 | #23 Illinois | #18 Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 57–53 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 26 | 2013-02-13 | #23 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 79–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 27 | 2013-02-17 | #23 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 62–41 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 28 | 2013-02-21 | #23 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 64–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2013-02-24 | #23 Illinois | #7 Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 58–71 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 30 | 2013-03-02 | #23 Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Home | W | 72–65 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2013-03-05 | #23 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | L | 55–63 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 32 | 2013-03-10 | #23 Illinois | #14 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 55–68 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 33 | 2013-03-14 | #23 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | W | 51–49 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 34 | 2013-03-15 | #23 Illinois | #3 Indiana | B10 | Neutral | L | 64–80 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 35 | 2013-03-22 | #23 Illinois | Colorado | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 57–49 | NCAA | Frank Erwin Center |
| 36 | 2013-03-24 | #23 Illinois | #5 Miami (FL) | ACC | Neutral | L | 59–63 | NCAA | Frank Erwin Center |