Illinois 2015–16
Coach: John Groce (15-19)
Big Ten Conference
15-19
overall
13-18
regular season
5-13
in conference
Games (34)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-11-13 | Illinois | North Florida | ASUN | Home | L | 81–93 | Regular | Bank of Springfield Center |
| 2 | 2015-11-15 | Illinois | North Dakota State | Summit | Home | W | 80–74 | Regular | Bank of Springfield Center |
| 3 | 2015-11-18 | Illinois | Providence | Big East | Away | L | 59–60 | Regular | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| 4 | 2015-11-21 | Illinois | Chattanooga | SoCon | Neutral | L | 77–81 | Regular | Bank of Springfield Center |
| 5 | 2015-11-23 | Illinois | Chicago State | WAC | Neutral | W | 82–79 | Regular | Bank of Springfield Center |
| 6 | 2015-11-27 | Illinois | UAB | CUSA | Neutral | W | 72–58 | Regular | The Arena at Northwest Florida State College |
| 7 | 2015-11-28 | Illinois | #4 Iowa State | B12 | Neutral | L | 73–84 | Regular | The Arena at Northwest Florida State College |
| 8 | 2015-12-02 | Illinois | Notre Dame | ACC | Home | L | 79–84 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2015-12-05 | Illinois | Western Carolina | SoCon | Home | W | 80–68 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2015-12-09 | Illinois | Yale | Ivy | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2015-12-12 | Illinois | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | Neutral | W | 83–79 | Regular | United Center |
| 12 | 2015-12-19 | Illinois | South Dakota | Summit | Home | W | 91–79 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2015-12-23 | Illinois | Missouri | SEC | Neutral | W | 68–63 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 14 | 2015-12-30 | Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | L | 68–78 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 15 | 2016-01-03 | Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 73–75 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 16 | 2016-01-07 | Illinois | #5 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 54–79 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 17 | 2016-01-10 | Illinois | #20 Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 84–70 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2016-01-16 | Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Home | L | 67–78 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2016-01-19 | Illinois | #25 Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 69–103 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 20 | 2016-01-23 | Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 76–71 OT | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 21 | 2016-01-28 | Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Home | L | 63–68 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2016-01-31 | Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 55–63 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2016-02-03 | Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Away | W | 110–101 3OT | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 24 | 2016-02-07 | Illinois | #5 Iowa | B10 | Home | L | 65–77 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2016-02-13 | Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | L | 56–58 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 26 | 2016-02-16 | Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Home | W | 82–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 27 | 2016-02-21 | Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 60–69 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 28 | 2016-02-25 | Illinois | #18 Indiana | B10 | Home | L | 47–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2016-02-28 | Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 84–71 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2016-03-03 | Illinois | #14 Maryland | B10 | Away | L | 55–81 | Regular | Xfinity Center |
| 31 | 2016-03-06 | Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 79–86 2OT | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 32 | 2016-03-09 | Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | W | 85–52 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2016-03-10 | Illinois | #20 Iowa | B10 | Neutral | W | 68–66 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 34 | 2016-03-11 | Illinois | #13 Purdue | B10 | Neutral | L | 58–89 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |