Illinois 2017–18
Coach: Brad Underwood (14-18)
Big Ten Conference
14-18
overall
14-17
regular season
4-14
in conference
Games (32)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-11-10 | Illinois | Southern | SWAC | Home | W | 102–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2017-11-12 | Illinois | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | Home | W | 77–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2017-11-17 | Illinois | DePaul | Big East | Home | W | 82–73 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 4 | 2017-11-19 | Illinois | Marshall | CUSA | Home | W | 91–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 5 | 2017-11-22 | Illinois | Augustana (IL) | - | Home | W | 96–62 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 6 | 2017-11-24 | Illinois | North Carolina Central | MEAC | Home | W | 86–73 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 7 | 2017-11-28 | Illinois | Wake Forest | ACC | Away | L | 73–80 | Regular | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 8 | 2017-12-01 | Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | L | 68–72 OT | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 9 | 2017-12-03 | Illinois | Maryland | B10 | Home | L | 91–92 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2017-12-06 | Illinois | Austin Peay | OVC | Home | W | 64–57 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2017-12-09 | Illinois | Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | Away | L | 82–89 | Regular | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| 12 | 2017-12-13 | Illinois | Longwood | Big South | Home | W | 92–45 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2017-12-16 | Illinois | New Mexico State | WAC | Neutral | L | 69–74 | Regular | United Center |
| 14 | 2017-12-23 | Illinois | Missouri | SEC | Neutral | W | 70–64 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 15 | 2017-12-30 | Illinois | Grand Canyon | WAC | Home | W | 62–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 16 | 2018-01-03 | Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | L | 67–77 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 17 | 2018-01-06 | Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 69–79 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 18 | 2018-01-11 | Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Home | L | 97–104 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2018-01-15 | Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Away | L | 63–64 | Regular | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| 20 | 2018-01-19 | Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 50–75 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 21 | 2018-01-22 | Illinois | #6 Michigan State | B10 | Home | L | 74–87 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2018-01-24 | Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 73–71 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2018-01-30 | Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Home | W | 91–60 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2018-02-04 | Illinois | #17 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 67–75 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 25 | 2018-02-08 | Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 69–78 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 26 | 2018-02-11 | Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | L | 52–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 27 | 2018-02-14 | Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 68–78 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 28 | 2018-02-18 | Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Home | W | 72–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2018-02-20 | Illinois | #2 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 61–81 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 30 | 2018-02-22 | Illinois | #9 Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 86–93 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2018-02-25 | Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Away | W | 75–62 | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 32 | 2018-02-28 | Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Neutral | L | 87–96 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |