Illinois 2021–22
Coach: Brad Underwood (23-10)
Big Ten Conference
23-10
overall
22-8
regular season
15-5
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (33)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-11-09 | #11 Illinois | Jackson State | SWAC | Home | W | 71–47 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2021-11-12 | #11 Illinois | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | Home | W | 92–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2021-11-15 | #10 Illinois | Marquette | Big East | Away | L | 66–67 | Regular | Fiserv Forum |
| 4 | 2021-11-22 | #14 Illinois | Cincinnati | AAC | Neutral | L | 51–71 | Regular | T-Mobile Center |
| 5 | 2021-11-23 | #14 Illinois | Kansas State | B12 | Neutral | W | 72–64 | Regular | T-Mobile Center |
| 6 | 2021-11-26 | #14 Illinois | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | WAC | Home | W | 94–85 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 7 | 2021-11-29 | #14 Illinois | Notre Dame | ACC | Home | W | 82–72 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2021-12-03 | #14 Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Home | W | 86–51 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2021-12-06 | #14 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 87–83 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 10 | 2021-12-11 | #14 Illinois | #11 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 12 | Home | L | 79–83 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2021-12-18 | #14 Illinois | Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | Home | W | 106–48 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2021-12-22 | #14 Illinois | Missouri | SEC | Neutral | W | 88–63 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 13 | 2022-01-04 | #14 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 76–53 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 14 | 2022-01-06 | #14 Illinois | Maryland | B10 | Home | W | 76–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 15 | 2022-01-11 | #25 Illinois | Nebraska | B10 | Away | W | 81–71 | Regular | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| 16 | 2022-01-14 | #25 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 68–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 17 | 2022-01-17 | #17 Illinois | #4 Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 88–96 2OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2022-01-21 | #17 Illinois | Maryland | B10 | Away | L | 65–81 | Regular | Xfinity Center |
| 19 | 2022-01-25 | #24 Illinois | #10 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 56–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2022-01-29 | #24 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 59–56 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 21 | 2022-02-02 | #18 Illinois | #11 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 80–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2022-02-05 | #18 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 74–57 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 23 | 2022-02-08 | #13 Illinois | #3 Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 68–84 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 24 | 2022-02-13 | #13 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 73–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2022-02-16 | #12 Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Away | L | 59–70 | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 26 | 2022-02-19 | #12 Illinois | #19 Michigan State | B10 | Away | W | 79–74 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 27 | 2022-02-24 | #15 Illinois | #22 Ohio State | B10 | Home | L | 83–86 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 28 | 2022-02-27 | #15 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 93–85 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 29 | 2022-03-03 | #20 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 60–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2022-03-06 | #20 Illinois | #24 Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 74–72 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2022-03-11 | #16 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | L | 63–65 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 32 | 2022-03-18 | #19 Illinois | Chattanooga | SoCon | Neutral | W | 54–53 | NCAA | PPG Paints Arena |
| 33 | 2022-03-20 | #19 Illinois | #15 Houston | AAC | Neutral | L | 53–68 | NCAA | PPG Paints Arena |