Men's Basketball Schedule
1998-99
Record: 22-10; Big Ten 9-7 (T3rd)
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Nov. 14 | Loyola Chicago | W | 66-29 |
| Nov. 16 | UW-Milwaukee | W | 75-63 |
| Nov. 20 | vs. New Mexico St. (#) | L | 52-66 |
| Nov. 21 | vs. Virginia (#) | W | 66-56 |
| Nov. 22 | vs. Nebraska (#) | W | 78-41 |
| Nov. 28 | at Rhode Island | W | 65-59 |
| Dec. 2 | Northern Illinois | W | 67-52 |
| Dec. 5 | at Illinois State | W | 71-54 |
| Dec. 9 | at Temple (16) | W | 63-56 |
| Dec. 12 | Pepperdine | W | 57-51 |
| Dec. 15 | at Texas | W | 65-62 |
| Dec. 23 | at Marquette | W | 61-45 |
| Dec. 27 | Fresno State | W | 87-65 |
| Dec. 30 | at Michigan | L | 55-59 |
| Jan. 2 | Ohio State | L | 74-78 (ot) |
| Jan. 6 | Michigan St. (12) | W | 66-51 |
| Jan. 10 | Purdue (9) | W | 61-56 |
| Jan. 13 | at Penn State | W | 61-58 |
| Jan. 16 | at Northwestern | W | 57-49 |
| Jan. 20 | Illinois | W | 75-53 |
| Jan. 23 | at Iowa (14) | W | 72-52 |
| Jan. 30 | Minnesota (19) | W | 61-50 |
| Feb. 3 | at Indiana (21) | L | 60-71 |
| Feb. 6 | at Illinois | L | 51-53 |
| Feb. 10 | Northwestern | W | 57-45 |
| Feb. 13 | Penn State | W | 73-63 |
| Feb. 21 | at Michigan State (4) | L | 51-56 |
| Feb. 24 | at Ohio State (10) | L | 54-63 |
| Feb. 27 | Michigan | L | 39-51 |
Big Ten Tournament
(United Center, Chicago, Ill.)
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Mar. 5 | vs. Iowa (20) | W | 74-50 |
| Mar. 6 | vs. Michigan State (2) | L | 41-56 |
NCAA Tournament
(East Regional, Charlotte, N.C.)
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Mar. 12 | vs. SW Missouri State | L | 32-43 |
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