| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | TV | Outcome/Time |
| Tue | 11/06/2001 | Foreign Team (Exh.) | UIC Pavilion | | W, 86-83 Recap | Final Stats |
| Tue | 11/13/2001 | Marathon Oil (Exh.) | UIC Pavilion | | W, 83-71 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 11/18/2001 | Indiana St | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports | W, 70-54 Recap | Box Score |
| Wed | 11/21/2001 | St. Joseph's (Ind.) | UIC Pavilion | | W, 96-53 Recap | Box Score |
| Tue | 11/27/2001 | Evansville | UIC Pavilion | | W, 64-61 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 11/29/2001 | Southern Ill | Carbondale, Ill. | | L, 76-68 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 12/01/2001 | Old Dominion | Norfolk, Va. | | L, 71-65 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 12/08/2001 | North Central | UIC Pavilion | | W, 93-53 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 12/15/2001 | Northern Ill | UIC Pavilion | | W, 86-69 Recap | Box Score |
| Mon | 12/17/2001 | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | | L, 80-73 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Thu | 12/20/2001 | Texas A&M (Las Vegas Classic) | Las Vegas, Nev. | | W, 86-82 Recap | Box Score |
| Fri | 12/21/2001 | Southwest Missouri State (Las Vegas Classic) | Las Vegas, Nev. | | W, 86-80 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 12/22/2001 | Mississippi State (Las Vegas Classic) | Las Vegas, Nev. | | L, 77-74 Recap | Box Score |
| Fri | 12/28/2001 | vs. Hofstra (USF Holiday Classic) | Tampa, Fla. | | W, 79-71 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 12/29/2001 | South Florida (USF Holiday Classic) | Tampa, Fla. | | L, 78-82 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 01/03/2002 | Detroit | UIC Pavilion | | W, 62-61 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 01/05/2002 | Cleveland St | UIC Pavilion | | L, 83-69 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 01/10/2002 | Wisc Green Bay | Green Bay, Wis. | | W, 75-66 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 01/12/2002 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | | L, 75-49 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 01/17/2002 | Loyola | Chicago, Ill. | | L, 76-65 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 01/19/2002 | Iupu Ft Wayne | Fort Wayne, Ind. | | W, 99-80 Recap | Box Score |
| Mon | 01/21/2002 | Youngstown St | UIC Pavilion | | W, 85-69 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 01/26/2002 | Butler | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports | L, 73-82 Recap | Box Score |
| Mon | 01/28/2002 | Wright State | UIC Pavilion | | W, 68-66 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 01/31/2002 | Detroit | Detroit, Mich. | | L, 74-67 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 02/02/2002 | Cleveland St | Cleveland, Ohio | | L, 76-70 Recap | Box Score |
| Mon | 02/04/2002 | Youngstown St | Youngstown, Ohio | | W, 63-57 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 02/07/2002 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports | W, 73-71 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 02/09/2002 | Wisc Green Bay | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports | W, 75-67 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 02/16/2002 | Loyola | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports | W, 76-63 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 02/21/2002 | Wright State | Dayton, Ohio | | L, 63-62 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 02/23/2002 | Butler | Indianapolis, Ind. | ESPN | L, 85-61 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 03/02/2002 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Horizon League Quarterfinal | Cleveland, Ohio | | W, 75-63 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 03/03/2002 | Detroit | Cleveland, Ohio | | W, 79-68 Recap | Box Score |
| Tue | 03/05/2002 | Loyola - Horizon League Championship | Cleveland, Ohio | ESPN | W, 76-75 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Fri | 03/15/2002 | 2 Oklahoma - NCAA First Round | Dallas, Texas - American Airlines Arena | CBS | L, 71-63 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | FANSlive GameTracker |