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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Dec 05, 1970 | 103 | @ Kansas St. | W | 75-72 | 55% | 1 - 0 | +8.5 | ||
| Dec 12, 1970 | 14 | Kentucky | L | 93-95 OT | 48% | 1 - 1 | +5.1 | ||
| Dec 15, 1970 | 15 | @ Notre Dame | W | 106-103 | 20% | 2 - 1 | +18.6 | ||
| Dec 18, 1970 | 43 | Ohio | W | 97-88 | 67% | 3 - 1 | +11.2 | ||
| Dec 22, 1970 | 161 | Butler | W | 111-94 | 94% | 4 - 1 | +6.0 | ||
| Dec 26, 1970 | 96 | Washington St. | L | 80-83 | 70% | 4 - 2 | -1.7 | ||
| Dec 29, 1970 | 187 | San Jose St. | W | 86-76 | 96% | 5 - 2 | -3.1 | ||
| Dec 30, 1970 | 16 | Ohio St. | W | 85-77 | 35% | 6 - 2 | 1 - 0 | +18.7 | |
| Jan 09, 1971 | 86 | @ Northwestern | W | 101-90 | 51% | 7 - 2 | 2 - 0 | +17.4 | |
| Jan 12, 1971 | 73 | Minnesota | W | 99-73 | 78% | 8 - 2 | 3 - 0 | +24.4 | |
| Jan 16, 1971 | 19 | @ Michigan | L | 81-92 | 21% | 8 - 3 | 3 - 1 | +4.2 | |
| Feb 01, 1971 | 105 | Northern Illinois | W | 113-112 | 84% | 9 - 3 | -3.2 | ||
| Feb 06, 1971 | 23 | Purdue | L | 81-85 | 58% | 9 - 4 | 3 - 2 | +0.6 | |
| Feb 09, 1971 | 95 | Michigan St. | W | 71-70 | 83% | 10 - 4 | 4 - 2 | -2.4 | |
| Feb 13, 1971 | 92 | @ Iowa | W | 86-84 | 52% | 11 - 4 | 5 - 2 | +8.2 | |
| Feb 16, 1971 | 95 | Michigan St. | W | 90-76 | 83% | 12 - 4 | 6 - 2 | +10.6 | |
| Feb 20, 1971 | 56 | @ Illinois | W | 88-86 | 36% | 13 - 4 | 7 - 2 | +12.2 | |
| Feb 23, 1971 | 19 | Michigan | W | 88-79 | 53% | 14 - 4 | 8 - 2 | +14.8 | |
| Feb 27, 1971 | 86 | Northwestern | W | 97-74 | 82% | 15 - 4 | 9 - 2 | +20.1 | |
| Mar 02, 1971 | 80 | @ Wisconsin | L | 87-94 2OT | 47% | 15 - 5 | 9 - 3 | +0.4 | |
| Mar 06, 1971 | 92 | Iowa | W | 104-88 | 82% | 16 - 5 | 10 - 3 | +12.8 | |
| Mar 09, 1971 | 16 | @ Ohio St. | L | 75-91 | 20% | 16 - 6 | 10 - 4 | -0.6 | |
| Mar 13, 1971 | 56 | Illinois | L | 87-103 | 71% | 16 - 7 | 10 - 5 | -15.1 | |
| Projected Record | 16 - 7 | 10 - 5 | |||||||
