| | Day | Time | | Opponent | Score | | Record |
| November |
| | 2 | 8:00PM | @ | Bethel College | L-54-77 | | 0-1 |
| | Bethel College Classic |
| | 3 | 1:00PM | vs. | Ashford University | L-48-68 | | 0-2 |
| | Bethel College Classic |
| | 8 | 7:00PM | @ | Spring Arbor University | L-51-60 | | 0-3 |
| | 10 | 3:00PM | vs. | Indiana University-South Bend | L-68-71 | | 0-4 |
| | 16 | 5:00PM | vs. | Grace College | W-74-71 | | 1-4 |
| | Judson College Tournament |
| | 17 | 7:00PM | @ | Judson College | L-62-80 | | 1-5 |
| | Judson College Tournament Championship Game |
| | 20 | 7:30PM | @ | Marygrove College | W-77-70 | | 2-5 |
| | 28 | 7:30PM | vs. | Olivet College | W-78-61 | | 3-5 |
| December |
| | 1 | 3:00PM | @ | Tri-State University | L-51-63 | | 3-6 |
| | 5 | 7:30PM | vs. | Marygrove College | W-64-31 | | 4-6 |
| | Fewest points ever allowed by Cardinals |
| | 14 | 8:00PM | vs. | Union College | L-59-65 | | 4-7 |
| | Notre Dame College Tournament |
| | 15 | 1:00PM | @ | Notre Dame College | L-53-58 | | 4-8 |
| | Notre Dame College Tournament - Consolation Game |
| | 28 | 6:00PM | vs. | Ohio Dominican College | L-56-66 | | 4-9 |
| | Bluffton College Tournament |
| | 29 | 1:00PM | vs. | Millikin University | L-64-81 | | 4-10 |
| | Bluffton College Tournament Consolation Game |
| January |
| * | 5 | 3:00PM | vs. | Davenport University | W-60-55 | | 5-10 |
| * | 9 | 7:30PM | @ | Indiana Institute of Technology | L-69-113 | | 5-11 |
| * | 12 | 3:00PM | @ | Aquinas College | L-47-68 | | 5-12 |
| * | 16 | 7:30PM | @ | University of Michigan-Dearborn | W-63-60 | | 6-12 |
| * | 19 | 3:00PM | vs. | Cornerstone University | L-69-83 | | 6-13 |
| * | 23 | 7:30PM | vs. | Madonna University | W-76-47 | | 7-13 |
| | 25 | 8:00PM | @ | Concordia Illinois | L-68-74 | | 7-14 |
| | Concordia Invitational Tournament |
| | 26 | 2:15PM | vs. | Concordia University | L-54-63 | | 7-15 |
| | Concordia Invitational Tournament Consolation Game |
| * | 30 | 7:30PM | @ | Davenport University | W-60-49 | | 8-15 |
| February |
| * | 2 | 3:00PM | vs. | Indiana Institute of Technology | L-47-73 | | 8-16 |
| * | 6 | 7:30PM | vs. | Aquinas College | RAIN | | |
| * | 9 | 3:00PM | vs. | University of Michigan-Dearborn | W-73-60 | | 9-16 |
| * | 11 | 7:30PM | @ | Siena Heights University | W-72-67 | | 10-16 |
| * | 13 | 7:30PM | @ | Cornerstone University | L-69-85 | | 10-17 |
| * | 16 | 3:00PM | @ | Madonna University | L-70-76 | | 10-18 |
| * | 20 | 7:30PM | vs. | Siena Heights University | W-72-63 | | 11-18 |
| * | 23 | 3:00PM | vs. | Aquinas College | L-38-63 | | 11-19 |
| | Regular-season finale; #25 AQ has four-game win streak |
| | 27 | 7:30PM | @ | Cornerstone University | L-56-71 | | 11-20 |
| | WHAC Championships - 1st Round |
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