| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Dec. 2, 1952 | Missouri Valley | W | 79-65 |
| Dec. 7, 1952 | at Parson (Iowa) | W | 71-63 |
| Dec. 8, 1952 | at Iowa State | L | 57-81 |
| Dec. 12, 1952 | Simpson (Iowa) | W | 92-65 |
| Dec. 27, 1952 | at Indiana State | L | 55-83 |
| Jan. 6, 1953 | Northwest Missouri | W | 81-69 |
| Date Unknown | Southwest Missouri | L | 66-78 |
| Jan. 17, 1953 | at Missouri-Rolla | L | 39-42 |
| Jan. 19, 1953 | at Southeast Missouri | L | 60-75 |
| Jan. 23, 1953 | at Simpson (Iowa) | W | 84-63 |
| Jan. 24, 1953 | SIU-Carbondale | L | 80-83(ot) |
| Jan. 27, 1953 | Central Missouri | W | 72-62 |
| Date Unknown | Missouri-Rolla | W | 87-70 |
| Feb. 3, 1953 | Parsons (Iowa) | W | 83-71 |
| Feb. 7, 1953 | at Northwest Missouri | W | 48-47 |
| Feb. 14, 1953 | at Central Missouri | W | 64-53 |
| Feb. 16, 1953 | Southwest Missouri | L | 62-81 |
| Feb. 21, 1953 | Southeast Missouri | W | 77-60 |
| Feb. 27, 1953 | at Concordia | W | 87-65 |
Home games in bold. | |||