| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Nov. 25, 1981 | at Loras (Iowa) | L | 79-94 |
| Nov. 28, 1981 | at Washburn (Kan.) | W | 72-66 |
| Nov. 30, 1981 | at Texas Christian | L | 52-54 |
| Dec. 5, 1981 | Grand View (Iowa) | W | 91-80 |
| Dec. 9, 1981 | Southwest Missouri State | L | 60-62 |
| Dec. 12, 1981 | at Augustana (S.D.) | W | 85-68 |
| Dec. 18, 1981 | Loras (Iowa) | W | 84-71 |
| Jan. 2, 1982 | Simpson (Iowa) | W | 103-65 |
| Jan. 7, 1982 | Quincy (Ill.) | W | 73-71 |
| Jan. 9, 1982 | at Missouri-St. Louis | W | 75-61 |
| Jan. 11, 1982 | Southeast Missouri State | W | 78-72 |
| Jan. 16, 1982 | at Lincoln (Mo.) | W | 86-73 |
| Jan. 18, 1982 | at Missouri-Rolla | L | 73-87 |
| Jan. 21, 1982 | at Central Missouri State | L | 62-65 |
| Jan. 25, 1982 | Northwest Missouri State | L | 85-94 |
| Jan. 28, 1982 | Colorado College | W | 82-57 |
| Jan. 30, 1982 | Missouri-St. Louis | W | 72-63 |
| Feb. 1, 1982 | at Southeast Missouri State | L | 70-78 |
| Feb. 4, 1982 | Lindenwood | forfeited to Truman | |
| Feb. 6, 1982 | Lincoln (Mo.) | W | 78-70 |
| Feb. 8, 1982 | Missouri-Rolla | W | 90-67 |
| Feb. 11, 1982 | at Quincy (Ill.) | L | 76-93 |
| Feb. 13, 1982 | Southwest Missouri State | W | 81-78 |
| Feb. 15, 1982 | Central Missouri State | W | 82-70 |
| Feb. 20, 1982 | at Northwest Missouri State | L | 53-57 |
| Feb. 23, 1982 | Missouri-Rolla | W | 98-60 |
| Feb. 25, 1982 | at Southeast Missouri State | L | 63-67 |
Home games in bold. | |||