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Men's Basketball Records: All-Time Results 1939-40 to 1948-49

1939-40 Record: 10-9
Date Res. Opponent Score
D1 L Calvin 38-42
D9 W Wayne State 42-31
D15 L @ Ohio 46-60
D19 W @ Calvin 42-38
D23 W Xavier 42-30
J3 W Hope 46-37
J4 L @ Ohio Wesleyan 56-66
J6 W Ball State 65-49
J13 L @ Miami 29-32
J15 L @ Ball State 44-68
J23 W Manchester 46-41
J30 W Ohio 43-42
J31 L @ Manchester 49-51
F10 W Ohio Wesleyan 40-25
F17 L @ Wayne State 32-35
F19 L @ Toledo 47-55
F20 W Valparaiso 54-39
F24 W Miami 51-47
M4 L Toledo 44-51
1940-41 Record: 9-9
Date Res. Opponent Score
N29 L Calvin 27-51
D12 W @ Manchester 32-29
D14 W Franklin 49-36
D16 L @ Calvin 27-29
D18 W UCLA 56-43
J1 W Chicago 59-48
J7 L Hope 45-48
J17 L @ Miami 37-40
J18 L @ Ball State 31-63
J21 W Univ. of Mexico 43-37
J23 W Manchester 58-45
F1 W Toledo 41-28
F15 L @ Loyola (Ill.) 40-57
F22 L Ball State 37-43
F24 L @ Defiance 42-38
F25 L @ Xavier 45-50
F27 W Wayne State 37-35
M1 W Defiance 43-41
1941-42 Record: 12-8
Date Res. Opponent Score
N29 W Olivet 68-35
D6 W Defiance 68-39
D8 L @ Northwestern 39-61
D11 W Manchester 54-35
D16 W @ Calvin 34-30
D19 W Calvin 60-46
D22 L Iowa 48-49
D23 W @ Chicago 44-41
J6 W Hope 47-43
J10 L @ Wayne State 36-43
J17 W Ball State 48-45
J23 W @ Manchester 50-48
J24 L @ Indiana State 45-51
J29 W Wabash 51-38
J30 L @ Alma 50-61
F12 L Loyola (Ill.) 58-62
F17 W Alma 48-42
F21 W @ Ball State 69-50
F28 L Wayne State 41-42
M2 L Indiana State 46-49
1942-43 Record: 15-4
Date Res. Opponent Score
N27 W Calvin 59-52
D4 L @ Notre Dame 35-53
D7 W @ Northwestern 52-42
W Manchester 55-28
D12 W @ Ball State 50-49
D18 W Central Michigan 42-37
W @ Calvin 48-44
J5 W Hope 54-42
J8 W @ Wayne State 49-46
J13 L Loyola (Ill.) 38-39
J16 L @ DePaul 44-56
J23 W Chicago 56-40
J29 W @ Central Michigan 54-33
J30 L @ Alma 36-42
F12 W Alma 68-53 2OT
W @ Loyola (Ill.) 58-57
F24 W @ Manchester 67-48
F27 W Ball State 68-47
M2 W Wayne State 72-29
1943-44 Record: 15-4
Date Res. Opponent Score
L @ Bunker Hill Naval AB 34-43
W Central Michigan 51-24
D4 W @ Notre Dame 46-42
W @ Northwestern 47-45
W @ Michigan 48-38
W Michigan 57-50 OT
L @ Great Lakes 40-71
W George Williams 86-49
W @ Toledo 50-36
L Great Lakes 43-58
W @ Central Michigan 71-53
W @ Camp Grant 45-44
F11 W Marquette 47-30
W @ Fort Custer 67-21
W @ Percy Jones Hospital 78-29
W Toledo 74-36
W @ CCNY 68-49
L @ Temple 51-55
W Fort Custer 73-34
1944-45 Record: 8-10
Date Res. Opponent Score
N25 W Kellogg Field 45-33
D2 L @ Michigan 34-46
D9 W @ Brooklyn College 58-50
D16 L Michigan 35-50
D23 L @ Northwestern 54-68
D30 L Bunker Hill Naval AB 46-61
J5 W Central Michigan 49-40
J5 W @ Marquette 48-45
J9 W @ Kellogg Field 54-46
J13 W Alma 49-36
J20 L @ Valparaiso 43-53
J22 W Assumption 69-50
J27 L @ Great Lakes 39-72
F3 W @ Alma 56-37
F6 L Marquette 50-52
F9 L Great Lakes 38-57
F17 L @ Central Michigan 46-66
F20 L Valparaiso 58-70
1945-46 Record: 15-7
Date Res. Opponent Score
N27 L Percy Jones Hospital 50-66
N29 W @ Calvin 65-38
D5 W @ St. John's (N.Y.) 60-57 OT
D8 L @ Michigan 49-69
D12 W Calvin 77-30
D18 W Utah 54-51
D21 L @ Northwestern 46-47
J5 W @ Central Michigan 51-49
J8 L @ Bowling Green 37-56
J11 W Beloit 51-41
J18 L Marquette 46-47
J19 W @ Valparaiso 54-43
J22 W @ Percy Jones Hospital 44-41
J26 W Central Michigan 51-41
J30 W Camp Grant 56-54
F1 W @ Beloit 57-28
F2 W @ Bradley 51-50
F9 L @ Marquette 47-56
F16 W Assumption 68-32
F19 W Valparaiso 75-59
F23 W Bradley 58-55
M2 L Bowling Green 56-59
1946-47 Record: 17-7
Date Res. Opponent Score
N22 W Ferris State 81-25
N27 W Calvin 56-34
D7 W vs. Manhattan # 55-52
D12 W @ Calvin 68-47
D14 L Michigan 56-61
D17 W South Carolina 63-45
D21 W St. Ambrose 82-55
J2 W @ Hope 76-60
J4 L Indiana State 55-61
J8 W Bowling Green 53-42
J11 L @ Central Michigan 42-49
J14 W Hope 84-60
J18 L @ Loyola (Ill.) 51-64
J22 L Valparaiso 77-78
J24 L @ Bradley 49-72
J25 W @ Northern Iowa 45-36
F1 W @ Assumption 63-59
F8 L @ Bowling Green 52-69
F10 W Bradley 67-62 OT
F13 W Central Michigan 64-56
F15 W @ Indiana State 76-70
F22 W Northern Iowa 64-56
F25 W @ Valparaiso 54-42
M1 W Assumption 75-54
# game played at Madison Square Garden
1947-48 Record: 12-10 / MAC: 1-2, 5th
Date Res. Opponent Score
N29 W Beloit 68-46
D2 W Calvin 64-18
D6 L vs. Long Island # 46-48
D11 W @ Calvin 64-37
D13 L @ Michigan 50-63
D18 L @ Toledo 49-68
D31 W Creighton 43-41
J5 W Utah 57-56
J10 L @ Northwestern 46-62
J14 W @ Loyola (Ill.) 69-67 3OT
J16 W Manchester 72-56
J21 W @ Valparaiso 71-60
J23 L @ Ball State 41-49
J24 L @ Indiana State 38-65
J31 L @ Miami * 47-64
F6 L Cincinnati * 59-61
F7 W Indiana State 56-55
F13 W Northern Illinois 59-57
F16 L @ Beloit 53-86
F21 W Miami * 71-48
F24 W Valparaiso 58-57
F28 L Loyola (Ill.) 53-55
# game played at Madison Square Garden
1948-49 Record: 12-10 / MAC: 4-6, T-3
Date Res. Opponent Score
N27 W Olivet 53-33
N29 W Calvin 64-41
D4 W @ Northwestern 52-51
D14 W Arkansas State 50-39
D16 L @ Manchester 66-71
D18 W Ball State 62-51
D21 W Ripon 59-42
J8 L @ Miami * 43-51
J10 W @ Ohio * 58-42
J14 W @ Northern Illinois 73-49
J15 W Western Reserve * 83-63
J18 W Valparaiso 81-53
J22 L #13 Cincinnati * 57-75
F5 W Miami * 71-54
F7 L @ Western Reserve * 61-66
F12 L @ #16 Butler * 53-88
F14 L @ Cincinnati * 66-90
F21 L #13 Loyola (Ill.) 44-66
F23 L @ Valparaiso 63-66
F26 L #11 Butler * 58-70
M2 L @ #14 Loyola (Ill.) 31-63
M5 W Ohio * 69-56