# 1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 17–9.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 28, 1973* 7:30 pm | Denmark National Team | W 110–55 | | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| December 1, 1973* 7:00 pm | at Eastern M⁬ichigan | W 103–85 | 1–0 | 28 – Hawkins | 16 – deVries | – | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 5, 1973* 7:30 pm | William Jewell | W 94–44 | 2–0 | 18 – Harper | 16 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 8, 1973* 7:30 pm | Washington State | W 72–63 | 3–0 | 24 – Powell | 10 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 11, 1973* 7:30 pm | California State–Bakersfield | W 82–69 | 4–0 | 21 – Whitlow | 13 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 15, 1973* 7:30 pm | Central Michigan | W 83–72 | 5–0 | 22 – deVries | 14 – Harper | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 22, 1973* 3:00 pm | at Purdue | L 85–114 | 5–1 | 22 – Powell | 6 – Harper, Powell | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 27, 1973* 8:30 pm | at Idaho State | L 80–107 | 5–2 | 22 – Whitlow | 10 – deVries, Harper | – | ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID |
| December 29, 1973* | at San Diego State | L 88–97 | 5–3 | 26 – deVries | 11 – deVries | – | Peterson Gymnasium San Diego, CA |
| January 2, 1974* | at Drake | L 90–99 | 5–4 | 25 – deVries | 16 – deVries | – | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA |
| January 5, 1974* 7:30 pm | Southern Illinois | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | 35 – Whitlow | 20 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 9, 1974* | at Oral Roberts | L 91–94 | 5–6 | 29 – Whitlow | 14 – deVries | – | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| January 12, 1974* 7:30 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 95–85 | 6–6 | 23 – Whitlow | 23 – deVries | – | Chick Evans Field House (1,817) DeKalb, IL |
| January 17, 1974* 7:30 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 68–65 | 7–6 | 16 – deVries | 14 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 19, 1974* 7:30 pm | Pacific | W 71–60 | 8–6 | 19 – deVries | 24 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 26, 1974* 7:30 pm | at Louisiana State–New Orleans | L 67–74 | 8–7 | 20 – Whitlow | 17 – deVries | – | Health & Physical Education Center (3,550) New Orleans, LA |
| January 28, 1974* 7:30 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 96–80 | 9–7 | 22 – Hawkins | 12 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 30, 1974* 7:30 pm | Marshall | W 103–80 | 10–7 | 26 – Whitlow | 17 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 2, 1974* 7:35 pm | at Southern Illinois | L 69–87 | 10–8 | 32 – deVries | 8 – Harper | – | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| February 5, 1974* 7:30 pm | Morehead State | W 113–74 | 11–8 | 29 – Whitlow | 15 – Harper | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 9, 1974* 7:30 pm | Chicago State | W 121–84 | 12–8 | 26 – Whitlow | 14 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 11, 1974* 7:30 pm | Ball State | W 83–77 | 13–8 | 19 – deVries, Whitlow, Hawkins | 20 – deVries | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 16, 1974* 7:30 pm | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | W 58–55 | 14–8 | 23 – Whitlow | 8 – Harper | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 20, 1974* 7:30 pm | Northern Illinois | W 130–93 | 15–8 | 58 – Hawkins | 15 – Harper | – | Horton Field House (5,200) Normal, IL |
| February 27, 1974* 7:30 pm | at Western Illinois | W 95–82 | 16–8 | 35 – Whitlow | 14 – deVries | – | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| March 2, 1974* 7:00 pm | at Indiana State | W 76–73 | 17–8 | 23 – Whitlow | 16 – deVries | – | Hulman Civic University Center Terre Haute, IN |
| March 4, 1974* 7:00 pm | at No. 18 Louisville | L 107–117 | 17–9 | 38 – Whitlow | 19 – deVries | – | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||
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