# 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Barb Smith, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Evansville.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Lindenwood | W 71–70 | | Redbird Arena (637) Normal, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 52–70 | 0–1 | Stroh Center (1,469) Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Murray State | W 81–76 | 1–1 | Redbird Arena (707) Normal, IL |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | L 65–74 | 1–2 | Redbird Arena (534) Normal, IL |
| 11/27/2015* 4:00 pm | at UTSA UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | L 51–77 | 1–3 | Convocation Center (234) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/29/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Nebraska–Omaha UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | L 56–60 | 1–4 | Convocation Center (159) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | SIU Edwardsville | L 57–65 | 1–5 | Redbird Arena (564) Normal, IL |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm | at No. 23 DePaul | L 41–89 | 1–6 | Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,422) Chicago, IL |
| 12/13/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northern Illinois MVC vs. MAC Basketball Challenge | L 59–68 | 1–7 | iWireless Center (634) Moline, IL |
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm | at Yale | L 47–60 | 1–8 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (129) New Haven, CT |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chicago State | W 57–53 | 2–8 | Redbird Arena (734) Normal, IL |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Illinois | L 64–79 | 2–9 | Redbird Arena (539) Normal, IL |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | L 51–73 | 2–10 (0–1) | Redbird Arena (537) Normal, IL |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 70–49 | 3–10 (1–1) | Redbird Arena (602) Normal, IL |
| 01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 58–63 | 3–11 (1–2) | Hulman Center (1,786) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | L 51–65 | 3–12 (1–3) | McLeod Center (1,207) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/17/2016 6:00 pm | at Drake | L 41–76 | 3–13 (1–4) | Knapp Center (2,413) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 54–49 | 4–13 (2–4) | Redbird Arena (1,142) Normal, IL |
| 01/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola-Chicago | L 41–57 | 4–14 (2–5) | Redbird Arena (1,313) Normal, IL |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm | at Evansville | W 64–57 | 5–14 (3–5) | Ford Center (512) Evansville, IN |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 71–76 | 5–15 (3–6) | SIU Arena (789) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 73–62 | 6–15 (4–6) | Redbird Arena (1,240) Normal, IL |
| 02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | L 58–98 | 6–16 (4–7) | Redbird Arena (613) Normal, IL |
| 02/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | L 35–61 | 6–17 (4–8) | Redbird Arena (362) Normal, IL |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm | at Loyola-Chicago | L 61–73 | 6–18 (4–9) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (536) Chicago, IL |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | at Bradley | L 38–52 | 6–19 (4–10) | Renaissance Coliseum (717) Peoria, IL |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 55–68 | 6–20 (4–11) | Redbird Arena (572) Normal, IL |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 65–59 | 7–20 (5–11) | Redbird Arena (925) Normal, IL |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | at Wichita State | W 53–49 | 8–20 (6–11) | Charles Koch Arena (1,545) Wichita, KS |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | L 41–70 | 8–21 (6–12) | JQH Arena (3,748) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Evansville First Round | L 59–61 $^{OT}$ | 8–22 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||