# 2012–13 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in conference play, to finish in sixth place. As the number six seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Northern Iowa in a quarterfinal game before losing to Wichita State in a semifinal game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 5, 2012* 7:05 pm | | Quincy | W 93–64 | | 16 – Ekey | 10 – Carmichael | – | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,463) Normal, IL |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 12, 2012* 7:05 pm | | California-Santa Barbara | W 100–72 | 1–0 | 27 – Carmichael | 10 – Carmichael | 5 – Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,848) Normal, IL |
| November 15, 2012* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Drexel | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | 21 – Carmichael | 8 – Ekey | 4 – Keane | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2012* 2:05 pm | | Delaware State South Padre Island Invitational [Campus Site] | W 87–48 | 3–0 | 14 – Brown | 8 – Threloff | 4 – Threloff, Hill, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,660) Normal, IL |
| November 20, 2012* 7:05 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson South Padre Island Invitational [Campus Site] | W 91–58 | 4–0 | 17 – Carmichael | 7 – Carmichael | 9 – Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,951) Normal, IL |
| November 23, 2012* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Alabama-Birmingham South Padre Island Invitational [Semifinal] | W 77–65 | 5–0 | 30 – B.Allen | 8 – Ekey | 4 – Keane | South Padre Island Convention Centre (800) South Padre Island, TX |
| November 24, 2012* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Northwestern South Padre Island Invitational [Final] | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 36 – Brown | 12 – Carmichael | 9 – Keane | South Padre Island Convention Centre (801) South Padre Island, TX |
| December 1, 2012* 12:00 pm, CSN Chicago | | at No. 5 Louisville | L 66–69 | 5–2 | 25 – Brown | 9 – Carmichael | 6 – Hill | KFC Yum! Center (19,816) Louisville, KY |
| December 4, 2012* 7:05 pm | | Wyoming Mountain West– Missouri Valley Challenge | L 67–81 | 5–3 | 22 – Brown | 7 – Carmichael | 4 – Hill, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,561) Normal, IL |
| December 8, 2012* 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago | | Western Michigan | W 85–63 | 6–3 | 24 – Carmichael | 7 – Carmichael | 10 – Hill | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,269) Normal, IL |
| December 16, 2012* 4:35 pm | | Morgan State | W 87–68 | 7–3 | 30 – Carmichael | 9 – Carmichael | 6 – Hill | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (4,911) Normal, IL |
| December 19, 2012* 6:00 pm, CSN Chicago | | at Dayton | W 74–73 | 8–3 | 25 – Carmichael | 12 – Carmichael | 5 – Brown, Hill, Keane | University of Dayton Arena (11,879) Dayton, OH |
| December 22, 2012* 2:05 pm | | Austin Peay State | W 83–57 | 9–3 | 18 – Carmichael | 11 – Carmichael | 6 – Hill, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,119) Normal, IL |
| December 30, 2012 12:05 pm | | at Indiana State | L 75–77 | 9–4 (0–1) | 16 – Ekey | 14 – Carmichael | 5 – B.Allen | Hulman Center (5,808) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 2, 2013 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW | | Creighton | L 72–79 | 9–5 (0–2) | 15 – Brown, B.Allen | 6 – Carmichael, Ekey | 6 – Brown, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (8,813) Normal, IL |
| January 5, 2013 7:05 pm | | Northern Iowa | L 60–70 | 9–6 (0–3) | 19 – Carmichael | 12 – Carmichael | 3 – Brown, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,951) Normal, IL |
| January 8, 2013 7:05 pm | | at Missouri State | L 55–62 | 9–7 (0–4) | 21 – Carmichael | 12 – Carmichael | 3 – Carmichael | JQH Arena (5,134) Springfield, MO |
| January 12, 2013 7:05 pm | | Drake | L 77–82 | 9–8 (0–5) | 24 – Hill | 12 – Carmichael | 4 – B.Allen | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,706) Normal, IL |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | L 62–74 | 9–9 (0–6) | 22 – Carmichael | 9 – Brown, Carmichael | 3 – Brown, B.Allen | Charles Koch Arena (10,323) Wichita, KS |
| January 20, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Southern Illinois | W 70–56 | 10–9 (1–6) | 22 – Brown | 14 – Carmichael | 6 – Hill | SIU Arena (5,254) Carbondale, IL |
| January 23, 2013 7:05 pm | | Indiana State | W 77–59 | 11–9 (2–6) | 18 – Hill | 9 – Carmichael | 2 – Carmichael, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,519) Normal, IL |
| January 26, 2013 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW | | Evansville | W 67–62 | 12–9 (3–6) | 24 – Carmichael | 14 – Carmichael | 2 – Brown, Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (6,507) Normal, IL |
| January 29, 2013 7:07 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW | | at Bradley I–74 Rivalry | L 77–83 | 12–10 (3–7) | 16 – Carmichael, Wilkins | 8 – Brown | 6 – Brown | Carver Arena (9,088) Peoria, IL |
| February 2, 2013 3:05 pm, CSN Chicago | | Southern Illinois | W 83–47 | 13–10 (4–7) | 16 – Brown | 11 – Carmichael | 5 – Hill | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (8,923) Normal, IL |
| February 6, 2013 7:05 pm, CSN Chicago | | at Drake | W 94–86 | 14–10 (5–7) | 25 – Brown | 8 – Ekey | 9 – Brown | The Knapp Center (4,133) Des Moines, IA |
| February 9, 2013 9:05 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Creighton | W 75–72 | 15–10 (6–7) | 27 – Brown | 7 – Hill | 5 – Brown | CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,494) Omaha, NE |
| February 13, 2013 7:05 pm | | Bradley I–74 Rivalry | W 79–59 | 16–10 (7–7) | 27 – Carmichael | 13 – Carmichael | 5 – Brown | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (8,417) Normal, IL |
| February 17, 2013 7:05 pm, ESPNU | | Wichita State | L 67–68 | 16–11 (7–8) | 17 – Brown | 9 – Carmichael | 3 – Brown | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (9,510) Normal, IL |
| February 20, 2013 7:05 pm | | at Evansville | L 62–79 | 16–12 (7–9) | 21 – Brown | 14 – Carmichael | 4 – Cousin | Ford Center (4,166) Evansville, IN |
| February 23, 2013* 8:00 pm | | at Utah State Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters | L 71–80 | 16–13 | 35 – Brown | 10 – Brown, Carmichael | 5 – B.Allen | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,348) Logan, UT |
| February 27, 2013 7:05 pm | | Missouri State | W 86–50 | 17–13 (8–9) | 25 – Brown | 11 – Carmichael | 5 – Keane | Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (5,832) Normal, IL |
| March 2, 2013 7:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 72–80 | 17–14 (8–10) | 28 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 1 – Carmichael, Hill, Keane | McLeod Center (6,621) Cedar Falls, IA |
| State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2013* 8:35 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW | (6) | vs. (3) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal | W 73–65 | 18–14 | 28 – Brown | 10 – Carmichael | 3 – Hill | Scottrade Center (14,004) St. Louis, MO |
| March 9, 2013* 4:05 pm, CSN Chicago/FSMW | (6) | vs. (2) Wichita State Semifinal | L 51–66 | 18–15 | 22 – Carmichael | 7 – Wilkins | 2 – Brown, Ekey, B.Allen | Scottrade Center (18,262) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||
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