# 2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by third-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2020–21 season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the #4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to #5 seed Montana State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Multnomah | W 101–67 | – | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| November 5, 2021* 7:30 pm | | Life Pacific | W 76–52 | – | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Oregon | W 82–61 | 1–0 | Reed Gym (1,078) Pocatello, ID |
| November 12, 2021* 8:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 60–65 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,210) Malibu, CA |
| November 14, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 51–77 | 1–2 | Climate Pledge Arena (2,302) Seattle, WA |
| November 19, 2021* 5:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 60–78 | 1–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,274) Lincoln, NE |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kansas City | L 58–74 | 1–4 | Reed Gym (1,176) Pocatello, ID |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 48–59 | 1–5 | Clune Arena (1,245) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | L 55–63 | 1–6 (0–1) | Reed Gym (1,102) Pocatello, ID |
| December 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 70–73 | 1–7 (0–2) | Reed Gym (1,094) Pocatello, ID |
| December 8, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 46–72 | 1–8 | Haas Pavilion (3,132) Berkeley, CA |
| December 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bethesda | W 103–68 | 2–8 | Reed Gym (978) Pocatello, ID |
| December 22, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 43–56 | 2–9 | The Thunderdome (526) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 54–78 | 2–10 (0–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,233) Missoula, MT |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 40–60 | 2–11 (0–4) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,200) Bozeman, MT |
| January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 81–74 | 3–11 (1–4) | Reed Gym (1,474) Pocatello, ID |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State Rescheduled from January 8 | L 61–78 | 3–12 (1–5) | Reed Gym (1,220) Pocatello, ID |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 63–95 | 3–13 (1–6) | Dee Events Center (3,723) Ogden, UT |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 74–86 | 3–14 (1–7) | America First Event Center (1,033) Cedar City, UT |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington Rescheduled from January 13 | L 63–89 | 3–15 (1–8) | Reed Gym (1,042) Pocatello, ID |
| January 27, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | L 60–61 | 3–16 (1–9) | Hornets Nest (482) Sacramento, CA |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | W 86–63 | 4–16 (2–9) | Reed Gym (1,160) Pocatello, ID |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State Rescheduled from February 3 | L 54–72 | 4–17 (2–10) | Reed Gym (1,027) Pocatello, ID |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 79–70 | 5–17 (3–10) | Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,323) Moscow, ID |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 72–75 | 5–18 (3–11) | Reese Court (1,336) Cheney, WA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 61–58 | 6–18 (4–11) | Reed Gym (1,088) Pocatello, ID |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | L 75–80 | 6–19 (4–12) | Reed Gym (1,380) Pocatello, ID |
| February 21, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado Rescheduled from January 29 | L 70–77 | 6–20 (4–13) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,136) Greeley, CO |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 70–66 | 7–20 (5–13) | Walkup Skydome (577) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 26, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–21 (5–14) | Viking Pavilion (1,084) Portland, OR |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 71–79 | 7–22 (5–15) | Reed Gym (1,334) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Portland State First round | L 52–66 | 7–23 | Idaho Central Arena (1,498) Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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