# 1999–2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by fifth-year head coach Gary Garner, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in second place. They won the OVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Southeast Missouri State was the No. 13 seed in the West region and they lost to LSU in the opening round. This was the only time the Indians had participated in the Men’s Division I NCAA Tournament until the 2022–23 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | Western Carolina | W 93–69 | 1–0 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Nov 22, 1999* | | Rockhurst | W 67–58 | 2–0 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | Montana | W 66–61 | 3–0 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Dec 2, 1999 | | at Tennessee Tech | W 84–79 | 4–0 (1–0) | Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | Oakland City | W 79–45 | 5–0 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Dec 10, 1999* | | at Montana | L 48–60 | 5–1 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | vs. Robert Morris | W 55–44 | 6–1 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | Arkansas State | W 74–71 | 7–1 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | at Bradley | W 65–60 | 8–1 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 2, 2000* | | at Southern Illinois | L 51–62 | 8–2 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 6, 2000 | | Tennessee State | W 79–46 | 9–2 (2–0) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | Austin Peay | W 62–60 | 10–2 (3–0) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Jan 10, 2000 | | at Middle Tennessee | W 61–48 | 11–2 (4–0) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 13, 2000 | | at UT Martin | L 66–75 | 11–3 (4–1) | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Murray State | W 84–78 | 12–3 (5–1) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 18, 2000 | | Tennessee Tech | W 61–50 | 13–3 (6–1) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | Eastern Illinois | W 77–66 | 14–3 (7–1) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | Morehead State | W 80–59 | 15–3 (8–1) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 65–48 | 21–6 (14–4) | McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky |
| OVC Tournament ||||||
| Feb 29, 2000* | | UT Martin Quarterfinals | W 76–74 | 22–6 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Mar 4, 2000* | | vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals | W 78–60 | 23–6 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. Murray State Championship game | W 67–56 | 24–6 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 10 LSU First Round | L 61–64 | 24–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central. ||||||
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