# 1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by ninth-year head coach Rich Herrin and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Salukis fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1993* | | Tampa | W 114–64 | 1–0 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 4, 1993* | | at Evansville | W 74–69 | 2–0 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 8, 1993* | | Ole Miss | W 81–60 | 3–0 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 11, 1993* | | Austin Peay | W 94–86 $^{2OT}$ | 4–0 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 16, 1993* | | Southeast Missouri State | W 82–54 | 5–0 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 22, 1993 | | at Wichita State | W 72–64 | 6–0 (1–0) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 30, 1993* | | at Saint Louis | L 87–100 | 6–1 | St. Louis Arena (17,117) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 5, 1994* | | Missouri | L 56–72 | 6–2 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 8, 1994 | | Illinois State | W 67–64 | 7–2 (2–0) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 10, 1994 | | at Drake | W 86–76 | 8–2 (3–0) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 15, 1994 | | Bradley | W 72–66 | 9–2 (4–0) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 17, 1994 | | at Creighton | W 81–67 | 10–2 (5–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 20, 1994 | | Tulsa | L 81–86 | 10–3 (5–1) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 22, 1994 | | Wichita State | W 95–79 | 11–3 (6–1) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 25, 1994 | | at Indiana State | W 72–69 | 12–3 (7–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Jan 29, 1994 | | at Bradley | L 62–68 | 12–4 (7–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 31, 1994 | | Creighton | W 97–64 | 13–4 (8–2) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 3, 1994 | | Northern Iowa | W 89–68 | 14–4 (9–2) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 5, 1994 | | at SW Missouri State | L 64–66 | 14–5 (9–3) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 9, 1994 | | Indiana State | W 89–69 | 15–5 (10–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 12, 1994 | | at Tulsa | L 70–88 | 15–6 (10–4) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 14, 1994* | | at Oral Roberts | W 92–76 | 16–6 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 16, 1994 | | SW Missouri State | W 79–56 | 17–6 (11–4) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 19, 1994 | | Drake | W 73–71 | 18–6 (12–4) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 23, 1994 | | at Northern Iowa | W 97–94 | 19–6 (13–4) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Feb 27, 1994 | | at Illinois State | W 84–73 | 20–6 (14–4) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1994* | | vs. SW Missouri State Quarterfinals | W 52–50 | 21–6 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 6, 1994* | | vs. Bradley Semifinals | W 72–59 | 22–6 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 7, 1994* | | vs. Northern Iowa Championship game | W 77–74 | 23–6 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1994* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 23 Minnesota First round | L 60–74 | 23–7 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||