# 1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Bob Bender, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
They finished the season 18–11, 14–4 in conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Northern Iowa University in their quarterfinal game but were defeated by Southwest Missouri State University in their semifinal game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 23, 1991* 6:30 pm | | at Virginia Commonwealth | L 66–92 | 0–1 | – | – | – | Richmond Coliseum (6,543) Richmond, VA |
| November 27, 1991* 7:30 pm | | Illinois–Chicago | W 72–64 | 1–1 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,325) Normal, IL |
| December 2, 1991* 7:30 pm | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 58–71 | 1–2 | – | – | – | Rosemont Horizon (1,202) Rosemont, IL |
| December 5, 1991* 6:30 pm | | at Butler | L 85–93 | 1–3 | – | – | – | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,246) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 7, 1991* 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | L 81–84 | 1–4 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,222) Normal, IL |
| December 14, 1991* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 95–63 | 2–4 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,378) Normal, IL |
| December 21, 1991 7:05 pm | | at Southwest Missouri State | W 61–51 | 3–4 (1–0) | – | – | – | John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,898) Springfield, MO |
| December 27, 1991* | | vs. Miami (Ohio) Lobo Invitational [Semifinal] | L 51–63 | 3–5 | – | – | – | University Arena (15,501) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 28, 1991* | | vs. Bucknell Lobo Invitational [Third Place] | L 61–79 | 3–6 | – | – | – | University Arena (15,500) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 4, 1992 11:00 am, MVC-TV | | at Creighton | W 56–49 | 4–6 (2–0) | 13 – Fowler | 8 – Taylor | 5 – Thomas | Omaha Civic Auditorium (3,236) Omaha, NE |
| January 7, 1992 7:30 pm | | Southwest Missouri State | W 69–55 | 5–6 (3–0) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,084) Normal, IL |
| January 11, 1992 7:35 pm | | at Northern Iowa | W 73–66 | 6–6 (4–0) | – | – | – | UNI Dome (5,171) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 13, 1992 7:30 pm | | Drake | W 54–51 | 7–6 (5–0) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (9,064) Normal, IL |
| January 18, 1992 7:30 pm | | at Wichita State | L 50–66 | 7–7 (5–1) | 10 – Fowler | 5 – VandeGarde | 4 – Kagel | Henry Levitt Arena (7,116) Wichita, KS |
| January 20, 1992 7:30 pm | | at Tulsa | W 73–72 | 8–7 (6–1) | – | – | – | Tulsa Convention Center (5,439) Tulsa, OK |
| January 25, 1992 7:00 pm | | Southern Illinois | L 59–64 | 8–8 (6–2) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (10,396) Normal, IL |
| February 1, 1992 7:00 pm | | Tulsa | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (6–3) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (9,943) Normal, IL |
| February 3, 1992 7:30 pm | | Wichita State | W 63–62 | 9–9 (7–3) | 14 – Fitch | 12 – Fowler | 6 – Thomas | Redbird Arena (7,184) Normal, IL |
| February 8, 1992 1:30 pm | | at Indiana State | W 64–62 | 10–9 (8–3) | – | – | – | Hulman Center (6,784) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 11, 1992 7:35 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 64–65 | 10–10 (8–4) | – | – | – | SIU Arena (6,120) Carbondale, IL |
| February 15, 1992 7:00 pm, WEEK | | Bradley | W 58–46 | 11–10 (9–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (10,226) Normal, IL |
| February 17, 1992* 7:30 pm | | Saint Louis | W 68–62 | 12–10 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,445) Normal, IL |
| February 20, 1992 7:30 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 72–60 | 13–10 (10–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,870) Normal, IL |
| February 22, 1992 5:00 pm, MVC-TV | | Indiana State | W 44–43 | 14–10 (11–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (10,239) Normal, IL |
| February 25, 1992 7:05 pm, WEEK | | at Bradley | W 64–60 | 15–10 (12–4) | – | – | – | Carver Arena (7,025) Peoria, IL |
| February 27, 1992 7:30 pm | | Creighton | W 79–62 | 16–10 (13–4) | 22 – Fitch | 5 – Fowler, Thomas, Taylor | 4 – Fowler, VandeGarde | Redbird Arena (9,901) Normal, IL |
| March 2, 1992 7:05 pm | | at Drake | W 76–75 | 17–10 (14–4) | – | – | – | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (4,915) Des Monies, IA |
| Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 1992* | (2) | vs. (7) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal | W 70–58 | 18–10 | 20 – Fowler | 6 – Fowler, VandeGarde, Wemhoener | 3 – Wemhoener | The Arena (6,220) St. Louis, MO |
| March 8, 1992* | (2) | vs. (3) Southwest Missouri State Semifinal | L 58–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–11 | 14 – Taylor, VandeGarde | 10 – Taylor | 4 – Wemhoener | The Arena (7,429) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||