# 2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bryan Mullins and played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in MVC Play to tie for 3rd place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2021–22 season 16–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Drake.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2022* 2:00 pm | | at No. 20 Alabama Charity Exhibition | L 64–73 | | Foster Auditorium (2,000) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | W 94–63 | 1–0 | Banterra Center (5,109) Carbondale, IL |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | W 61–60 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,324) Stillwater, OK |
| November 13, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 53–71 | 2–1 | Screaming Eagles Arena (3,071) Evansville, IN |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State 2022 SoCal Challenge campus game | W 57–44 | 3–1 | Banterra Center (3,780) Carbondale, IL |
| November 21, 2022* 12:00 am, CBSSN | | vs. UNLV SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals | L 49–56 | 3–2 | The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 23, 2022* 12:00 am, CBSSN | | vs. California Baptist SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd Place Game | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | The Pavilion at JSerra (300) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 80–53 | 5–2 (1–0) | Ford Center (4,286) Evansville, IN |
| December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm, BSMW | | at Saint Louis | L 72–85 | 5–3 | Chaifetz Arena (7,024) St. Louis, MO |
| December 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 71–74 | 5–4 (1–1) | Banterra Center (4,126) Carbondale, IL |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alcorn State | W 74–68 | 6–4 | Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lincoln | W 88–51 | 7–4 | Banterra Center (3,958) Carbondale, IL |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 63–52 | 8–4 | Banterra Center (3,924) Carbondale, IL |
| December 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 70–68 | 9–4 | Show Me Center (1,632) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 63–57 | 10–4 (2–1) | CFSB Center (5,571) Murray, KY |
| January 1, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Belmont | W 63–45 | 11–4 (3–1) | Banterra Center (7,119) Carbondale, IL |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | W 53–49 | 12–4 (4–1) | Banterra Center (4,479) Carbondale, IL |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 57–69 | 12–5 (4–2) | McLeod Center (3,391) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 69–61 | 13–5 (5–2) | Hulman Center (5,152) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 69–57 | 14–5 (6–2) | Banterra Center (5,523) Carbondale, IL |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 78–70 | 15–5 (7–2) | Banterra Center (4,492) Carbondale, IL |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 61–57 | 16–5 (8–2) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,782) Springfield, MO |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 68–64 | 17–5 (9–2) | Banterra Center (6,507) Carbondale, IL |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 66–72 | 17–6 (9–3) | CEFCU Arena (4,377) Normal, IL |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 52–62 | 17–7 (9–4) | Carver Arena (4,817) Peoria, IL |
| February 5, 2023 1:00 pm, BSMW | | Missouri State | W 73–53 | 18–7 (10–4) | Banterra Center (5,802) Carbondale, IL |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 68–66 | 19–7 (11–4) | Banterra Center (4,864) Carbondale, IL |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Drake | L 59–82 | 19–8 (11–5) | Knapp Center (4,839) Des Moines, IA |
| February 14, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 66–62 | 20–8 (12–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,390) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 19, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Bradley | L 48–50 | 20–9 (12–6) | Banterra Center (6,516) Carbondale, IL |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | W 86–63 | 21–9 (13–6) | Banterra Center (5,101) Carbondale, IL |
| February 26, 2023 1:00 pm, BSMW | | at UIC | W 68–65 | 22–9 (14–6) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,502) Chicago, IL |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 8:30 pm, BSMW | (3) | vs. (6) Missouri State Quarterfinals | W 54–51 | 23–9 | Enterprise Center (7,049) St. Louis, MO |
| March 4, 2023 5:00 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (2) Drake Semifinals | L 52–65 | 23–10 | Enterprise Center (8,483) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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