# 2018–19 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Horizon League tournament.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 16–17, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wright State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Oct 31, 2018* 7:00 pm | Concordia (WI) | W 92–64 | | Klotsche Center (825) Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Boston College | L 53–73 | 0–1 | Conte Forum (3,763) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 10, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Dakota | L 60–63 | 0–2 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,165) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm | at FIU | L 83–86 | 0–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (773) Miami, FL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cincinnati | L 63–74 | 0–4 | Fifth Third Arena (10,163) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | LIU Brooklyn Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game | W 92–87 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (895) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm | Albany Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game | W 79–70 | 2–4 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (952) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 30, 2018* 4:30 am, BBC Sport | vs. No. 21 Buffalo Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals | L 77–96 | 2–5 | SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 am, CBSSN | vs. Stephen F. Austin Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 3rd-place game | L 51–66 | 2–6 | SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSWI | Drake | L 61–75 | 2–7 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,395) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 9, 2018* 3:00 pm, FSWI | at North Dakota | L 72–83 | 2–8 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,547) Grand Forks, ND |
| Dec 13, 2018* 6:00 pm | at UMKC | W 69–66 | 3–8 | Municipal Auditorium (987) Kansas City, MO |
| Dec 16, 2018* 4:00 pm | Wisconsin Lutheran | W 87–64 | 4–8 | Klotsche Center (870) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | W 67–66 | 5–8 | University Arena (2,078) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Horizon League regular season |||||
| Dec 29, 2018 7:00 pm, FSWI | Green Bay | L 82–92 | 5–9 (0–1) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,634) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cleveland State | W 83–76 | 6–9 (1–1) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,001) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm, MY24 Sports | Youngstown State | L 51–76 | 6–10 (1–2) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,160) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Oakland | W 67–64 | 7–10 (2–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,752) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | L 84–93 | 7–11 (2–3) | Calihan Hall (3,010) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, FSWI | UIC | W 81–69 | 8–11 (3–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,654) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | W 64–57 | 9–11 (4–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,613) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Wright State | L 54–56 | 9–12 (4–4) | Nutter Center (3,469) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm, FSWI+ | at Northern Kentucky | L 60–73 | 9–13 (4–5) | BB&T Arena (4,225) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Green Bay | L 74–90 | 9–14 (4–6) | Resch Center (3,720) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | L 71–72 | 9–15 (4–7) | Beeghly Center (1,572) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cleveland State | L 68–78 | 9–16 (4–8) | Wolstein Center (1,708) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Detroit Mercy | L 84–90 | 9–17 (4–9) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,506) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oakland | L 73–89 | 9–18 (4–10) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,440) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 22, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at IUPUI | L 60–67 | 9–19 (4–11) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,405) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 24, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | at UIC | L 59–74 | 9–20 (4–12) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,325) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, FSWI | Northern Kentucky | L 55–65 | 9–21 (4–13) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,792) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Wright State | L 62–65 | 9–22 (4–14) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,114) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
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