# 2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Carson Cunningham and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They qualified for the Southland tournament for the first time in school history.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 6–14 in Southland play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 2020* 1:00 pm | | Rice UIW Invitational | L 53–68 | 0–1 | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 29, 2020* 1:00 pm | | Our Lady of the Lake UIW Invitational | W 84–71 | 1–1 | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 2, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 83–94 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Arena-Auditorium (1,066) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 64–72 | 1–3 | Strahan Arena (701) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 12, 2020* | | Grambling State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 14, 2020* | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 18, 2020* | | at Arizona State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| Dec 21, 2020* | | at Rice | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| Dec 29, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Texas Tech | L 51–79 | 1–4 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,850) Lubbock, TX |
| Dec 31, 2020* 5:00 pm | | McMurry | W 92–71 | 2–4 | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 1, 2021* 1:00 pm | | McMurry | W 81–54 | 3–4 | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2021 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 75–67 | 4–4 (1–0) | Prather Coliseum (439) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | L 64–86 | 4–5 (1–1) | Lakefront Arena (425) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 13, 2021 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 83–61 | 5–5 (2–1) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 16, 2021 6:30 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 65–83 | 5–6 (2–2) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 20, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Lamar | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 23, 2021 2:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–53 | 6–6 (3–2) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 27, 2021 7:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | L 57–73 | 6–7 (3–3) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 30, 2021 6:30 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 67–75 | 6–8 (3–4) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar Rescheduled from January 20 | W 67–58 | 7–8 (4–4) | Montagne Center (871) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 6, 2021 3:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 58–53 | 8–8 (5–4) | American Bank Center (904) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 10, 2021 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | L 67–68 | 8–9 (5–5) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 13, 2021 6:30 pm | | New Orleans | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm | | at McNeese State | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 20, 2021 4:30 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 24, 2021 7:00 pm | | Lamar | L 45–67 | 8–10 (5–6) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 1, 2021 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | L 72–88 | 8–11 (5–7) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 3, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 67–72 | 8–12 (5–8) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| Mar 6, 2021 3:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 60–85 | 8–13 (5–9) | Teague Special Events Center Abilene, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Houston Baptist First round | L 68–80 | 8–14 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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