# 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 16–10.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 12, 1974* 7:30 pm | Czechoslovakian National Team | W 107–93 | | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 30, 1974* 8:15 pm | at Saint Louis | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 0-1 | – | – | – | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO |
| December 3, 1974* | at Florida State | L 70–72 | 0-2 | – | – | – | Bobby Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL |
| December 7, 1974* 8:00 pm, WRAU | Drake | W 92–79 | 1–2 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 11, 1974* | at Butler | L 78–79 | 1-3 | – | – | – | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| December 14, 1974* | Louisiana Tech | W 109–81 | 2–3 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 21, 1974* | at Nevada–Las Vegas | L 88–99 | 2-4 | – | – | – | Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV |
| December 26, 1974* | California State–San Francisco | W 102–57 | 3–4 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 28, 1974* | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 72–68 | 4–4 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 4, 1975* 8:00 pm, WRAU | Southern Illinois | W 91–84 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | 51 – Whitlow | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 6, 1975* 8:00 pm, WRAU | Oral Roberts | W 107–98 | 6–4 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 9, 1975* | at Bradley | L 85–106 | 6–5 | – | – | – | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| January 11, 1975* | at Pacific | L 76–82 | 6–6 | – | – | – | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, CA |
| January 16, 1975* | at South Alabama | L 88–90 | 6–7 | – | – | – | Jaguar Gymnasium Mobile, AL |
| January 18, 1975* | Oakland | W 98–53 | 7–7 | – | – | – | Horton Field House (7,000) Normal, IL |
| January 22, 1975* | at Marshall | W 80–77 | 8–7 | – | – | – | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| January 25, 1975* | Northern Illinois | W 102–79 | 9–7 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 29, 1975* | at Southern Illinois | L 61–91 | 9–8 | – | – | – | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| February 1, 1975* | at Central Michigan | L 82–93 | 9–9 | – | – | – | Ryan Hall Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 3, 1975* | South Alabama | W 104–86 | 10–9 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 8, 1975* | at Ball State | L 65–77 | 10–10 | – | – | – | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN |
| February 12, 1975* | Western Illinois | W 104–69 | 11–10 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 15, 1975* | at Northern Illinois | W 107–78 | 12–10 | – | – | – | Chick Evans Field House (2,182) DeKalb, IL |
| February 18, 1975* | at Wisconsin–Milwaukee | W 100–62 | 13–10 | – | 20 – Whitlow | – | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| February 22, 1975* | Lewis | W 129–80 | 14–10 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 26, 1975* | Indiana State | W 99–91 | 15–10 | – | – | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| March 1, 1975* | at West Virginia | W 105–99 | 16–10 | – | – | – | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||
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