# 1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Bob Daniels, played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse as an independent. They finished the season 20–7 and received a bid to the NIT where they lost to Fairfield in the First Round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1972 | Morris Harvey | W 85–70 | 1–0 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Dec 5, 1972 | UNC Charlotte | W 74–59 | 2–0 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Dec 8, 1972 | vs. UTEP Bayou Classic | W 64–62 | 3–0 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, LA |
| Dec 9, 1972 | at No. 10 Southwestern Louisiana Bayou Classic | L 84–98 | 3–1 | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, LA |
| Dec 12, 1972 | at Cleveland State | W 79–72 | 4–1 | Public Hall Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 15, 1972 | Baylor Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 82–72 | 5–1 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Dec 16, 1972 | Princeton Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 78–64 | 6–1 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Dec 22, 1972 | Morehead State | W 74–71 | 7–1 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Dec 30, 1972 | at Western Michigan | L 70–72 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2 | Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI |
| Jan 3, 1973 | Oral Roberts | L 76–81 | 7–3 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Jan 6, 1973 | Eastern Kentucky | W 83–72 | 8–3 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Jan 10, 1973 | at Bowling Green | L 87–92 | 8–4 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| Jan 13, 1973 | Central Michigan | W 99–91 | 9–4 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Jan 17, 1973 | Miami (OH) | W 90–70 | 10–4 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Jan 20, 1973 | at Morris Harvey | W 95–72 | 11–4 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV |
| Jan 24, 1973 | at Morehead State | L 80–81 | 11–5 | Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY |
| Jan 29, 1973 | North Carolina A&T | W 85–66 | 12–5 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Jan 31, 1973 | at South Carolina | L 71–88 | 12–6 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Feb 3, 1973 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 100–76 | 13–6 | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY |
| Feb 7, 1973 | at Miami (OH) | W 68–59 | 14–6 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| Feb 10, 1973 | at No. 19 Oral Roberts | W 106–103 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 17, 1973 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 116–79 | 16–6 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| Feb 22, 1973 | at UNC Charlotte | W 69–65 | 17–6 | Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 24, 1973 | at Stetson | W 86–67 | 18–6 | DeLand National Guard Armory DeLand, FL |
| Feb 26, 1973 | at Florida State | W 71–59 | 19–6 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL |
| Mar 1, 1973 | Samford | W 77–65 | 20–6 | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 18, 1973 | vs. Fairfield First Round | L 76–80 | 20–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||