# 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Bob Bender, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
They finished the season 19–10, 13–5 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Indiana State University in their quarterfinal game and Drake University in their semifinal game, but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their final game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| December 2, 1992* | | Lewis | W 82–69 | 1–0 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,064) Normal, IL |
| December 7, 1992* | | Butler | W 69–53 | 2–0 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,986) Normal, IL |
| December 9, 1992* | | DePaul | L 66–67 | 2–1 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,217) Normal, IL |
| December 12, 1992* | | at Evansville | L 67–86 | 2–2 | – | – | – | Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,679) Evansville, IN |
| December 19, 1992 | | at Tulsa | L 61–74 | 2–3 (0–1) | – | – | – | Tulsa Convention Center (5,119) Tulsa, OK |
| December 21, 1992 | | at Creighton | L 63–70 | 2–4 (0–2) | 21 – VandeGarde | 8 – VandeGarde | 2 – Kagel, Thomas, Hunter, Altadonna | Omaha Civic Auditorium (3,766) Omaha, NE |
| December 29, 1992* | | at Idaho State | L 56–66 | 2–5 | – | – | – | Holt Arena (1,748) Pocatello, ID |
| January 2, 1993* | | at Saint Mary's | W 64–44 | 3–5 | – | – | – | McKeon Pavilion (1,469) Moraga, CA |
| January 6, 1993 | | Southwest Missouri State | W 65–57 | 4–5 (1–2) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,041) Normal, IL |
| January 9, 1993 | | at Indiana State | L 60–63 | 4–6 (1–3) | – | – | – | Hulman Center (4,722) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 11, 1993 | | Southern Illinois | W 88–74 | 5–6 (2–3) | 26 – VandeGarde | 12 – Taylor | 7 – Thomas | Redbird Arena (8,987) Normal, IL |
| January 14, 1993 | | at Wichita State | W 68–66 | 6–6 (3–3) | 18 – Taylor | 7 – VandGarde | 5 – Wemhoener | Henry Levitt Arena (6,872) Wichita, KS |
| January 16, 1993 | | at Southwest Missouri State | W 82–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (4–3) | – | – | – | John Q. Hammons Student Center (7,782) Springfield, MO |
| January 20, 1993* | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 88–64 | 8–6 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,726) Normal, IL |
| January 23, 1993 MVC-TV | | Bradley | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (5–3) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (9,587) Normal, IL |
| January 25, 1993 | | at Southern Illinois | L 68–83 | 9–7 (5–4) | 14 – Thomas, Hunter, VandeGarde | 6 – Hunter, VandeGarde | 3 – VandeGarde | SIU Arena (8,142) Carbondale, IL |
| January 30, 1993 | | Drake | W 60–57 | 10–7 (6–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,625) Normal, IL |
| February 2, 1993 | | Indiana State | W 64–48 | 11–7 (7–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,315) Normal, IL |
| February 6, 1993 | | at Northern Iowa | W 69–49 | 12–7 (8–4) | – | – | – | UNI Dome (4,358) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 8, 1993 | | Wichita State | W 75–62 | 13–7 (9–4) | 19 – Thomas | 5 – VandeGarde | 7 – VandeGarde | Redbird Arena (8,801) Normal, IL |
| February 13, 1993* 11:00 am, ESPN | | Miami (Ohio) | L 55–65 | 13–8 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,260) Normal, IL |
| February 18, 1993 | | Tulsa | W 72–63 | 14–8 (10–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,670) Normal, IL |
| February 20, 1993 | | Creighton | W 59–53 | 15–8 (11–4) | 14 – Taylor | 6 – Wemhoener | 5 – Wemhoener | Redbird Arena (8,872) Normal, IL |
| February 23, 1993 WEEK | | at Bradley | L 41–55 | 15–9 (11–5) | – | – | – | Carver Arena (8,681) Peoria, IL |
| February 27, 1993 | | at Drake | W 55–54 | 16–9 (12–5) | – | – | – | The Knapp Center (7,002) Des Monies, IA |
| March 1, 1993 | | Northern Iowa | W 71–59 | 17–9 (13–5) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (9.081) Normal, IL |
| Diet Pepsi Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 1993* 12:00 pm | (1) | vs. (8) Indiana State Quarterfinal | W 73–68 | 18–9 | 25 – VandeGarde | 5 – Hunter, VandeGarde | 4 – Altadonna | The Arena (5,000) St. Louis, MO |
| March 7, 1993* 1:00 pm | (1) | vs. (4) Drake Semifinal | W 60–59 | 19–9 | 18 – Hunter | 9 – Hunter | 5 – Thomas | The Arena (9,143) St. Louis, MO |
| March 8, 1993* 8:30 pm, ESPN | (1) | vs. (2) Southern Illinois Final | L 59–70 | 19–10 | 16 – VandeGarde | 9 – VandeGarde | 5 – VandeGarde | The Arena (10,877) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||