# 1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Samuels, they were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 1992 NCAA tournament. As the 15 seed in the West region, the Panthers fell to Indiana in the opening round, 94–55.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1991* | | Elmhurst | W 59–50 | 1–0 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Nov 25, 1991* | | Indiana State | W 59–50 | 2–0 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | at Northeastern Illinois | W 84–75 | 3–0 | Physical Education Complex Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 5, 1991* | | Cal State Fullerton | W 58–57 | 4–0 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 16, 1991* | | Northeastern | W 70–66 | 5–0 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 30, 1991* | | at No. 13 Missouri | L 56–83 | 5–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 2, 1992* | | at Creighton | L 60–61 | 5–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 4, 1992* | | at Nebraska | L 68–81 | 5–3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 8, 1992 | | at Wright State | L 65–72 | 5–4 (0–1) | Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | Valparaiso | W 51–46 | 6–4 (1–1) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 13, 1992 | | UIC | W 81–76 | 7–4 (2–1) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 18, 1992 | | at Cleveland State | W 73–71 | 8–4 (3–1) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jan 20, 1992 | | at Akron | L 61–71 | 8–5 (3–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio |
| Jan 25, 1992 | | Green Bay | L 70–74 | 8–6 (3–3) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 27, 1992 | | Northern Illinois | L 67–76 | 8–7 (3–4) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 1, 1992 | | at Western Illinois | W 78–66 | 9–7 (4–4) | Western Hall Macomb, Illinois |
| Feb 3, 1992* | | Murray State | L 73–77 | 9–8 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 6, 1992* | | at Milwaukee | L 60–78 | 9–9 | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 8, 1992 | | at UIC | L 67–68 | 9–10 (4–5) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 1992 | | at Valparaiso | W 70–56 | 10–10 (5–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 15, 1992 | | Akron | W 62–55 | 11–10 (6–5) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 17, 1992 | | Cleveland State | L 52–62 | 11–11 (6–6) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 20, 1992 | | Wright State | W 79–70 | 12–11 (7–6) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 22, 1992 | | at Northern Illinois | W 65–61 | 13–11 (8–6) | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois |
| Feb 24, 1992 | | at Green Bay | L 52–67 | 13–12 (8–7) | Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 29, 1992* | | at Murray State | L 74–86 | 13–13 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky |
| Mar 5, 1992 | | Western Illinois | W 75–73 | 14–13 (9–7) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Mid-Continent Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1992* | (4) | vs. (5) Wright State Quarterfinals | W 84–72 | 15–13 | Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 9, 1992* | (4) | vs. (1) Green Bay Semifinals | W 75–65 | 16–13 | Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 10, 1992* | (4) | vs. (3) UIC Championship Game | W 83–68 | 17–13 | Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1992* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana First Round | L 55–94 | 17–14 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||