# 2022–23 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bengals, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Looney, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2021–22 season 7–23, 5–15 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by Portland State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2022* 7:30 pm | | Walla Walla | W 92–45 | – | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Park–Gilbert | W 76–38 | – | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 56–60 | 0–1 | Marriott Center (13,972) Provo, UT |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Westcliff | W 97–56 | 1–1 | Reed Gym (1,111) Pocatello, ID |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 58–70 | 1–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,328) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Denver | L 69–70 | 1–3 | Reed Gym (1,227) Pocatello, ID |
| November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | L 76–77 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Hyland Performance Arena (731) St. Charles, MO |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 pm | | vs. Bethune–Cookman Central Arkansas Classic | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Farris Center (97) Conway, AR |
| November 27, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Classic | L 77–81 | 1–6 | Farris Center (1,157) Conway, AR |
| November 29, 2022* 6:00 pm | | at Kansas City | W 75–65 | 2–6 | Swinney Recreation Center (823) Kansas City, MO |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 59–69 | 2–7 | Reed Gym (1,220) Pocatello, ID |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana Western | W 61–53 | 3–7 | Reed Gym (1,023) Pocatello, ID |
| December 10, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | L 70–76 | 3–8 | Reed Gym (1,040) Pocatello, ID |
| December 17, 2022* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 55–90 | 3–9 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,733) Seattle, WA |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 66–68 | 3–10 | GCU Arena (6,804) Phoenix, AZ |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 79–53 | 4–10 (1–0) | Reed Gym (1,007) Pocatello, ID |
| December 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 90–83 | 5–10 (2–0) | Reed Gym (933) Pocatello, ID |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 67–57 | 6–10 (3–0) | Dee Events Center (5,114) Ogden, UT |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 68–81 | 6–11 (3–1) | Worthington Arena (2,370) Bozeman, MT |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 55–84 | 6–12 (3–2) | Dahlberg Arena (3,543) Missoula, MT |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 65–61 | 7–12 (4–2) | Reed Gym (1,096) Pocatello, ID |
| January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | L 65–72 | 7–13 (4–3) | Reed Gym (1,644) Pocatello, ID |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 68–81 | 7–14 (4–4) | Reese Court (1,613) Cheney, WA |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 8–14 (5–4) | ICCU Arena (2,397) Moscow, ID |
| February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 71–72 $^{2OT}$ | 8–15 (5–5) | Reed Gym (1,669) Pocatello, ID |
| February 6, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 75–70 | 9–15 (6–5) | Findlay Toyota Court (651) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | L 61–69 | 9–16 (6–6) | Reed Gym (1,445) Pocatello, ID |
| February 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 52–58 | 9–17 (6–7) | Reed Gym (1,625) Pocatello, ID |
| February 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 70–79 | 9–18 (6–8) | Viking Pavilion (1,263) Portland, OR |
| February 18, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | L 65–70 | 9–19 (6–9) | Hornets Nest (975) Sacramento, CA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 65–55 | 10–19 (7–9) | Reed Gym (1,311) Pocatello, ID |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 71–63 | 11–19 (8–9) | Reed Gym (1,692) Pocatello, ID |
| February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 72–87 | 11–20 (8–10) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,436) Greeley, CO |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Montana Quarterfinals | L 74–83 | 11–21 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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