# 2003–04 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
They finished the season 10–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in tenth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were victorious over Bradley University in their opening round game but were defeated by the University of Northern Iowa in their quarterfinal game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 23, 2003* 2:05 pm | | Florida A&M | W 87–70 | 0–1 | 24 – Guidry | 10 – Plank | 6 – Plank | Redbird Arena (6,689) Normal, IL |
| November 26, 2003* 7:05 pm | | at Northern Illinois | L 55–66 | 1–1 | 20 – Alexander | 9 – Arnold | 3 – Dilligard | Convocation Center (2,888) DeKalb, IL |
| November 29, 2003* 8:05 pm | | at Utah State | L 84–89 | 1–2 | 21 – Plank | 5 – Plank | 4 – Plank | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,184) Logan, UT |
| December 2, 2003* 7:05 pm | | Bellarmine | W 87–53 | 2–2 | 20 – Guidry | 6 – Plank | 5 – Burras, Plank | Redbird Arena (6,016) Normal, IL |
| December 6, 2003* 7:05 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 80–69 | 3–2 | 27 – Guidry | 9 – Dilligard | 6 – Greene | Redbird Arena (6,909) Normal, IL |
| December 13, 2003* 5:00 pm | | at Illinois–Chicago | L 74–86 | 3–3 | 20 – Guidry | 6 – Guidry, Plank | 5 – Alexander, Guidry | UIC Pavilion (5,978) Chicago, IL |
| December 16, 2003* 7:05 pm | | Western Kentucky | W 66–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | 23 – Arnold | 10 – Dilligard | 6 – Troc | Redbird Arena (4,367) Normal, IL |
| December 20, 2003 12:07 pm | | Northern Iowa | L 61–64 | 4–4 (0–1) | 13 – Guidry | 7 – Arnold | 6 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,213) Normal, IL |
| December 28, 2003 2:05 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 40–57 | 4–5 (0–2) | 9 – Echols | 5 – Echols | 2 – Greene, Echols | SIU Arena (5,892) Carbondale, IL |
| January 3, 2004* 1:00 pm | | at No. 19 Illinois | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | 23 – Arnold | 4 – Greene, Echols, Plank | 10 – Greene | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| January 7, 2004 7:05 pm | | No. 23 Creighton | L 55–56 | 4–7 (0–3) | 13 – Echols | 12 – Arnold | 5 – Alexander | Redbird Arena (5,282) Normal, IL |
| January 10, 2004 6:05 pm | | at Indiana State | L 49–56 | 4–8 (0–4) | 15 – Arnold | 7 – Burras, Dilligard | 2 – Greene, Arnold, Burras | Hulman Center (4,188) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 14, 2004 7:05 pm | | at Drake | L 55–59 | 4–9 (0–5) | 12 – Echols | 5 – Echols | 5 – Alexander | The Knapp Center (5,069) Des Monies, IA |
| January 18, 2004 1:07 pm | | Southwest Missouri State | W 54–42 | 5–9 (1–5) | 16 – Arnold | 6 – Alexander | 4 – Greene | Redbird Arena (6,585) Normal, IL |
| January 21, 2004 7:05 pm | | Southern Illinois | L 58–71 | 5–10 (1–6) | 18 – Arnold | 11 – Plank | 4 – Greene | Redbird Arena (7,124) Normal, IL |
| January 24, 2004 7:07 pm | | at No. 24 Creighton | L 63–72 | 5–11 (1–7) | 16 – Guidry | 5 – Echols, Arnold, Plank | 5 – Greene | Qwest Center Omaha (14,313) Omaha, NE |
| January 28, 2004 7:05 pm | | at Northern Iowa | W 68–60 | 6–11 (2–7) | 17 – Guidry | 7 – Arnold | 3 – Greene, Alexander | UNI Dome (2,684) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 31, 2004 4:05 pm, WMBD | | Bradley | L 54–57 | 6–12 (2–8) | 15 – Arnold | 6 – Dilligard | 2 – Greene, Arnold, Burras, Dilligard | Redbird Arena (9,074) Normal, IL |
| February 4, 2004 7:05 pm | | Wichita State | L 50–70 | 6–13 (2–9) | 16 – Guidry | 6 – Dilligard | 2 – Dilligard | Redbird Arena (5,867) Normal, IL |
| February 7, 2004 7:05 pm | | at Southwest Missouri State | L 57–69 | 6–14 (2–10) | 17 – Arnold | 5 – Plank | 4 – Greene | John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,854) Springfield, MO |
| February 11, 2004 7:05 pm | | at Evansville | L 48–79 | 6–15 (2–11) | 16 – Echols | 5 – Echols, Dilligard | 3 – Echols | Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,327) Evansville, IN |
| February 14, 2004 2:05 pm | | Indiana State | W 63–37 | 7–15 (3–11) | 21 – Guidry | 4 – Arnold, Plank, Dilligard | 5 – Greene | Redbird Arena (6,751) Normal, IL |
| February 18, 2004 7:37 pm, WEEK | | at Bradley | L 46–65 | 7–16 (3–12) | 16 – Guidry | 8 – Arnold | 3 – Greene | Carver Arena (9,744) Peoria, IL |
| February 21, 2004* 4:05 pm | | Loyola–Chicago Bracket Buster Saturday | W 77–71 | 8–16 | 21 – Guidry | 6 – Greene, Guidry, Arnold | 2 – Greene, Alexander, Arnold | Redbird Arena (6,507) Normal, IL |
| February 25, 2004 7:05 pm | | Evansville | L 56–72 | 8–17 (3–13) | 15 – Guidry | 5 – Echols, Dilligard | 3 – Alexander, Echols | Redbird Arena (5,838) Normal, IL |
| February 28, 2004 7:05 pm | | at Wichita State | L 62–68 | 8–18 (3–14) | 23 – Guidry | 5 – Dilligard | 7 – Greene | Charles Koch Arena (10,494) Wichita, KS |
| March 1, 2004 7:05 pm | | Drake | W 73–68 | 9–18 (4–14) | 23 – Greene | 5 – Dilligard | 6 – Greene | Redbird Arena (5,415) Normal, IL |
| State Farm Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2004* 2:37 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Bradley Opening Round | W 76–56 | 10–18 | 22 – Guidry | 11 – Echols | 6 – Greene | Savvis Center (4,785) St. Louis, MO |
| March 6, 2004* 6:07 pm | (10) | vs. (2) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal | L 54–68 | 10–19 | 22 – Guidry | 7 – Arnold | 2 – Greene | Savvis Center (9,819) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||