# 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Redbirds finished the regular season at season 18–11, 13–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Southern Illinois University. They were seeded second for the conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southwest Missouri State University and lost their semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University.
Illinois State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Redbirds beat Utah State on the road in overtime in the first round, but lost by three points at home to Washington State in the second round to end at 20–13.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 25, 1994* | | vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational [Quarterfinal] | L 71–88 | 0–1 | – | – | – | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (300) Hilo, HA |
| November 26, 1994* | | at Hawai'i–Hilo Big Island Invitational [Consolation Semifinal] | W 80–71 | 1–1 | – | – | – | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,550) Hilo, HA |
| November 27, 1994* | | vs. Northern Iowa Big Island Invitational [Fifth Place] | W 80–70 | 2–1 | – | – | – | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (500) Hilo, HA |
| December 3, 1994* | | Wisconsin–Green Bay | L 58–64 | 2–2 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,607) Normal, IL |
| December 6, 1994* | | North Carolina–Wilmington | L 71–83 | 2–3 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (5,850) Normal, IL |
| December 10, 1994 | | at Evansville | L 51–78 | 2–4 (0–1) | – | – | – | Roberts Municipal Stadium (10,219) Evansville, IN |
| December 18, 1994* | | Virginia Commonwealth | W 77–68 | 3–4 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (5,538) Normal, IL |
| December 22, 1994* | | at Santa Clara | L 63–80 | 3–5 | – | – | – | Harold J. Toso Pavilion (1,024) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 28, 1994* | | Saint Mary's | W 82–72 | 4–5 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (5,231) Normal, IL |
| December 31, 1994* | | Northwestern | W 86–68 | 5–5 | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,003) Normal, IL |
| January 3, 1995* | | at DePaul | L 62–82 | 5–6 | – | – | – | Rosemont Horizon (5,875) Rosemont, IL |
| January 7, 1995 | | Creighton | W 84–64 | 6–6 (1–1) | 15 – Trotter | 7 – Gibbons | 5 – Cason, Smiley | Redbird Arena (5,565) Normal, IL |
| January 11, 1995* | | at East Carolina | L 57–64 | 6–7 | – | – | – | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,142) Greenville, NC |
| January 14, 1995 | | at Creighton | W 68–65 | 7–7 (2–1) | 16 – Wright | 8 – Altadonna | 7 – Cason | Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,673) Omaha, NE |
| January 16, 1995 | | at Northern Iowa | L 69–78 | 7–8 (2–2) | – | – | – | UNI Dome (3,378) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 19, 1995 | | Tulsa | W 95–79 | 8–8 (3–2) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,525) Normal, IL |
| January 21, 1995 8:05 pm | | Wichita State | W 79–69 | 9–8 (4–2) | 16 – Franklin | 7 – Franklin | 8 – Cason | Redbird Arena (8,811) Normal, IL |
| January 25, 1995 WEEK | | at Bradley | L 83–86 | 9–9 (4–3) | – | – | – | Carver Arena (10,416) Peoria, IL |
| January 28, 1995 | | at Southern Illinois | W 94–91 | 10–9 (5–3) | 22 – Trotter | 6 – Kern, Trotter, Muller | 7 – Smiley | SIU Arena (5,322) Carbondale, IL |
| January 30, 1995 | | Indiana State | W 88–72 | 11–9 (6–3) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,081) Normal, IL |
| February 2, 1995 | | at Southwest Missouri State | L 66–74 | 11–10 (6–4) | – | – | – | John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,433) Springfield, MO |
| February 4, 1995 7:30 pm | | at Wichita State | W 83–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (7–4) | 21 – Altadonna | 6 – Muller | 9 – Cason | Henry Levitt Arena (6,635) Wichita, KS |
| February 8, 1995 | | Evansville | W 73–72 | 13–10 (8–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (6,513) Normal, IL |
| February 11, 1995 WMBD | | Bradley | W 70–59 | 14–10 (9–4) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (10,317) Normal, IL |
| February 16, 1995 | | at Drake | L 78–82 | 14–11 (9–5) | – | – | – | The Knapp Center (4,307) Des Moines, IA |
| February 18, 1995 | | Southern Illinois | W 104–98 $^{2OT}$ | 15–11 (10–5) | 22 – Trotter | 10 – Wright | 16 – Cason | Redbird Arena (9,170) Normal, IL |
| February 20, 1995 | | Northern Iowa | W 91–76 | 16–11 (11–5) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (7,306) Normal, IL |
| February 23, 1995 | | at Indiana State | W 72-67 | 17–11 (12–5) | – | – | – | Hulman Center (4,985) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 27, 1995 | | Drake | W 66–64 | 18–11 (13–5) | – | – | – | Redbird Arena (8,156) Normal, IL |
| Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 1995 | (2) | vs. (7) Southwest Missouri State Quarterfinal | W 75–72 | 19–11 | 17 – Wright | 6 – Wright | 7 – Cason | Kiel Center (11,971) St. Louis, MO |
| March 5, 1995 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) Southern Illinois Semifinal | L 68–72 | 19–12 | 19 – Trotter | 7 – Trotter | 7 – Cason | Kiel Center (13,271) St. Louis, MO |
| National Invitation {NIT} tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 1995 | | at Utah State First Round | W 93–87 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | 29 – Trotter | 6 – Kern | 8 – Smiley | Smith Spectrum (10,205) Logan, UT |
| March 20, 1995 | | Washington State Second Round | L 80–83 | 20–13 | 17 – Altadonna | 7 – Kern | 7 – Cason | Redbird Arena (8,751) Normal, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||
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