# 1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 3–5 in conference play to finish in fourth place.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| December 1, 1970* 8:00 pm | Bemidji State | W 80–67 | 1–0 | 17 – Litwiller | 12 – Murray | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 4, 1970* | vs. Central Michigan Western Illinois Tournament [Semifinal] | L 73–77 | 1–1 | 32 – Collins | 12 – Murray | – | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| December 5, 1970* | at Western Illinois Western Illinois Tournament [Third Place] | W 89–69 | 2–1 | 25 – Guy | 12 – Litwiller | – | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| December 9, 1970 8:00 pm | Ball State | W 90–80 | 3–1 (1–0) | 31 – Collins | 11 – Litwiller | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 12, 1970 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 89–88 | 4–1 (2–0) | 27 – Collins | 11 – Smith | – | Chick Evans Field House (4,100) DeKalb, IL |
| December 17, 1970* 8:00 pm | Northeast Missouri State | L 66–69 | 4–2 | 24 – Collins | 12 – Litwiller | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| December 19, 1970* | at Southeast Missouri State | W 115–111 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | 39 – Collins | 14 – Murray | – | Houck Field House Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 22, 1970 | at Indiana State | L 84–105 | 5–3 (2–1) | 19 – Guy | 7 – Murray, Smith | – | Indiana State College Arena Terre Haute, IN |
| January 2, 1971* | at Ohio | L 73–97 | 5–4 | 30 – Collins | 5 – Litwiller, Murray, Collins | – | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| January 6, 1971* 8:00 pm | Central Michigan | L 63–75 | 5–5 | 19 – Collins | 9 – Smith | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 9, 1971* 8:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 80–65 | 6–5 | 23 – Collins | 8 – Collins | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 13, 1971 8:00 pm | Indiana State | L 88–89 | 6–6 (2–2) | 40 – Collins | 11 – Smith | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 16, 1971* | at Wisconsin State–Whitewater | W 86–70 | 7–6 | 27 – Collins | 7 – Smith, Collins | – | Williams Center Gymnasium Whitewater, WI |
| January 18, 1971* 8:00 pm | Central Missouri State | W 102–63 | 8–6 | 31 – Collins | 11 – Murray | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| January 30, 1971 | at Ball State | L 81–99 | 8–7 (2–3) | 37 – Collins | 9 – Litwiller | – | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN |
| February 6, 1971* | at Wisconsin State–Stout | W 82–76 | 9–7 | 35 – Collins | 8 – Smith | – | Johnson Fieldhouse Menomonie, WI |
| February 10, 1971* 8:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 87–69 | 10–7 | 33 – Collins | 17 – Smith | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 13, 1971* | at Eastern Illinois | W 85–76 | 11–7 | 26 – Guy | 9 – Smith, Collins | – | Lantz Arena Charleston, IL |
| February 15, 1971 | at Southern Illinois | L 81–97 | 11–8 (2–4) | 26 – Smith | 11 – Smith | – | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| February 18, 1971 8:00 pm | Northern Illinois | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (2–5) | 21 – Collins | 14 – Litwiller | – | Horton Field House (7,000) Normal, IL |
| February 20, 1971* | at Central Michigan | L 90–98 | 11–10 | 29 – Collins | 10 – Litwiller, Murray | – | Ronald W Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 24, 1971* 8:00 pm | Akron | W 99–88 | 12–10 | 35 – Collins | 12 – Murray, Smith | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| February 27, 1971* | at Central Missouri State | W 76–74 | 13–10 | 19 – Litwiller, Collins | 12 – Murray | – | Garrison Gym Warrensburg, MO |
| March 1, 1971 8:00 pm | Southern Illinois | W 87–79 | 14–10 (3–5) | 34 – Collins | 14 – Murray | – | Horton Field House Normal, IL |
| March 3, 1971* | at Western Illinois | W 84–68 | 15–10 | 31 – Collins | 17 – Smith | – | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| March 6, 1971* | at Southwest Missouri State | W 89–88 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 | 44 – Collins | 10 – Murray | – | McDonald Arena Springfield, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||||||
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