2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2008–09 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	21	–	15	.583
Southern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Evansville	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Wichita State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Drake	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Indiana State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Missouri State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355

† Missouri Valley Conference tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represents Illinois State University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), is led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich. In 2007-08, the Redbirds finished 25-10 (13-5 in the MVC).

Preseason

In the preseason, Illinois State played one game. They defeated the University of Illinois at Springfield 81-57.

Schedule

Date	Opponent*	Location	Time^#	Result	Overall	Conference
Missouri Valley Conference Standing: 3rd^[1]
Exhibition Games
November 11, 2008	Illinois-Springfield	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 81-57	1-0	0-0
Regular Season Games
November 15, 2008	Wright State	Dayton, OH	6:00 p.m.	W 69-61	1-0	0-0
November 21, 2008	Alabama State	Normal, IL	5:00 p.m.	W 77-71	2-0	0-0
November 22, 2008	Houston Baptist	Normal, IL	5:00 p.m.	W 107-70	3-0	0-0
November 23, 2008	Southern Methodist	University Park, TX	7:30 p.m.	W 84-73	4-0	0-0
November 28, 2008	Nicholls State	Normal, IL	6:00 p.m.	W 75-65	5-0	0-0
November 29, 2008	Winston-Salem	Normal, IL	6:05 p.m.	W 53-33	6-0	0-0
November 30, 2008	California Santa Barbara	Normal, IL	3:35 p.m.	W 87-59	7-0	0-0
December 6, 2008	Bowling Green	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 78-65	8-0	0-0
December 14, 2008	Morehead State	Normal, IL	2:05 p.m.	W 76-70	9-0	0-0
December 17, 2008	Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI	6:00 p.m.	W 72-69	10-0	0-0
December 20, 2008	Illinois Chicago	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 67-60	11-0	0-0
December 28, 2008	Missouri State	Springfield, MO	2:05 p.m.	W 72-69	12-0	1-0
December 31, 2008	Evansville	Normal, IL	2:05 p.m.	W 80-50	13-0	2-0
January 3, 2009	Creighton	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 84-64	14-0	3-0
January 6, 2009	Bradley	Peoria, IL	7:05 p.m.	L 56-52	14-1	3-1
January 10, 2009	Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	6:00 p.m.	L 75-70	14-2	3-2
January 14, 2009	Drake	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 65-61	15-2	4-2
January 18, 2009	Missouri State	Normal, IL	2:05 p.m.	W 72-69	16-2	5-2
January 21, 2009	Wichita State	Wichita, KS	7:05 p.m.	L 64-58	16-3	5-3
January 24, 2009	Southern Illinois	Normal, IL	4:05 p.m.	W 70-63	17-3	6-3
January 28, 2009	Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	L 59-55	17-4	6-4
January 31, 2009	Bradley	Normal, IL	3:05 p.m.	W 69-65	18-4	7-4
February 4, 2009	Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 60-57	19-4	8-4
February 8, 2009	Indiana State	Normal, IL	6:00 p.m.	L 75-73	19-5	8-5
February 11, 2009	Evansville	Evansville, IN	7:05 p.m.	W 70-68	20-5	9-5
February 15, 2009	Drake	Des Moines, IA	6:00 p.m.	W 67-45	21-5	10-5
February 18, 2009	Wichita State	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 74-59	22-5	11-5
February 20, 2009	Niagara	Lewiston, NY	6:00 p.m.	L 70-56	22-6	11-5
February 24, 2009	Northern Iowa	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	L 69-67	22-7	11-6
February 28, 2009	Creighton	Omaha, NE	1:05 p.m.	L 74-70	22-8	11-7
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
March 6, 2009	Evansville	St. Louis, MO	8:35 p.m.	W 78-68	23-8	11-7
March 7, 2009	Creighton	St. Louis, MO	4:00 p.m.	W 73-49	24-8	11-7
March 8, 2009	Northern Iowa	St. Louis, MO	1:05 p.m.	L 60-57	24-9	11-7
National Invitation Tournament
March 18, 2009	Kansas State	Manhattan, KS	7:00 p.m.	L 83-79	24-10	11-7
Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. ^#All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD*.

References

^ http://www.mvc-sports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&DEF_FY=2008

[1] ttp://www.mvc-sports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&DEF_FY=2008

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