Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall14-170.452
Conference8-100.444
StreakL1
Home8-6
Away5-8
Neutral1-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 (Mon) | 7:05 PM | Home | Missouri Southern | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | Exhibitions | W 82-59 |
| Nov 6 (Thu) | 7:05 PM | Home | Southwest Baptist | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | Exhibitions | W 87-79 |
| Nov 11 (Tue) | 7:35 PM | Home | California University of Pennsylvania | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | 2K Sports Classic (Carbondale, IL) | W 66-52 |
| Nov 12 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Massachusetts | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | 2K Sports Classic (Carbondale, IL) | W 80-73 |
| Nov 20 (Thu) | 6:00 PM | Neutral | #10/#5 Duke | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | 2K Sports Classic (New York, NY) | L 58-83 |
| Nov 21 (Fri) | 4:00 PM | Neutral | #4/#4 UCLA | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | 2K Sports Classic (New York, NY) | L 60-77 |
| Nov 26 (Wed) | 7:00 PM | Away | Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, Ky. | L 70-79 | |
| Dec 2 (Tue) | 7:05 PM | Home | Saint Louis | Carbondale, Ill. | W 64-48 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | 1:05 PM | Home | Charlotte | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 64-66 | |
| Dec 14 (Sun) | 5:05 PM | Away | Nevada | Reno, NV | L 48-62 | |
| Dec 17 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Away | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL | W 73-58 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | 5:30 PM | Neutral | Saint Mary's (Ca.) | Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse) | John R. Wooden Tradition (Indianapolis, IN) | W 65-52 |
| Dec 22 (Mon) | 7:05 PM | Home | Western Michigan | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 64-46 | |
| Dec 28 (Sun) | 1:05 PM | Away | Bradley | Peoria, Ill. | L 63-79 | |
| Dec 31 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Northern Iowa | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 51-59 | |
| Jan 4 (Sun) | 6:05 PM | Home | Drake | Carbondale, Ill. | L 60-67 | |
| Jan 7 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Away | Wichita State | Wichita, Kan. | W 74-62 | |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Home | Evansville | Carbondale, Ill. | W 70-63 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Away | Creighton | Omaha, NE | L 72-73 | |
| Jan 18 (Sun) | 6:05 PM | Home | Bradley | Carbondale, Ill. | W 68-62 | |
| Jan 21 (Wed) | 7:00 PM | Away | Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. | W 58-47 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | 4:05 PM | Away | Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | L 63-70 | |
| Jan 29 (Thu) | 8:05 PM | Home | Missouri State | Carbondale, Ill. | W 68-57 | |
| Jan 31 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Away | Evansville | Evansville, Ind. | L 54-60 | |
| Feb 4 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Illinois State | Carbondale, Ill. | L 57-60 | |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | 3:05 PM | Away | Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. | W 72-64 | |
| Feb 11 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Away | Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA (McLeod Center) | L 55-81 | |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | 4:05 PM | Home | Creighton | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 60-82 | |
| Feb 18 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Indiana State | Carbondale, Ill. | L 72-78 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Away | UIC | Chicago, IL (UIC Pavilion) | ESPN BracketBusters | L 67-74 |
| Feb 25 (Wed) | 7:35 PM | Away | Drake | Des Moines, Iowa | W 56-55 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Home | Wichita State | Carbondale, Ill. | W 72-68 | |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | 2:35 PM | Neutral | Bradley | St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center) | State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament | L 55-67 |