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The Redbirds will
open the 2003-04 campaign with a pair of exhibition games. ISU will
face EA Sports on Nov. 10 and Global Sports six days later, on Nov.
16, for a season tuneup.
The season officially
begins on Nov. 23, when the Redbirds open the season at home against
Florida A&M. Tipoff is slated for 2:05 p.m. The Rattlers are one of
five non-conference home dates, highlighted by the ESPN Bracket
Buster II event on Feb. 21.
In addition to
Florida A&M, the Redbirds have three more day games scheduled at
Redbird Arena. As part of the Missouri Valley Conference television
package, the 'Birds will host Northern Iowa on Dec. 20 at 12:05 p.m.
and SMS on Jan. 18 at 1:05 p.m. Illinois State also hosts Indiana
State on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 2:05 p.m.
Seven of eight
Redbird non-conference games take place within the state of
Illinois. Those away from Redbird Arena include Northern Illinois on
Nov. 26, Illinois-Chicago on Dec. 13 and Illinois on Jan. 3. The
'Birds and the Flames will tip off at 3:05 p.m., while ISU and the
Fighting Illini will begin at 2:05 p.m.
Season tickets for
the upcoming men's basketball season are currently on sale. More
information is available by calling the ticket office at Redbird
Arena, (309) 438-8000.
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 2003-04 ISU men's basketball schedule
(Home games in caps.
Missouri Valley Conference game marked with asterisk. All game times
are Central and subject to change.
Nov. 10 -- EA SPORTS
(exhibition), 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 16 -- GLOBAL
SPORTS (exhibition), 6:05 p.m.
Nov. 23 -- FLORIDA
A&M, 2:05 p.m.
Nov. 26 -- at
Northern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 29 -- at Utah
State, 8:05 p.m.
Dec. 2 -- BELLARMINE,
7:05 p.m.
Dec. 6 -- MARSHALL,
7:05 p.m.
Dec. 13 -- at
Illinois-Chicago, 3:05 p.m.
Dec. 16 --WESTERN
KENTUCKY, 7:05 p.m.
Dec. 20 -- NORTHERN
IOWA*, 12:05 p.m.
Dec. 28 -- at
Southern Illinois*, 2:05 p.m.
Jan. 3 -- at
Illinois, 2:05 p.m.
Jan. 7 -- CREIGHTON*,
7:05 p.m.
Jan. 10 -- at Indiana
State*, 6:05 p.m.
Jan. 14 -- at Drake*,
7:05 p.m.
Jan. 18 -- SMS*, 1:05
p.m.
Jan. 21 -- SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS*, 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 24 -- at
Creighton*, 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 28 -- at
Northern Iowa*, 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 31 -- BRADLEY*,
4:05 p.m.
Feb. 4 -- WICHITA
STATE*, 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 7 -- at SMS*,
7:05 p.m.
Feb. 11 -- at
Evansville*, 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 14 -- INDIANA
STATE*, 2:05 p.m.
Feb. 18 -- at
Bradley*, 7:35 p.m.
Feb. 21 -- ESPN
BRACKET BUSTERS II, to be determined
Feb. 25 --
EVANSVILLE*, 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 28 -- at Wichita
State*, 7:05 p.m.
March 1 -- DRAKE*,
7:05 p.m.
March 5-8 -- at Valley tournament
[Todd Kober, director of athletics
media relations,
Illinois State University] |
