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2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2008–09
team	Northern Iowa Panthers
sport	Basketball
image	Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg
image_size	175
conference	Missouri Valley Conference
short_conf	MVC
record	23–11
conf_record	14–4
head_coach	Ben Jacobson
hc_year	3rd
asst_coach1	Kyle Green
asst_coach2	P.J. Hogan
asst_coach3	Ben Johnson
stadium	McLeod Center
champion	MVC Regular Season Co-Champions
MVC tournament champions
tourney	[NCAA tournament](2009-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_result	First round

MVC tournament champions The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which played in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14 (9–9 in the MVC).

Pre-season

Northern Iowa played two games during the preseason. They faced Dubuque and Wayne State at home.

Regular season

On January 31, 2009, the Panthers tied a school record for the most consecutive wins with a 61–57 victory over Indians State. The record tied the 1963–1964 State College of Iowa Panthers team. On February 2, 2008, Northern Iowa received 1 point in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked 45th. On March 9, 2008, Northern Iowa received 3 points in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked T-37th.

Roster

Schedule

Date	Opponent*	Location	Time#	Result	Overall	Conference
November 4, 2008	Dubuque	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 69–51	1–0	0–0
November 10, 2008	Wayne State	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 44–27	2–0	0–0
November 15, 2008	Denver	Cedar Falls, IA	12:05 p.m.	W 61–56	1–0	0–0
November 19, 2008	Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	7:00 p.m.	L 84–77	1–1	0–0
November 23, 2008	Texas Southern	Cedar Falls, IA	4:05 p.m.	W 74–67	2–1	0–0
November 25, 2008	Chicago State	Cedar Falls, IA	8:05 p.m.	W 81–70	3–1	0–0
November 28, 2008	#15 [Marquette](2008-09-marquette-golden-eagles-men-s-basketball-team)	Hoffman Estates, IL	7:30 p.m.	L 73–43	3–2	0–0
November 29, 2008	Auburn	Hoffman Estates, IL	4:30 p.m.	W 67–61	4–2	0–0
December 3, 2008	Iowa State	Cedar Falls, IA	8:05 p.m.	L 71–66	4–3	0–0
December 6, 2008	North Dakota	Cedar Falls, IA	3:05 p.m.	W 69–49	5–3	0–0
December 9, 2008	Iowa	Iowa City, IA	6:05 p.m.	L 65–46	5–4	0–0
December 13, 2008	Wyoming	Casper, WY	4:30 p.m.	L 74–65	5–5	0–0
December 21, 2008	South Dakota State	Cedar Falls, IA	1:05 p.m.	W 72–55	6–5	0–0
December 28, 2008	Indiana State	Cedar Falls, IA	1:05 p.m.	L 85–84	6–6	0–1
December 31, 2008	Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 59–51	7–6	1–1
January 3, 2009	[Wichita State](2008-09-wichita-state-shockers-men-s-basketball-team)	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 78–54	8–6	2–1
January 6, 2009	Creighton	Omaha, NE	7:05 p.m.	W 69–66	9–6	3–1
January 10, 2009	Missouri State	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 78–64	10–6	4–1
January 13, 2009	Evansville	Evansville, IN	7:05 p.m.	W 58–47	11–6	5–1
January 17, 2009	[Drake](2008-09-drake-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team)	Des Moines, IA	11:05 a.m.	W 81–59	12–6	6–1
January 21, 2009	Bradley	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 66–61	13–6	7–1
January 25, 2009	Missouri State	Springfield, MO	6:05 p.m.	W 78–69	14–6	8–1
January 28, 2009	[Illinois State](2008-09-illinois-state-redbirds-men-s-basketball-team)	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 59–55	15–6	9–1
January 31, 2009	Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	12:05 p.m.	W 61–57	16–6	10–1
February 3, 2009	Bradley	Peoria, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 61–58	17–6	11–1
February 8, 2009	Creighton	Cedar Falls, IA	1:05 p.m.	L 77–71	17–7	11–2
February 11, 2009	Southern Illinois	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	W 81–55	18–7	12–2
February 14, 2009	[Wichita State](2008-09-wichita-state-shockers-men-s-basketball-team)	Wichita, KS	7:05 p.m.	L 69–61	18–8	12–3
February 18, 2009	[Drake](2008-09-drake-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team)	Cedar Falls, IA	7:05 p.m.	L 47–46	18–9	12–4
February 21, 2009	[Siena](2008-09-siena-saints-men-s-basketball-team)	Newtonville, NY	2:00 p.m.	L 81–75	18–10	12–4
February 24, 2009	[Illinois State](2008-09-illinois-state-redbirds-men-s-basketball-team)	Normal, IL	7:05 p.m.	W 69–67	19–10	13–4
February 28, 2009	Evansville	Cedar Falls, IA	7:30 p.m.	W 69–62	20–10	14–4
March 6, 2009	Indiana State	St. Louis, MO	12:05 p.m.	W 73–69	21–10	14–4
March 7, 2009	Bradley	St. Louis, MO	1:35 p.m.	W 76–62	22–10	14–4
March 8, 2009	Illinois State	St. Louis, MO	1:05 p.m.	W 60–57	23–10	14–4
March 19, 2009	#18 [Purdue](2008-09-purdue-boilermakers-men-s-basketball-team)	Portland, OR	1:30 p.m.	L 61–56	23–11	14–4
Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD*.

References

(2008-02-02). "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Feb. 2)". ESPN.
(2008-03-09). "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Mar. 9)". ESPN.
(December 2022)

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