The 2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Leathernecks, led by fifth year head coach

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, played their home games at

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and were members of

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. They finished the season 22–9, 13–3 in Summit League play to claim a share of the regular season conference title. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. They were invited to the

2013 College Basketball Invitational The 2013 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held ...

where they lost in the first round to Purdue.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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