Illinois St. Redbirds

Illinois State Redbirds

Illinois St. Redbirds

17-8 (8-6), 3rd Missouri Valley

 Last Game
Feb 9 at Bradley, W 62-61
ILSt: Austin Hill 6-9, 14 Pts
Brad: Sam Maniscalco 7-15, 17 Pts
 
 Next Game
Creighton Bluejays Feb 13 at Creighton, 3:05 pm EST
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Last Meeting: Jan 20, 2010, W 71-62
 Team News  

Illinois State edges Bradley 62-61

Illinois State edges Bradley 62-61
AP, Feb 9, 2010
Jackie Carmichael scored 12 points, including a rebound basket with 49 seconds to play for the game's final points as Illinois State rallied to defeat Bradley 62-61 Tuesday night. The Redbirds (17-8, 8-6), who remained in a tie for third in the Missouri Valley with the victory, trailed almost all the way and were down by as many as 14 points late in the first half. ...More
 •  ISU men try to change luck in Peoria Feb 8 (The Pantagraph)*
 • Illinois State nips Drake 71-68 - Feb 6 (AP)
 •  Jankovich airs frustration following ISU loss Feb 4 (The Pantagraph)*
 • Indiana State turns back Illinois State 72-65 - Feb 3 (AP)
 •  Kindred: ISU men's Odiakosa transformed in every sense of the word Feb 2 (The Pantagraph)*
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 Team Report

Illinois State Team Report

Illinois State Team Report Feb 8, 2010

Illinois State is learning how to survive without Osiris Eldridge on top of his offensive game. Eldridge, the preseason Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, is going through the worst shooting stretch of his career, but the Redbirds were hanging on and were tied for third place in the league through Feb. 6.

Eldridge made 4 of 13 shots against Drake on Feb. 6 and, extending his nine-game slump to 35 of 117. His scoring average dropped from 18.3 points to 16.1.

Another senior guard, Lloyd Phillips, and senior forward Dinma Odiakosa have picked up the scoring slack. Phillips averaged 13.7 points in his last six games through Feb. 6 and sank a clutch 3-pointer with 23 seconds left that helped the Redbirds hold off Drake, 71-68, on Feb. ...More

 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Sun, Nov 15 at SIU Edwardsville W 82-60 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 21 North Florida W 71-55 ---- 
 Mon, Nov 23 at Ill. Chicago W 69-65 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 27 Norfolk St. W 79-66 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 28 SE Missouri St. W 93-53 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 29 St. Bonaventure W 80-77 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 5 Cent. Michigan W 75-62 ---- 
 Sun, Dec 13 Niagara L 68-76 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 16 at Ohio L 57-75 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 19 at Utah W 73-63 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 22 Grambling St. W 80-56 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 29 Wichita St. W 72-57 ---- 
 Fri, Jan 1 at Missouri St. L 64-68 ---- 
 Sun, Jan 3 Southern Ill. W 68-61 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 6 at Evansville W 82-63 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 9 Northern Iowa L 44-59 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 13 Evansville W 70-56 ---- 
 Sun, Jan 17 at Drake L 59-69 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 20 Creighton W 71-62 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 23 at Southern Ill. L 80-81 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 27 at Wichita St. L 66-74 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 30 Bradley W 66-47 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 3 at Indiana St. L 65-72 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 6 Drake W 71-68 ---- 
 Tue, Feb 9 at Bradley W 62-61 ---- 
 
Date Opponent Time Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Sat, Feb 13 at Creighton 3:05 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 17 Missouri St. 9:05 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 20 Morehead St. 5:05 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 24 Indiana St. 8:05 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 27 at (19) Northern Iowa TBA ---- 
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 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
  Conf  All 
 Northern Iowa (19) 12-1  21-2 
 Wichita St. 9-5  20-6 
 Illinois St. 8-6  17-8 
 Creighton 8-6  13-12 
 Bradley 7-7  12-12 
 Missouri St. 6-7  16-8 
 Drake 6-7  11-14 
 Indiana St. 6-8  14-11 
 Southern Ill. 5-8  13-10 
 Evansville 1-13  7-17 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGOsiris Eldridge15.8 
 REBDinma Odiakosa8.6 
 ASTLloyd Phillips4.2 
 FG%Dinma Odiakosa63.0 
 FT%Alex Rubin83.3 
 3PT%Alex Rubin38.6 
 BLKJackie Carmichael1.2 
 STLLloyd Phillips1.8