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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

No. 15 Drake 73, Illinois St. 70

Josh Young scored all but one of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 15 Drake rallied for its 20th straight victory, beating Illinois State 73-70 on Tuesday night.
Trailing by as much as 11 early in the second half, the Bulldogs went on a 17-2 run midway through the half. That turned a […]

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Young sparks comeback for No. 15 Drake

Josh Young scored all but one of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 15 Drake rallied to win its 20th straight, beating Illinois State 73-70 on Tuesday night.
Trailing by as much as 11 early in the second half, the Bulldogs went on a 17-2 run midway through the period. That turned a […]

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Drake-Illinois St. Preview

If anyone is going to stop streaking Drake from claiming its first Missouri Valley Conference regular season title in 37 years, it’s probably going to have to be Illinois State.
The 15th-ranked Bulldogs will look to win their 20th straight game and all but clinch their first MVC title since the 1970-71 season as they visit […]

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Illinois St. 64, Missouri St. 63

Dom Johnson hit two free throws with 25 seconds left to give Illinois State a 64-63 win over Missouri State on Saturday night.
Johnson finished with 23 points to help Illinois State (16-6, 8-3 Missouri Valley) hold off Missouri State (11-12, 4-7).
The game had nine lead changes in the second half and was tied eight times, […]

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

N. Iowa 69, Illinois St. 61

Eric Coleman scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 69-61 Wednesday night.
Northern Iowa’s biggest lead was six until closing the game on a 8-0 run. The game featured nine ties and eight lead changes.
Illinois State (15-6, 7-3 Missouri Valley Conference) stayed close early and trailed 35-34 at halftime, but […]

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Illinois St. 65, Indiana St. 62

Dinma Odiakosa and Osiris Eldridge both scored 15 points as Illinois State edged past Indiana State 65-62 on Saturday afternoon.
The Redbirds (15-5, 7-2 Missouri Valley) took a slim 33-28 lead into halftime in a game that was tied four times and in which the lead also changed four times.
The Sycamores (10-9, 5-4 MVC) looked like […]

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Drake 79, Illinois St. 73

Adam Emmenecker scored a career-high 19 points, Leonard Houston added 18 and Drake rallied to beat Illinois State 79-73 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In a matchup of the only unbeaten teams in Valley play, Drake (16-1, 7-0 MVC) rallied from 12 down in the final […]

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Illinois St. 72, Wichita St. 51

Osiris Eldridge had 21 points and three rebounds to lead Illinois State to a 72-51 victory over Wichita State on Wednesday night.
Illinois State (14-3, 6-0 Missouri Valley Conference) started the game with a 7-0 run to hold on to a perfect conference record. The Redbirds led by as many as 25 points in the second […]

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Derron Hobbs: Gets First Offer


Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Derron Hobbs: Gets Offer From Missouri State