NCAA Mens Basketball News

Osiris Eldridge scored a team-high 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting to lead Illinois State past Evansville 74-66 at the Redbird Arena Saturday night.
The win gives the Redbirds (13-3, 5-0 Missouri Valley) their first eight-game winning streak since the end of the 1991-92 season.
Boo Richardson chipped in 11 points and two assists, and Dom Johnson added […]

Osiris Eldridge scored 13 points to lead Illinois State to a 51-46 win over Northern Iowa on Tuesday night.
Illinois State (12-3, 4-0 Missouri Valley) held on to win despite just one field goal in the final 13 minutes.
Both teams struggled shooting, with the score tied 9-9 after eight minutes. The Redbirds then went on a […]

Levi Dyer and Osiris Eldridge came off the bench to lead Illinois State to a 56-47 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.
Dyer had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and five rebounds. Eldridge, who had three 3-pointers, added 13 points for the Redbirds (11-3 3-0).
Anthony Slack pulled down six rebounds for Illinois State, which led 31-13 […]

Osiris Eldridge scored 11 points to lead three Illinois State players in double figures as the Redbirds held off short-handed Wichita State 49-46 Tuesday night.
Emmanuel Holloway and Boo Richardson each scored 10 points for Illinois State (10-3, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its second straight conference road victory.
Wichita State (7-6, 0-2 MVC) was led […]

Carlos Medlock scored 18 points and Justin Dobbins added 14 to rally Eastern Michigan to a 72-63 victory over Illinois State Tuesday night, snapping the Eagles’ two-game losing streak.
Jesse Bunkley added 10 points for the Eagles (4-4), who recorded their first win over a Missouri Valley Conference school since they beat Drake in the 1997-98 […]

Levi Dyer came off the bench to score a game-high 25 points and led Illinois State to a 73-47 victory over Illinois-Chicago Saturday night.
The Redbirds (5-2) and the Flames (3-4) went into halftime tied 29-29.
But Illinois State blew it open in the second half, leading by as many as 30 point with 04:28 left to […]

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Senior Levi Dyer scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Illinois State to an 81-49 rout of Chicago State on Tuesday.
Four players scored in double figures for Illinois State (4-2). Osiris Eldridge had 15 points, Anthony Slack added 14 points and Dinma Odiakosa chipped in 12 for the Redbirds, who led 39-21 at […]

Mike Scott scored 18 points to lead the Kent State Golden Flashes to a 65-59 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds and claim third place in the Chicago Invitational Challenge on Saturday.
ISU (3-2) kept it close, but they were never able to take control of the game. Osiris Eldridge, the leading scorer for ISU this […]

Freshman star Eric Gordon scored 31 points, the third time in four games he’s hit for at least 30, and No. 8 Indiana held off a second-half charge to beat Illinois State 70-57 on Friday night in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
The Hoosiers (4-0) have won their first four games for the first time since the […]