NORMAL, Ill. – After coming off their most disappointing loss of the season against lowly Evansville, the Illinois State men’s basketball kicked off their toughest stretch of conference games Wednesday night when they hosted Drake at Redbird Arena. Two road matchups against Loyola-Chicago and Northern Iowa, a pair of MVC contenders, were up next for the Redbirds. To make matters worse, it was announced earlier this week that starting forward […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds improve their record to 10-9 on the back of 16 points from Antonio Reeves against Evansville with a final score of 94-56. Following a disappointing loss against the Missouri State Bears the Birds needed a bounce back game to gain some momentum heading into the final half of their season. They got it tonight. “We stayed the course,” said guard Antonio Reeves. “We made sure […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – After overcoming a 20-point deficit to defeat Bradley this past weekend, the Illinois State men’s basketball team looked to carry that momentum with them on the road in their matchup with Missouri State Wednesday night. Instead of building on a thrilling win, the Redbirds suffered their worst loss of the season in an 88-63 loss to the Bears. “It’s the first time [this season] that I feel […]
NORMAL, Ill.-The Illinois State men’s basketball team defeated their I-74 rivals, the Bradley Braves 74-65 Sunday night at Redbird Arena.It was not pretty early on for the Redbirds Sunday night, but they found a way to pull it out. The Redbirds roared back with a massive second half in order to secure the victory over Bradley. Early in the first half ISU trailed by as many as 20 points in […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team has crafted a knack for overcoming big deficits this season. They did exactly that Wednesday night, as the Redbirds rallied from nine down with 4:14 to play in the game to force overtime and then out-score Missouri State 15-10 in extra time to go to 1-0 in the MVC behind a 75-70 win. Junior guard Antonio Reeves finished […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Rachel Hickey NORMAL Ill.- Although turnovers and sloppy ball handling threatened to be the end of Illinois State men’s basketball, the Redbirds triumphed over the Pride of Purdue Northwest 81-71 Saturday night in Normal. Following Illinois State volleyball’s Missouri Valley Conference victory, the men got off to a slow start in Redbird Arena, holding just single point leads through the first half of gameplay. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team hosted a fast-paced Murray State squad that scored early and often to defeat the Redbirds 77-65 on Tuesday night inside Redbird Arena. Antonio Reeves, who entered the game as the nation’s second-leading scorer, guided the Redbirds with a team-high 19 points, while Mark Freeman scored 15 and Sy Chatman 14. ISU made 43% (24-of-56) of its shots from the field and knocked down 30% (7-of-23) from […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team outscored North Carolina Wilmington by 14 points in the second half to escape with a 68-63 win on Tuesday night inside Redbird Arena. Junior guard Antonio Reeves sparked the comeback as his career-high 29 points allowed the Redbirds to overcome a 15-point first-half deficit. “Antonio was special, and I probably shouldn’t even say special because he was […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team cruised to an 85–59 win over the Davenport Panthers in its 2021-22 exhibition opener Thursday. A sluggish start by the Redbirds allowed the Panthers to hang around in a back-and-forth first half before a quick start to the second half sparked an 11-0 run to provide the separation needed to close the game out. With ISU playing […]
