NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team took a hard-earned victory over the Belmont Bruins today. This win ends a 5-game losing streak for the Redbirds and also showed flashes of the team demonstrating their chemistry and physicality. Much of this matchup was fought under the basket, with 72 of the total 164 combined points being scored in the paint. The Redbirds were not only productive on offense, […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS, MO - After taking down Indiana State in last night's first-round matchup, the Redbirds looked to keep their Cinderella hopes alive against Northern Iowa. Interim head coach Brian Jones was up against his Alma mater, but could not lead the Redbirds to victory. ISU lost 78-65. Abdou Ndiaye picked up two quick fouls in the first minute of the game, which forced him to […]
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 […]
