NORMAL,Ill.—After a five game losing streak the Birds break the curse and prevail against the Indiana Sycamores. In the first half the Birds were in an eight point lead over Indiana State. Antonio Reeves put up two free throws helping them get to 44-36. The Birds succeeded in stopping guard Cooper Neese after he scored three points. Coach Brian Jones said that his team had a game plan to block […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team trailed Bucknell by five points with 33 seconds remaining but turned the tables on the Bison to force overtime and clinch a hard-earned 105-100 win Saturday at Redbird Arena. In a game where Antonio Reeves struggled to find his shooting touch, Mark Freeman exploded for a career-high 34 points and Sy Chatman contributed with 23 as the […]
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 […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State men’s basketball head coach Dan Muller made defense a major point of emphasis this offseason. Opponents scored an average of 72.8 points per game against the Redbirds just a year ago, the most allowed by any team in the Missouri Valley Conference. To make matters worse, the Redbirds lost their leading scorer as point guard DJ Horne (15.1 ppg) elected to […]
