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2020 Schedule
9th in MVC
- 11/6W 79-72
- 11/10W 75-70
- 11/17L 67-65
- 11/22L 66-65
- 11/23L 83-69
- 11/25L 68-63
- 11/29UNIW 76-57
- 12/3L 81-69
- 12/7W 61-50
- 12/15L 79-64
- 12/18W 67-66
- 12/21L 89-70
- 12/31W 76-70
- 1/4L 67-55
- 1/7L 67-63
- 1/11L 65-52
- 1/16L 84-74
- 1/19L 62-50
- 1/22L 75-63
- 1/25L 58-55
- 1/29W 77-66
- 2/1L 80-70
- 2/5L 80-60
- 2/8W 74-67
- 2/12L 71-63
- 2/15L 65-62
- 2/19L 84-69
- 2/22W 57-53
- 2/26L 74-71
- 2/29W 71-60
- 3/5L 75-65
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Robbins carries Drake past Illinois St. 75-65 in MVC tourney
Liam Robbins had 18 points as Drake defeated Illinois State 75-65 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney first round on Thursday night.
Horne scores 24 to lead Illinois State past Evansville 71-60
DJ Horne had a career-high 24 points as Illinois State ended its 11-game road losing streak, topping Evansville 71-60 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
Henry leads Bradley over Illinois State 74-71 in OT
Ja'Shon Henry scored six of his 11 points in overtime and added 10 rebounds to lift Bradley to a 74-71 win over Illinois State on Wednesday night.
Fisher III scores 21 to lead Illinois St. past Drake 57-53
Keith Fisher III had a season-high 21 points as Illinois State narrowly defeated Drake 57-53 on Saturday.
Hall scores 28, Loyola of Chicago tops Illinois St. 84-69
Tate Hall had a career-high 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting and Loyola of Chicago rallied in the second half to defeat Illinois State 84-69 on Wednesday night.
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Freeman-Liberty leads late charge, Valpo tops Illinois State
Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 19 of his 25 points after halftime and Valparaiso completed a massive comeback to trip up Illinois State 65-62 Saturday night, taking the lead for the first time with 14.1 seconds on the clock.
Green scores 27 to lead N. Iowa over Illinois St. 71-63
AJ Green had 27 points and surpassed the 1,000-point milestone and Northern Iowa topped Illinois State 71-63 on Wednesday night.
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Hillsman leads Illinois St. past Indiana St. 74-67
Jaycee Hillsman had a season-high 23 points as Illinois State topped Indiana State 74-67 on Saturday night. Zach Copeland added 20 points for the Redbirds.
Missouri St. thumps Illinois St. behind Da Silva's 22 points
Tulio Da Silva had a season-high 22 points as Missouri State rolled past Illinois State 80-60 on Wednesday night.
Krikke leads Valparaiso over Illinois St. 80-70
Ben Krikke had 17 points off the bench to carry Valparaiso to an 80-70 win over Illinois State on Saturday night.
Hillsman leads Illinois St. past Evansville 77-66
Jaycee Hillsman had a season-high 20 points as Illinois State snapped its seven-game losing streak, beating Evansville 77-66 on Wednesday night.
Domask leads Southern Illinois over Illinois State 58-55
Marcus Domask scored 19 points, including a go-ahead basket with 28 seconds remaining, and Southern Illinois beat Illinois State 58-55 on Saturday for the Salukis' first win at Redbird Arena since 2006.
Kennell, Tahvanainen lead Bradley past Illinois State 75-63
Backcourt mates Nate Kennell and Ville Tahvanainen scored 18 points apiece as Bradley beat Illinois State 75-63 on Wednesday night.
Hall leads Loyola Chicago to 62-50 win over Illinois State
Tate Hall scored 17 points and added five rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead Loyola Chicago to a 62-50 victory over Illinois State on Sunday.
Robbins leads Drake over Illinois St. 84-74
Liam Robbins had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Drake players scoring in double figures and the Bulldogs extended their home winning streak to 10 games, getting past Illinois State 84-74 on Thursday night.
Indiana State goes wire-to-wire in win over Illinois State
Jake LaRavia recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift Indiana State to a 65-52 win over Illinois State on Saturday.
Cook scores 22, hits big 3-pointers in Missouri State's win
Keandre Cook had 22 points as Missouri State narrowly beat Illinois State 67-63 on Tuesday night.
Defense shines as S. Illinois tops Illinois St. 67-55
Marcus Domask had 16 points as Southern Illinois beat Illinois State 67-55 on Saturday.
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Horne scores 22 to carry Illinois State past Northern Iowa
DJ Horne had a season-high 22 points as Illinois State topped Northern Iowa 76-70 on Tuesday in their first Missouri Valley Conference game of the season.
Jackson scores 41 to lift UTSA over Illinois St. 89-70
Jhivvan Jackson had a season-high 41 points as UTSA got past Illinois State 89-70 on Saturday.
Illinois State scores final 11 points to edge UIC, 67-66
Zach Copeland drilled a 3-pointer with eight seconds left to cap an 11-point comeback in the final four minutes that lifted Illinois State to a 67-66 win over Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday night.
2019-20 MVC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowa | 14-4 | - | 25-6 |
| Loyola Chicago | 13-5 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Bradley | 11-7 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Indiana State | 11-7 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-8 | 4 | 16-16 |
| Valparaiso | 9-9 | 5 | 19-16 |
| Missouri State | 9-9 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Drake | 8-10 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Illinois State | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
| Evansville | 0-18 | 14 | 9-23 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game66.1Tied-344th
Rebounds Per Game33.5Tied-349th
Assists Per Game12.0Tied-298th
Points Allowed70.0
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 3-6 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 6 |