Illinois State Redbirds at Missouri State Bears
· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
48 - 53
48 - 53
Missouri St. tops Illinois St. 53-48 in MVC
The Bears (20-11) face top-seeded and second-ranked Wichita State in the semifinals.
Ruder hit a 3-pointer with 2:05 lead to put Missouri State up 48-46. After a miss by the Redbirds (16-15), Keith Pickens had a tip-in to make it 50-46 with 42 seconds remaining. After that, the Bears made 3 of 6 free throws, two by Dorrian Williams after Zach Lofton's jumper for Illinois State made it 50-48 with 11 seconds to play.
Zach Lofton came off the bench to score a career-high 25 for Illinois State, which trailed 22-17 at the half.
Neither team shot even 33 percent, combining for 14 of 46 3's and 19 of 36 free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nick Zeisloft Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devon Thomas missed Free Throw. | 48 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devon Thomas made Free Throw. | 48 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Daishon Knight. | 48 - 52 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-51 | FG | 18-55 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-17 | FT | 10-19 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 10,260 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 10,260 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |