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Indiana State Sycamores at Illinois State Redbirds

· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
Indiana State Sycamores
15-16, 2-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 57
Illinois State Redbirds
18-14, 13-3 Home

Indiana State beats Illinois State 65-57 in MVC quarterfinal

Niels Bunschoten added 11 points for the sixth-seeded Sycamores (15-16), who play No. 2 seed Evansville (24-8) in Saturday's semifinal.

MiKyle McIntosh had 17 points and DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for No. 3 seed Illinois State (18-14), which shot just 23 percent in the first half and finished 20 of 64 from the floor for 31-percent shooting overall.

Indiana State had its largest lead, 43-26 with 14 minutes remaining. The Redbirds pulled to 61-57 and had a chance to pull closer after the Sycamores committed a turnover with 41 seconds left.

McIntosh missed a 3, Bunschoten blocked Justin McCloud's layup attempt, and Akoon-Purcell missed another 3-point attempt on the Redbirds' next possession. The Sycamores then made 4 of 5 free throws to seal it.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 57
2nd 0:07 Everett Clemons Offensive Rebound. 65 - 57
2nd 0:07 Everett Clemons missed Free Throw. 65 - 57
2nd 0:07 Everett Clemons made Free Throw. 65 - 57
2nd 0:07 Foul on Nick Banyard. 64 - 57

Statistics

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20-57 FG 20-64
35 Field Goal % 31
5-23 3PT 9-33
22 Three Point % 27
20-29 FT 8-15
69 Free Throw % 53
43 Rebounds 45
11 Offensive Rebounds 14
32 Defensive Rebounds 31
10 Assists 8
9 Steals 8
2 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 16
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
13 Fouls 22
17 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,468 | 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
Full Standings