ST. LOUIS (AP) — Liam Robbins had 18 points as Drake defeated Illinois State 75-65 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney first round on Thursday night.

No. 9 seed Illinois State (10-20, 5-13) vs. No. 8 seed Drake (18-13, 8-10)

Missouri Valley Conference Tourney First Round, Enterprise Center, St. Louis; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

Illinois State (9-20, 4-13) vs. Evansville (9-21, 0-17)

Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its 11th straight win in the...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — 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.

Bradley (19-10, 10-6) vs. Illinois State (9-19, 4-12)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State seeks revenge on Bradley after dropping the...

Drake (18-10, 8-7) vs. Illinois State (8-19, 3-12)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its seventh straight win over Drake at...

CHICAGO (AP) — 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.

Illinois State (8-18, 3-11) vs. Loyola of Chicago (18-9, 10-4)

Joseph J. Gentile Center, Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola of Chicago goes for the season sweep over...

Valparaiso (13-13, 6-7) vs. Illinois State (8-17, 3-10)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso goes for the season sweep over Illinois State...

Illinois State (8-16, 3-9) vs. Northern Iowa (21-3, 10-2)

McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa looks for its sixth straight conference win...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — 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.

Indiana State (14-8, 7-4) vs. Illinois State (7-16, 2-9)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its fifth straight win over Indiana...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Tulio Da Silva had a season-high 22 points as Missouri State rolled past Illinois State 80-60 on Wednesday night.

Da Silva shot 10 for 13 from the field. He added...

Illinois State (7-15, 2-8) vs. Missouri State (10-13, 4-6)

JQH Arena, Springfield, Missouri; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State seeks revenge on Missouri State after...

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Ben Krikke had 17 points off the bench to carry Valparaiso to an 80-70 win over Illinois State on Saturday night.

Illinois State (7-14, 2-7) vs. Valparaiso (11-11, 4-5)

Athletics-Recreation Center, Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Zach...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Jaycee Hillsman had a season-high 20 points as Illinois State snapped its seven-game losing streak, beating Evansville 77-66 on Wednesday night.

Evansville (9-12, 0-8) vs. Illinois State (6-14, 1-7)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its 10th straight win in the...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — 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...

Southern Illinois (10-10, 4-3) vs. Illinois State (6-13, 1-6)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois looks to extend Illinois State's...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Backcourt mates Nate Kennell and Ville Tahvanainen scored 18 points apiece as Bradley beat Illinois State 75-63 on Wednesday night.

Illinois State (6-12, 1-5) vs. Bradley (13-6, 4-2)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bradley looks to extend Illinois State's conference losing streak...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — 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.

Loyola of Chicago (12-6, 4-1) vs. Illinois State (6-11, 1-4)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola of Chicago looks to extend Illinois State's...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 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...

Illinois State (6-10, 1-3) vs. Drake (12-5, 2-2)

Knapp Center, Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Zach Copeland and Illinois State...

Illinois State (6-9, 1-2) vs. Indiana State (8-6, 1-2)

Hulman Center, Terre Haute, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Zach Copeland and...

Missouri State (7-8, 1-1) vs. Illinois State (6-8, 1-1)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Keandre Cook and...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Marcus Domask had 16 points as Southern Illinois beat Illinois State 67-55 on Saturday.

Barret Benson added 13 points for the Salukis, who forced a season-high 20...

Illinois State (6-7, 1-0) vs. Southern Illinois (6-8, 0-1)

SIU Arena, Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Illinois State in a MVC matchup....

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — 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.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jhivvan Jackson had a season-high 41 points as UTSA got past Illinois State 89-70 on Saturday.

Illinois State (5-6) vs. UTSA (4-7)

UTSA Convocation Center, San Antonio; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Zach Copeland and Illinois State will face...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — 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...

Illinois-Chicago (4-7) vs. Illinois State (4-6)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Tarkus Ferguson and...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Tyler Sharpe had a career-high 30 points as Northern Kentucky got past Illinois State 79-64 on Sunday.

Dantez Walton had 19 points, a career-high seven assists...

Illinois State (4-5) vs. Northern Kentucky (7-3)

BB&T Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State and Northern Kentucky both look to put winning...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Zach Copeland had 16 points and DJ Horne scored 14 as Illinois State got past Morehead State 61-50 on Saturday night.

Keith Fisher III added 10 points and nine rebounds...

Morehead State (5-4) vs. Illinois State (3-5)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Jordan Walker and Morehead...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Zach Copeland had 18 points as Illinois State topped Illinois-Springfield 76-57 on Friday.

Keith Fisher III had 14 points for Illinois State (3-4), which broke its...

Purdue Northwest vs. Illinois State (2-4)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Illinois State Redbirds are set to battle the Pride of NAIA member...

Illinois-Springfield vs. Illinois State (2-4)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Friday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Illinois State Redbirds are set to battle the Prairie Stars of NAIA...

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Alessandro Lever scored 23 points as Grand Canyon narrowly beat Illinois State 68-63 in the Paradise Jam on Monday.

Grand Canyon (2-5) vs. Illinois State (2-3)

U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam , Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Monday, 1 p.m. EST

Illinois State (2-2) vs. Western Kentucky (4-1)

U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam , Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (AP) — Jarron Cumberland scored 23 points, including the game-winner with eight seconds left as Cincinnati rallied to defeat Illinois State 66-65 in the U.S. Virgin...

Illinois State (2-1) vs. Cincinnati (2-1)

U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam , Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Friday, 5:45 p.m. EST

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Brandon Mahan’s put-back layup off an offensive rebound with 25 seconds left helped send Central Florida to a 67-65 win over Illinois State on Sunday.

Central Florida (1-1) vs. Illinois State (2-0)

Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Central Florida plays Illinois State in an early season matchup. Central...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Zach Copeland sank three 3-pointers and scored 19 points as Illinois State held off Arkansas-Little Rock 75-70 on Sunday.

Dedric Boyd had 14 points off the bench, hitting...