The Illinois State Redbirds and the Northern Iowa Panthers will meet in St. Louis in the first round of the MVC Tournament from the Enterprise Center.
Illinois State finished the regular season at 11-20 after defeating Evansville at home. The Redbirds erupted in the second half of their home finale to down the Redbirds by nineteen, 72-53. ISU is scoring 66.6 points per game, while allowing 70.3 ppg, and shooting 43.4% from the field.
Illinois State snapped a six-game skid to close the regular season, and they’ll look to avenge a two-point loss to UNI back in January here. The Redbirds play through the strength of their backcourt, with Darius Burford and Seneca Knight leading the way. Knight has scored 20 points or more in three of the last five games, including a 26-point outing in the win over Evansville, and he’s up to 12.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Burford finished as the team’s leading scorer at 12.8 ppg, after scoring 15 points or more in seven of the last eight games. Kendall Lewis double-doubled in two of the last three games, and he led ISU in rebounding (7.3), while scoring 10.7 ppg.
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