MVC Punishes Officials From Kung Fu Match
The Missouri Valley has punished the officials from Sunday night's game between Wichita State and Illinois State. But it has nothing to do with the call, and everything to do with a couple of free throws.
ILLINOIS ST. REDBIRDS
Last Game
| Final - 3.9.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois St. Redbirds | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Wichita St. Shockers | 26 | 40 | 66 |
Stories
Refs Screw Redbirds Over Imaginary Drop-Kick
In the worst of all possible outcomes, the Illinois State-Wichita State game was at least partially decided by the referees.
Bluejays fall to Illinois St.
The Missouri Valley has been a bit tougher than Creighton probably expected at the start of the year. Saturday night the Bluejays dropped their fourth conference game, a 75-72 decision to Illinois State.
The Non-Television Bracket Buster Schedule
What games on the Bracket Buster slate didn't make the television cut? Here is the full list of matchups that were left off the World Wide Leader. Does it seem to anyone else like a "could have been" list?
Jackie Carmichael Is a H-O-R-S-E!
After watching Jackie Carmichael pile in his eighth twenty point game of the season in an Illinois State loss to Wichita State, I've seen all I need to see: the kid has NBA-quality facets. Believe me, I watched him live.
No. 17 Creighton holds on down stretch for win
Creighton won its seventh straight game, narrowly avoiding an upset by Illinois State, for its second Missouri Valley Conference win of the season.
Sycamores On Fire; Don't Add Water
Indiana State has established itself over the last month as a potential contender in the Missouri Valley conference. A win over Illinois State on Sunday might have cemented that into reality.
Louisville escaps clutches of Illinois St.
The Louisville Cardinals hung on for the victory over the Illinois State Redbirds after struggling in the first half.
Drexel Drops Home Opener to Illinois State in OT
After a tightly contested matchup that saw Drexel control the majority the game of the game, Illinois State hung around just long enough to deliver the closing dagger in overtime, ruining the Dragon home opener.
Fanpost
When One Good Name Leaves, Add Another
Vermont added another transfer.
We Have the Junior Men, Videos of Wiggins, Rathan-Mayes and More in Canadian Content
We Have the Junior Men Team, Videos of Wiggins, Rathan-Mayes and More in Canadian Content.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Monday, November 12 2012 | win 100 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Drexel Dragons | Thursday, November 15 2012 | win 86 - 84 | coverage |
| Delaware St. Hornets | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 87 - 48 | coverage |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 91 - 58 | coverage |
| UAB Blazers | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 77 - 65 | coverage |
| Northwestern Wildcats | Saturday, November 24 2012 | loss 69 - 72 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Louisville Cardinals | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 66 - 69 | coverage |
| Wyoming Cowboys | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | loss 67 - 81 | coverage |
| Western Michigan Broncos | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 85 - 63 | coverage |
| Morgan St. Bears | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 87 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Dayton Flyers | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 74 - 73 | coverage |
| Austin Peay Governors | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 83 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Indiana St. Sycamores | Sunday, December 30 2012 | loss 75 - 77 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Creighton Bluejays | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 72 - 79 | coverage |
| Northern Iowa Panthers | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 60 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Missouri St Bears | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | loss 55 - 62 | coverage |
| Drake Bulldogs | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 77 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Wichita St. Shockers | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 62 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Southern Illinois Salukis | Sunday, January 20 2013 | win 70 - 56 | coverage |
| Indiana St. Sycamores | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 60 - 58 | coverage |
| Evansville Aces | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 67 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Bradley Braves | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | loss 77 - 83 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Southern Illinois Salukis | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 83 - 47 | coverage |
| @ Drake Bulldogs | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 94 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Creighton Bluejays | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 75 - 72 | coverage |
| Bradley Braves | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 79 - 59 | coverage |
| Wichita St. Shockers | Sunday, February 17 2013 | loss 67 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Evansville Aces | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 62 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Utah State Aggies | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 71 - 80 | coverage |
| Missouri St Bears | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 86 - 50 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Northern Iowa Panthers | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 72 - 80 | coverage |
| @ Northern Iowa Panthers | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 73 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Wichita St. Shockers | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 51 - 66 | coverage |
Roster
Illinois St. Redbirds Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Allen | 21 | GUARD | 180 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Bryant Allen | 2 | GUARD | 180 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Tyler Brown | 1 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Jackie Carmichael | 32 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Anthony Cousin | 5 | GUARD | 190 | 5-11 | senior | |
| Jon Ekey | 22 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Johnny Hill | 44 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| John Jones | 10 | FORWARD | 260 | 6-9 | sophomore | |
| Kaza Keane | 0 | GUARD | 185 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Matt Stacho | 34 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Jordan Threloff | 42 | CENTER | 255 | 6-10 | sophomore | |
| Zeke Upshaw | 24 | GUARD | 215 | 6-6 | junior | |
| John Wilkins | 13 | GUARD,FORWARD | 230 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Nick Zeisloft | 15 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | freshman |
Stats
Illinois St. Redbirds Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Tyler Brown | 32 | 29.6 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 44.0 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 39.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 80.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| Jackie Carmichael | 33 | 30.6 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 52.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 68.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 17.4 |
| Bryant Allen | 32 | 28.4 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 37.5 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 30.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 74.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| Johnny Hill | 33 | 25.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 49.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 29.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 77.6 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
| John Wilkins | 33 | 20.0 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 48.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 37.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 80.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| Jon Ekey | 33 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 44.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 34.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 82.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 |
| Nick Zeisloft | 25 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 43.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 41.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| Geoffrey Allen | 6 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Kaza Keane | 31 | 18.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 26.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 47.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Jordan Threloff | 21 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 59.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Zeke Upshaw | 19 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 34.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 27.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Anthony Cousin | 27 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Matt Stacho | 3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
