Community Picks: Arkansas-Little Rock 42% vs Illinois State 58%

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- B.J. Taylor scored 22 points, including a pair of free throws with 1.3 seconds left and Central Florida beat Illinois State 63-62 Monday night in the second round of the NIT. Continue to Article

March 20, 2017 9:41:pm EST

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- Deontae Hawkins made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to lead Illinois State to an 85-71 victory over UC Irvine in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

March 15, 2017 11:43:pm EST

Maybe Illinois State coach Dan Muller should have resorted to Twitter long ago for help scheduling. The Redbirds' coach tweeted a caricature of himself holding an hourglass Monday with a plea to power-five schools to give him a call. The tweet came after the Redbirds, who went 27-6 and tied Wichita State for the Missouri Valley regular-season title, were one of the top teams left out of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 4:20:pm EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Conner Frankamp scored 19 points and Markis McDuffie added 16 as No. 21 Wichita State beat Illinois State 71-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game Sunday, earning an automatic NCAA Tournament berth. Continue to Article

March 05, 2017 4:59:pm EST