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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Deontae Hawkins scored 19 points, Keyshawn Evans had 16 and Illinois State set a program record on Friday with its 26th win, beating Evansville 80-69 on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals. Continue to Article

March 03, 2017 3:52:pm EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jaylon Brown scored 27 points and Duane Gibson added 20 as Evansville jumped out early and then held on to defeat Indiana State 83-72 in the opener of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Continue to Article

March 02, 2017 9:42:pm EST

Jaylon Brown scored 24 points, including the game-winning free throws in the final second, and Evansville closed out the regular season with a 65-63 win over Indiana State on Saturday. Regardless of the outcome, both schools rank in the bottom four of the Missouri Valley Conference standings and will thus not earn one of the six first-round byes in the upcoming conference tourney. Evansville (15-16, 6-12) led 63-60 in the final minute and appeared to have the advantage. Continue to Article

February 25, 2017 3:38:pm EST

The impressive depth of No. 25 Wichita State has never been more evident than Tuesday night, when little-used seniors John Robert Simon and Zach Bush checked into their final home game. The Shockers were already on their way to a 109-83 blitz of Evansville, their 11th consecutive win and one that moves them to the brink of another Missouri Valley title. ''Big night for our seniors, who have meant so much to us,'' Shockers coach Gregg Marshall said. Continue to Article

February 21, 2017 10:55:pm EST

A 10-game win streak in the Missouri Valley Conference has Wichita State back into the Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll at No. 25 after more than a year out of the rankings. The Shockers, who host Evansville on Tuesday, were previously in the poll, also at No. 25, on Feb. 5, 2016. "It means that enough writers or coaches, whoever, think we're a pretty good basketball team, and that's good," Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said of the ranking. Continue to Article

February 20, 2017 11:32:pm EST