Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley (23-10, 12-4)
Big Wins: 12/21 at Illinois (69-68), 2/10 Creighton (66-60), 2/28 Wichita State (57-56)
Bad Losses: 1/17 Evansville (57-71), 2/3 at Missouri State (76-91), 3/7 at Bradley (69-71)
Coach: Stephanie Glance
Probable Starters:
Alexis Jenkins, Senior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 3.5 apg, 2.5 rpg
Jamie Russell, Senior, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.2 rpg, 2.6 spg
Alexis Foley, Freshman, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Janae Smith, Sophomore, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg
Brianna Puni, Sophomore, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Candace Sykes, Senior, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Chloe Nelson, Junior, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Maddie Oliver, Sophomore, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Octavia Crump, Freshman, Forward, 2.6 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.0 (63rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (167, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.8 (88, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (182, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.6 (193, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.5 (114, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.9 (34, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.6 (59, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (88, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.9 (57, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 NIT First Round win over Central Michigan
2012 NIT Second Round loss to Villanova
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Central Michigan
2011 NIT Round of 32 win over Wisconsin
2011 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Duquesne
2011 NIT Regional Final win over Arkansas
2011 NIT National Semifinal loss to USC
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Butler
2010 NIT Round of 32 win over Purdue
2010 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Kansas
2010 NIT National Semifinal loss to California
2010 NIT Regional Final win over Illinois
2009 NIT Second Round win over Louisiana Tech
2009 NIT Third Round win over Marquette
2009 NIT Fourth Round win over Indiana
2009 NIT Semifinal loss to Kansas
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
*all team stats through 3/7
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