Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley (21-12, 11-7)
Big Wins: 11/23 vs Old Dominion (64-45), 1/31 at Loyola IL (48-45), 3/7 vs Wichita State (65-62)
Bad Losses: 11/16 Utah State (55-60), 12/31 Indiana State (61-63), 2/7 at Southern Illinois (59-65)
Coach: Dan Muller
Probable Starters:
Paris Lee, Sophomore, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 3.6 apg, 2.4 spg
Daishon Knight, Senior, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 2.5 apg
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Junior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 1.2 apg, 5.5 rpg
Deontae Hawkins, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Reggie Lynch, Sophomore, Center, 9.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
John Jones, Senior, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Justin McCloud, Junior, Guard, 3.3 ppg
MiKyle McIntosh, Freshman, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.7 (142nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (73, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (156, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.8 (115, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (196, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (141, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (89, 5)
Rebound Margin: 4.5 (46, 2)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (242, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (206, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 CBI First Round win over Morehead State
2014 CBI Quarterfinal win over Texas A&M
2014 CBI Semifinal loss to Siena
2012 NIT First Round win over Mississippi
2012 NIT Second Round loss to Stanford
2010 NIT First Round loss to Dayton
2009 NIT First Round loss to Kansas State
2008 NIT First Round win over Utah State
2008 NIT Second Round loss to Dayton
2001 NIT First round loss to Purdue
1998 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tennessee
1998 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Arizona
*all team stats through 3/8
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