Illinois State University NCAA News

Illinois Statea s Osiris Eldridge tossed in 17 of his game-high 19 points in the first half, and the Redbirds held on for a 69-65 non-conference victory Monday night over UIC at the UIC Pavilion.

Illinois St. at Illinois-Chicago When: 7 p.m. at UIC Pavilion Internet: horizonleaguenetwork.tv/uic Audio: espnchicago.com The skinny: The Flames' "Melafusic" celebration features an Illinois State squad that has high hopes again this year.

Senior guard Stan Januska led the Ospreys with 13 points, while junior guard Brad Haugabrook dropped in nine.

Matt Lancaster's 8-yard touchdown pass to Eyad Salem with 1 second remaining Saturday lifted Illinois State to a 22-20 victory over Northern Iowa.

The Wildcats have had the worst luck so far. They already have lost star Kevin Coble and key backup Jeff Ryan for the season.

A A A The ISU football team is at a metaphorical fork in the road. Depending on which path they take Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium, the Redbirds could end their season on a high note and spend the offseason in a euphoric state of satisfaction, or they could head down the other road and end the 2009 campaign in depressing fashion, sending ...

A A A Most kickers in college football would be content with flying under the radar.

Osiris Eldridge scored 19 points and Tony Lewis added 10 points and 11 rebounds as Illinois State defeated SIU-Edwardsville 82-60 Sunday.

Brandon Summers threw two touchdowns and Kevin Smith rushed for another score as Youngstown State beat Illinois State 30-18 on Saturday.

A A A People say height counts in basketball. A A A Try telling that to Terry Johnson and Lloyd Phillips, two of the shortest guys on the ISU mena s basketball team, who led the Redbirds in scoring on the night en route to a 66-50 exhibition victory over Quincy University at Redbird Arena.

Lloyd Phillips led all scorers with 14 points and hit four of Illinois Statea s 10 three-point field goals during a 66-50 win over Quincy in exhibition play on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Wednesday night.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Wil Lunt gets sacked during the third quarter. Illinois State sacked Lunt six times in the contest.

A A A ISU football head coach Brock Spack walked into the barber shop a couple weeks ago thinking he was just going to get a haircut.

The stakes are high Saturday when Southern Illinois travels to South Dakota State in search of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and an automatic NCAA playoff bid.

A A A Redbird head football coach Brock Spack will be the first to admit his biggest weakness to a crowd of strangers... A A A Patience.

When Missouri State's Mikael Cooper-Falls arrived in the end zone, 57 yards after taking the handoff, the freshman finally was certain he belonged.

Dennis Brown threw two touchdowns and ran for another, sparking Norfolk State's 41-6 rout of Howard on Saturday.

Share + Oct 31, 2009 4:20 pm US/Central SPRINGFIELD,Mo. Matt Brown passed for 133 yards and two touchdowns to lead Illinois State to a 24-14 victory over Missouri State Saturday.

A A A If you look back on the history of football, the one thing a great quarterback needs is a great wide receiver.

St. Louis -- Not so long ago, the Missouri Valley Conference was the darling mid-major league in men's basketball with three NCAA Tournament teams in 2005, four in 2006 and two in 2007.