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Illinois State plays in MVC Tournament against the Evansville
By The Associated Press
Evansville Purple Aces (9-24, 7-15 MVC) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (20-12,
14-7 MVC)
Coralville, Iowa; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State takes on Evansville in the MVC Tournament.
The Redbirds' record in MVC play is 14-7, and their record is 6-5 in
non-conference games. Illinois State is eighth in the MVC with 8.6 offensive
rebounds per game led by Doneelah Washington averaging 2.9.
The Purple Aces' record in MVC action is 7-15. Evansville is 5-13 in games
decided by at least 10 points.
Illinois State is shooting 44.3% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage
points higher than the 44.1% Evansville allows to opponents. Evansville
averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on
average than the 5.8 per game Illinois State allows.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Redbirds won 88-75 in the
last matchup on Feb. 15. Grace Nelson led the Redbirds with 23 points, and
Camryn Runner led the Purple Aces with 26 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Washington is scoring 16.7 points per game with 8.8 rebounds
and 1.4 assists for the Redbirds. Trista Fayta is averaging 15.2 points, seven
assists and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games.
Runner is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 5.6 rebounds for the
Purple Aces. Georgia Cox is averaging 9.7 points and 2.7 rebounds over the last
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 7-3, averaging 72.1 points, 29.8 rebounds, 16.2
assists, 6.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.
Purple Aces: 3-7, averaging 71.9 points, 29.9 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 6.6
steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 77.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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