ST. LOUIS – Junior Phil Fayne scored 13 points during the overtime period to lead the Illinois State men's basketball team to a 76-68 win over Southern Illinois and propelled the Redbirds to the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship game for the third time in the past four years.
How It Happened
Illinois State got big contributions from William Tinsley (11 points, 8 rebounds) and Matt Hein (9 points) in the first half to take a seven-point lead into the locker room at halftime at 36-29.