The Redbirds and Salukis meet at 2:30 p.m. in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal game. ISU shot only 34 percent on Feb. 22 at Redbird Arena, while the Salukis finished at 39.1 percent.
“Both teams didn’t shoot the ball very well because both teams guarded their tails off,” said Hinson after his team's 55-50 quarterfinal win over Loyola on Friday. “I’m hoping this is a knockout, drag-out 12-rounder. Illinois State is playing on a lot of emotion right now and Dan (Muller) has done a phenomenal job.”
Hinson was referring to the Redbirds playing for the memory of former associate coach Torrey Ward and the six other men who were killed in a plane crash almost two years ago.