WICHITA, Kan. – Illinois State ended the regular season tied with Evansville for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings after dropping its regular-season finale at Wichita State, 74-58, Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena, signifying ISU's highest league finish since also earning second in 2007-08.
With Illinois State and Evansville both recording 12-6 MVC records and splitting the regular-season series against one another, the Redbirds' seeding in next week's Valley Tournament will be determined by Jim Sukup's Collegiate Basketball News RPI Report released Sunday morning. The team with a higher RPI will receive the No.