RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico - The Illinois State Redbirds make their third appearance in the Cancun Challenge on Tuesday evening, when the 'Birds face off against the Saint Louis Billikens in a 7:30 tip-off.
QUICK HITTERS
• Illinois State has three players - Antonio Reeves, Sy Chatman, and Mark Freeman - who are averaging at least 16 points per game, and if they can finish the season at those same numbers, they will be just the fourth Redbird trio in program history to accomplish the feat.
• Through four games in the 2021-22 season, Antonio Reeves has scored 92 points, the fifth-most over the first four games of a season for Illinois State since 1962-63.