NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State improved to 6-0 – in sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings for the first time since 1998 – by beating Wichita State, 76-62, to hand the Shockers their first league loss of the season in front of 9,078 fans Saturday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.
With the victory, ISU (14-4, 6-0 MVC) knocked WSU (15-4, 5-1 MVC) out of first in the MVC for the first time since the end of the 2013 season. The Redbirds also won their seventh-straight game and their 15th in a row at home, dating back to last season.