MOLINE — Senior JuJu Redmond scored 29 points as fourth-seeded Illinois State turned back No. 5 Loyola, 68-52, in a Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game Friday at TaxSlayer Center.
DeAnna Wilson contributed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as ISU improved to 17-13 and meets No. 1-seeded Southern Illinois (21-8) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in a semifinal game. The Salukis beat No. 9 Indiana State, 77-61, in Friday's opening quarterfinal.
ISU shot 44% from the field, sinking 6 of 11 shots outside the arc, made 18 of 23 free throws and grabbed a 37-33 rebounding advantage.