NORMAL — Illinois State's basketball team decided to stay another night in Chicago because of the wintery conditions following Wednesday's 78-64 loss to Loyola.
That was probably a wise decision. Whether the Redbirds figured something out in the second half that can help stop a season-high four-game losing streak remains to be seen.
"We got outplayed tonight, and that's disappointing in many ways," said ISU head coach Dan Muller on his postgame radio show. "The second half was almost like a practice where you're trying to work on your offense without Sy (Chatman, out for the season with a knee injury).