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Watch now: Offensive troubles prove costly to Redbirds as surprising Evansville wins fourth straight

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Stopping Evansville from going wild on 3-pointers was at the top of Illinois State's scouting report heading into Saturday's game at Ford Center.

Thanks to a zone they haven't used much this season, the Redbirds accomplished that. Evansville went 7 of 25 outside the arc.

Now another problem has sprung up. Fixing its own offensive woes figured to consume ISU's coaching staff heading into Sunday's 1 p.m. finale in the Missouri Valley Conference weekend series.

ISU went more than seven minutes without scoring late as Evansville pulled away to defeat the Redbirds, 57-48, at Ford Center.