NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's basketball team opens Missouri Valley Conference play Friday, as it hosts Missouri State at 1 p.m. The Redbirds will host Wichita State Sunday at 2 p.m.
Illinois State fell to Western Illinois inside Redbird Arena Monday night, 79-64. The Redbirds scored 44 points after halftime, including 29 in the fourth quarter. The 29 points are the most points scored by ISU in a quarter this season.
Octavia Crump scored 20 points for the Redbirds, connecting on 7-of-12 attempts from the field to go along with six free throws.