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Defensive Carries Sycamores To MVC Tourney Win Over Illinois State

Ace Hunt

GoSycamores.com

ST. LOUIS -- Indiana State was led by sophomore Brenton Scott with 14 points and withstood a furious late rally by Illinois State to earn a 65-57 win over the Redbirds in the quarterfinals of the 2016 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Sycamores improved to 15-16 overall while Illinois State fell to 18-14. Indiana State is now 8-4 in the MVC Tournament under sixth-year head coach Greg Lansing. Exactly one half of those victories for the Sycamores have come as the lower seeded team.