TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opens Hoops in the Heartland as the No. 8 seed and will faceoff with No. 9 seeded Illinois State in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Sycamores and Redbirds will kick off the tournament March 9 at 5 p.m. ET from the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois. All matchups during the MVC Tournament will stream live on The Valley On ESPN3. The winner of Thursday's matchup will move on to take on top-seeded and nationally ranked Drake Friday.
ALL-MVC HONORABLE MENTION
Junior guard Ashley Taia has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference honorable mention team as announced by the MVC Wednesday.