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Illinois State Redbird Men's Basketball v Wichita State Shockers Men's Basketball Seems like all the hoopla this season has surrounded the McDermotts ( Greg and Doug ). Even Sports Illustrated had a multipage/mulitphoto spread on them and the 'Jays from Creighton. Still, I look at the leaderboard on the MVC site and see the Wichita Shockers are 2 games ahead of them. The Shockers beat the Illinois State Redbirds on Doug Collins Court last night by thirteen. So, the MVC has a first, a second, a pair in third and a four way tie for fourth. Should be a fun dance in St. Louis this year! 20120222 Wichita State v Illinois State - Images by Alan Look

With a win at the Bracketbuster over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies , Tim Jankovich broke into the triple digits on wins and arrived at number 100 with the Redbirds. The Redbirds, down from the start, made their way back with Jackie Carmichael leading the way. It was a couple put backs and a couple of three point shots by Jon Ekey however that seemed to wake up the 'birds. One scheduled game left at home this season against the Missouri Valley Conference leaders, the Shockers of Wichita State and one away against Bradley before the dancing starts with the conference finals in St. Louis. 20120218 Oakland v Illinois State - Images by Alan Look