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One could point to any number of different things that could have changed the outcome of this 60-55 game favoring the visiting Utah State Aggies.  Illinois State Redbirds hosted them for the first home non-conference game of the season on Sunday November 16th. See the Normalite Newspaper and Best Look Magazine for more coverage and images provided by the Best Look in Sports Photography in Bloomington - Normal, Alan Look Photography 20141116 Utah State at Illinois State Men's Basketball photos - Images by Alan Look -chimper

On January 11, 2014 Redbird Arena turned 25.  The Redbirds won their first game in the arena on that very same night.  The results were the same 25 years later with the Redbirds defeating the most recent addition to the Missouri Valley Conference and the two teams first such meeting.  The Loyola Ramblers are led by Porter Moser.  Moser, many will remember was the Redbird coach before Tim Jankovich.  Jankovich left and Dan Muller is now in his second year.  Final score of this game - 59-50. 20140111 Loyola Ramblers at Illinois State Redbirds Men's basketball photos - Images by Alan Look -Chimper -

The Redbirds of Illinois State University pulled out a double overtime win this afternoon against in state foes, the Panthers of Eastern Illinois University.  Lots of flags, lots of pauses, lots of points. Take a peek at our image gallery inside of Alan Look Photography

In the past week, I've had the pleasure of covering the Illinois State Lady Redbirds play 2 home games in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). The Redbirds were honored to host both on Doug Collins Court in Redbird Arena. The first, a sweet 16 game against Marquette came down to the wire with Kristi Cirone sinking 2 free throws with 9 seconds left to put the Redbirds ahead by one point. A buzzer launched shot from the baseline missed, rimming out the game and season for the Golden Eagles. Following that Thursday night game was a Sunday 2:05 game against none other than the Hoosiers of Indiana. Wow, is about all I can say for that game. The 3600+ in attendance were rowdy and made as much noise as a crowd 3 times the size. Why didn't I put in my ear plugs, I'll never know. On the floor, the passion from each team to continue on to the final 4 was evident. It was a pretty bang up game with girls hitting the floor on almost every up and down. The officiating...