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1 DON T MISS THIS! Osiris Eldridge, the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, is on pace to score at least 518 points this season, which would be the highest single-season output for an Illinois State player since Tarise Bryson scored 685 points (22.8 ppg) during the campaign. ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL N7 QUINCY (Exh.) W, N11 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS W, N14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST. W, N18 UNC-WILMINGTON W, N23 vs. #8 Indiana! L, N24 vs. Kent State! L, N27 CHICAGO STATE W, D1 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, D4 at Eastern Michigan L, D8 CINCINNATI W, D16 at Bowling Green W, D22 at Ball State W, D29 at Creighton* (MVC-TV) W, J1 at Wichita State* W, J5 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* W, J8 NORTHERN IOWA* W, J12 EVANSVILLE* (MVC-TV) W, J16 WICHITA STATE* W, J19 at Drake* L, J23 at Bradley* L, J27 INDIANA STATE* W, J30 at Northern Iowa* L, F2 at Missouri State* W, F5 #15 DRAKE* L, F9 BRADLEY* W, F13 MISSOURI STATE* W, F16 at Indiana State* L, F20 at Evansville* 7:05 p.m. F24 Wright State^ (ESPNU) 5:30 p.m. F27 CREIGHTON* 7:05 p.m. M1 at Southern Illinois* (MVC-TV) 7:35 p.m. Chicago Invitational Challenge (Normal, Ill.)! Chicago Invitational Challenge (Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Ill.) * Missouri Valley Conference game ^ O Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters game GAME #27: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 7:05 P.M. THE JUMP BALL Illinois State Redbirds (18-8, 10-5 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (8-17, 3-12 MVC) Evansville, Ind. Roberts Stadium Radio: Redbird Radio Network Dick Luedke (Play-by-play), Mike Matthews (Color), Flagship WJBC 1230 AM TV: Comcast Spotlight (Ch. 74 Bloomington/Ch. 44 Peoria) Kurt Pegler (Play-by-Play), Bob Morris (Color) STORYLINES Illinois State will be looking to snap a five-game losing streak at Roberts Stadium. The Redbirds last win over the Purple Aces in Evansville, Ind., occured on Feb. 13, The Redbirds, after defeating Evansville on Jan. 8, will be seeking their first season sweep over the Purple Aces since the season. Dating back to last season, Illinois State has won two-consecutive games against the Purple Aces. Illinois State is 5-5 on the road this season, including a 3-4 mark in Valley road games. The Redbirds have recorded MVC road victories over Creighton, Wichita State and Missouri State. Sophomore guard Osiris Eldridge is coming off a 34-point performance at Indiana State Saturday, the highest single-game scoring output in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. Eldridge enters Wednesday s game leading the Valley in scoring at 16.7 points per game, including a league-best 17.2 points per conference contest. Illinois State Evansville Record 18-8 (10-5 MVC) 8-17 (3-12 MVC) Coach Tim Jankovich Marty Simmons Career Record (Years) (seventh year) (seventh year) School Record 18-8 (first year) 8-17 (first year) Leading Scorer Osiris Eldridge (16.7 ppg) Shy Ely (14.8 ppg) Leading Rebounder Anthony Slack (6.2 rpg) Shy Ely (5.3 rpg) Leading Assists Boo Richardson (3.8 apg) Jason Holsinger (4.1 apg) Series Record Illinois State leads, Record at Evansville, Ind. Evansville leads, 10-7 Series Streak Illinois State won two POSSIBLE STARTERS Home games in CAPS; Times listed as Central MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball Contact: Brett McWethy bpmcwet@ilstu.edu Office: 309/ Cell: 309/ Fax: 309/ Osiris Eldridge 4Guard PPG RPG SPG Anthony Slack 4Forward PPG RPG BPG Boo Richardson 4Guard PPG RPG APG Dom Johnson 4Guard PPG RPG APG Dinma Odiakosa 4Forward PPG RPG BPG Redbird Basketball Game Notes 1

2 TALE OF THE TAPE UE W-L Record MVC Record Points Scored Points Allowed Scoring Margin FG Percentage Def. FG Percentage Average FG Attempts/Game pt. Percentage Def. 3-pt. Percentage Avg. 3FG Attempts/Game Percentage of shots from three FT Percentage Average FT Attempts/Game Offensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Rebounding Margin Assists Turnover Average Turnover Margin Steal Average Block Average Fouls ON THIS DATE Illinois State has played 14 games on Feb. 20 since 1970, and has a 9-5 record in those games. Below are highlights of some of those contests. Feb. 20, 1971 Central Michigan 98, Illinois State 90 Doug Collins netted 29 points, moving him into fourthplace on the all-time single-season scoring list with 580 points. CMU scored 11-straight points for a advantage with 6:18 remaining, and the Redbirds never regained the advantage. February 20, 1974 Illinois State 130, Northern Illinois 93 Robert Bubbles Hawkins poured in 58 points, an all-time game-high at Illinois State. He broke Doug Collins previous single-game high of 57 points. ILLINOIS STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Osiris Eldridge G So. Chicago, Ill. 1 Emmanuel Holloway G Jr. Cartersville, Ga. 3 Alex Rubin G Fr. Plymouth, Minn. 4 Anthony Slack F Sr. New Orleans, La. 5 Boo Richardson G Sr. Kansas City, Kan. 10 Dom Johnson G Sr. Bell City, Mo. 22 Julius Moor G Sr. Kieler, Wis. 25 Sead Odzic G So. Skokie, Ill. 31 Mike Vandello F Jr. Bettendorf, Iowa 32 Levi Dyer C Sr. Eaton, Colo. 41 Brandon Sampay F/C Jr. Inglewood, Calif. 42 Dinma Odiakosa F So. Akwukwu, Nigeria 45 Brandon Holtz G Jr. Bloomington, Ill. Head Coach: Tim Jankovich Assistant Coaches: Anthony Beane, Rob Judson, Paris Parham evansville NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 2 Kavon Lacey G Fr. Alton, Ill. 3 Jonathan VanHoose G Fr. Ashland, Ky. 4 Nate Garner F Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5 Shy Ely G/F Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 10 Taylor Morrow G So. Wadesville, Ind. 11 Victor Gomez F Sr. San Francisco, Calif. 14 Trent Wargel G Jr. Ridgway, Ill. 15 Jay Couisnard G/F So. Houston, Texas 20 Trevor Gregory G So. Evansville, Ind. 21 Darin Granger G So. Indianapolis, Ind. 22 Jason Holsinger G Jr. Lapel, Ind. 23 Jason Switzer G Fr. Huntingburg, Ind. 40 Zach House C Fr. Rock Falls, Ill. 41 Pieter van Tongeren F Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands 52 Clint Hopf F Fr. Sweet Springs, Mo. Head Coach: Marty Simmons Assistant Coach: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben Wierzba ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE The University of Evansville is located in Evansville, Ind., and has an enrollment of 2,421. The Purple Aces are NCAA Division I affiliates, and members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Purple Aces finished the campaign with a record pronunciations Osiris Eldridge... OH-sy-RISS Alex Rubin...ROO-binn Sead Odzic...See-ED OD-zick Dinma Odiakosa...DEEN-muh OH-Dee-uh-KOSE-uh Anthony Beane... BEAN Paris Parham... PAR-hamm Schedule Date Opponent Score/Time N3 OAKLAND CITY (Exh.) W, N11 SAMFORD (Exh.) L, N17 BUTLER L, N20 at Southeast Missouri L, N24 at Ball State 1 p.m. D1 at Buffalo W, D5 PRINCETON W, D8 AUSTIN PEAY W, D11 at Valparaiso L, D15 HANOVER W, D22 NORFOLK STATE W, D29 INDIANA STATE* L, J2 at Northern Iowa* L, J6 DRAKE* L, J9 at Creighton* L, J12 at Illinois State* L, J15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* L, J19 at Bradley* L, J23 at Indiana State* L, J26 MISSOURI STATE* W, J29 at Southern Illinois* L, F2 BRADLEY* L, F6 WICHITA STATE* W, F9 at Drake* L, F13 CREIGHTON* W, F16 at Missouri State* L, F20 ILLINOIS STATE* 7:05 p.m. F23 at Eastern Illinois 7:05 p.m. F26 Wichita State* 7:05 p.m. M1 NORTHERN IOWA* 7:05 p.m. M6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA * - Missouri Valley Conference game HOME GAMES IN CAPS. All times CENTRAL. overall and a 6-12 record in The Valley. UE finished tied for seventh place in the league standings, and lost its opening game of the State Farm MVC Tournament to Drake. Head coach and UE alum Marty Simmons is in first season at the helm of the Purple Aces program, after spending the previous five seasons as the head coach at Division II Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Simmons also spent 11 years on the Purple Aces staff as an assistant coach. Simmons is assisted by Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, an Illinois State alum, and Ben Wierzba. Senior point guard Jason Holsinger, a preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, has sat out the past two games due to a fractured hand he suffered against Drake on Feb. 9. February 20, 1988 Bradley 78, Illinois State 71 (OT) Jarrod Coleman scored a career-high 16 points and tallied five blocks, but Illinois State gave up 43 rebounds in the loss. February 20, 1995 Illinois State 91, Northern Iowa 76 Illinois State outscored the Panthers in the paint, and Kenny Wright had 20 points and seven rebounds to pace the Redbirds. February 20, 2007 Illinois State 65, Creighton 55 For the second-consecutive season, Illinois State upset Creighton at home, as Osiris Eldridge scored all 18 of his points in the second half. SCOUTING THE PURPLE ACES Evansville enters Wednesday with an 8-17 record and is tied for ninth in the MVC with a 3-12 league mark. All three of the Purple Aces Valley wins have occured inside the confines of Roberts Stadium, where UE has a 7-6 overall mark. Shy Ely, the MVC s third-leading scorer, is averaging 14.8 points per game, including 16.1 points per league outing. Ely s 5.3 rebounds per game also lead the Purple Aces, just ahead of Nate Garner s 5.2 caroms per game. The aforementioned Jason Holsinger leads Evansville with 4.5 assists per game, but is out indefinitely with a fractured hand. The Purple Aces are shooting a league second-best 38.7 percent from beyond the threepoint arc, but are averaging a Valley low 5.27 made three-point field goals in conference games. SCOUTING THE REDBIRDS Illinois State is coming off Saturday s loss to Indiana State, moving its overall record to 18-8 (10-5 MVC). Osiris Eldridge leads both the Redbirds and the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring at 16.7 points per game, and has led ISU in scoring in each of the past three games, and 13 times overall this season. Anthony Slack, the league leader in field goal percentage (.708), leads ISU in rebounding with 6.3 caroms per game. Boo Richardson, who tops the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.44), paces the Redbirds with 100 assists. ISU leads the league in field goal percentage (.471) and three-point field goal percentage defense (.332). 2 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

3 LAST TIME THEY MET ILLINOIS STATE 74, Evansville 66 Jan. 12, 2008 Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Evansville Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-REB A PF TP Garner, f van Tongeren, f Lacey, g Ely, g Holsinger, g Morrow Gomez Couisnard Gregory Hopf Totals Team Pct.: FG.444; FT.543 Blocks: 0 Turnovers: 13 (Garner 3, van Tongeren 2, Lacey 1, Ely 1, Holsinger 2, Morrow 1, Couisnard 3) Steals: 5 (Garner 1, van Tongeren 1, Morrow 1, Couisnard 2) Slack, f Odiakosa, f Eldridge, g Johnson, g Richardson, g Holloway Dyer Sampay Totals Team Pct.: FG.500; FT.686 Blocks: 3 (Slack 1, Eldridge 1, Sampay 1) Turnovers: 13 (Slack 3, Odiakosa 1, Eldridge 3, Richardson 1, Johnson 2, Holloway 1, Odzic 1, Sampay 1) Steals: 4 (Johnson 1, Odzic 1, Dyer 1, Sampay 1) Officials: David L. Warfel, John J. Moore, R. Gene Grimshaw Attendance: 7,117 Halftime Score: ILLINOIS STATE 34, Evansville 25 ILS AT UE: THE SERIES Feb. 21, Evansville 95, Illinois State 92 March 4, Evansville 108, Illinois State 96 Jan. 17, Illinois State 73, Evansville 68 Dec. 12, Evansville 86, Illinois State 67 Dec. 10, Evansville 78, Illinois State 51 Jan. 30, Illinois State 73, Evansville 69 Jan. 19, Illinois State 67, Evansville 53 Feb. 18, Illinois State 80, Evansville 76 (ot) Jan. 16, Illinois State 81, Evansville 80 Jan. 8, Evansville 90, Illinois State 75 Feb. 12, Illinois State 94, Evansville 87 (2 ot) Feb. 13, Illinois State 73, Evansville 55 Jan. 25, Evansville 85, Illinois State 74 Feb. 11, Evansville 79, Illinois State 48 Jan. 9, Evansville 69, Illinois State 61 Feb. 4, Evansville 54, Illinois State 47 Dec. 9, Evansville 69, Illinois State 41 NEXT UP: REDBIRDS HOST WRIGHT STATE FOR BRACKETBUSTERS Illinois State will take a break from Missouri Valley Conference play Sunday, when the Redbirds host Horizon League foe Wright State in the O Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters series beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Raiders (19-6, 11-4 Horizon) are on a 10-game winning streak after edging visiting UIC Saturday, Vaughn Duggins paces Wright State with 13.3 points per game, while Scottie Wilson s 6.7 rebounds per game are a team-high. The Raiders are 5-2 on the road this season, including five-consecutive wins away from home. Wright State edged nationally-ranked Butler, 43-42, on Dec. 8. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU, one of 28 teams in the O Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters series to play on national television for the sixthannual event. CHASING A SECOND-PLACE FINISH Illinois State s loss at Indiana State, coupled with Southern Illinois overtime win at Wichita State, trimmed the Redbirds lead to one-game over the third-place Salukis (14-12, 9-6 MVC), who ISU defeated, 56-47, on Jan. 5. The `Birds were eliminated from regular season Valley championship contention after No. 14 Drake clinched the outright title with a win at UNI Saturday. The last time ISU finished second in the MVC standings was during the season, when the Redbirds went 12-6 in Valley play, and finished second behind Creighton (14-4). LINEUP UPDATE: JOHNSON LISTED AS DAY-TO-DAY Senior guard Dom Johnson is listed as day-to-day while recovering from flu-like symptoms and a sore throat. Johnson did not travel with the team to Terre Haute, Ind., missing his first game, and start, of the season. His status for Wednesday s game will be a game-time decision. Johnson scored 10 points on a 3-for-3 shooting effort against the Purple Aces on Jan. 12. REVISITING JAN. 12 IN NORMAL In the first match-up between the Redbirds and Purple Aces this season (Jan. 12), Illinois State led for all but 13 seconds, when Evansville started the game with a three-point basket. The Redbirds led by as many as 15 points in the first half, and took a lead into the locker room at halftime. The Purple Aces trimmed ISU s lead to with 7:13 remaining in the second half, but the Redbirds stretched their advantage back to 14 points, 65-51, with 2:20 remaining after going on a 16-6 run. Illinois State outscored the Purple Aces in the paint (24-18) and off turnovers (17-5), while the Redbird bench tallied a advantage. Osiris Eldridge led a threesome of ISU players in double figures with 17 points, while UE s Shy Ely poured in 28 points, the most individual points scored against the Redbirds this season. ELDRIDGE CHALKS UP FIRST MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR After recording two dominating scoring efforts in Illinois State s home-road Missouri Valley Conference split last week, sophomore guard Osiris Eldridge was named the Valley Player of the Week as announced by the league office Monday afternoon. It is Eldridge s second-career player of the week honor, and the third time he has been recognized by the conference office in a weekly plaudit. He was tabbed the MVC Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 26, Eldridge averaged 29.0 points, 6.0 three-point field goals, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game on a 60.6 shooting percentage in Illinois State s two Missouri Valley Conference games last week. The Redbirds defeated Missouri State Wednesday, and dropped a decision at Indiana State Saturday. MVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR? O-MY! While he was not even picked to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference team, as end of the Valley season approaches, it is becoming evident that sophomore guard Osiris Eldridge deserves a good, hard look as a MVC Player of the Year candidate. Eldridge leads the Valley in scoring with 16.7 points per game, and is the league s 15th-leading rebounder, at 5.3 rebounds per contest. He is also shooting 49.7 percent from the field, the seventh-best mark in the MVC this season. Eldridge s 1.38 steals per game ranks 12th overall. In conference play, his 2.80 made three-point field goals per game leads the league. Eldridge has 24 double-digit scoring efforts this season, including 21 in the last 22 games. An updated single-season and career bio, along with a game-by-game breakdown of Eldridge s season is available on the front page of GoRedbirds.com. THIRTY SOMETHING Against Indiana State (Feb. 16), sophomore guard Osiris Eldridge scored 34 points, the most for a Redbird player since current backcourt teammate Dom Johnson tossed in 32 points at Florida State last season. Eldridge s 34 points eclipsed his previous career-high of 30 points that he scored against UNC-Wilmington on Nov. 18. His 12 made field goals were also a career-best mark. Redbird Basketball Game Notes 3

4 VALLEY CENTRAL VALLEY PRESEASON POLL 1. Southern Illinois (39) Bradley Missouri State Creighton Illinois State Wichita State UNI Indiana State Drake Evansville VALLEY STANDINGS VALLEY OVERALL W L PCT W L PCT 1. Drake Illinois State Southern Illinois Creighton Bradley Northern Iowa Indiana State Missouri State Wichita State Evansville RECENT VALLEY RESULTS Tuesday, February 12 Indiana State def. Bradley, Wednesday, February 13 Evansville def. Creighton, Southern Illinois def. Drake, Illinois State def. Missouri State, Northern Iowa def. Wichita State, (OT) Saturday, February 16 Indiana State def. Illinois State, Drake def. Northern Iowa, Bradley def. Creighton, Southern Illinois def. Wichita State, (OT) Missouri State def. Evansville, UPCOMING VALLEY SCHEDULE Tuesday, February 19 Wichita State at Indiana State, 6 p.m. Bradley at Drake, 7:35 p.m. (MVC-TV) Missouri State at Creighton, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Wednesday, February 20 Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m. Illinois State at Evansville, 7:05 p.m. O REILLY ESPNU BRACKETBUSTERS (FEB ) Saturday, February 23 Wichita State at Northern Arizona, 1 p.m. Creighton at Oral Roberts, 2 p.m. (ESPNU) Nevada at Southern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Drake at Butler, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Indiana State at Murray State, 6 p.m. Central Michigan at Missouri State, 7:05 p.m. UIC at Northern Iowa, 7:05 p.m. Evansville at Eastern Illinois, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Bradley, 8 p.m., ESPN360.com LEADING THE VALLEY FROM DISTANCE Osiris Eldridge has recently become the catalyst for Illinois State, the top three-point shooting team in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Chicago native is averaging 2.80 three-point field goals per game in league play, topping the Valley in that category. Eldridge, who made all seven of ISU s three-pointers at Indiana State Saturday, is averaging 4.2 made three-pointers per contest over the last five games. SIMMONS AND JANKOVICH IN SAME BOAT Tim Jankovich and Evansville head coach Marty Simmons are each part of a Missouri Valley Conference single-season upheaval that has five new head coaches, the most since five new MVC head coaches took over for the season. Jankovich and Simmons are joined by first-year head coaches Kevin McKenna (Indiana State), Keno Davis (Drake) and Greg Marshall (Wichita State). COUISNARD PART 4 For the fourth-time this season, an opposing player with the last name of Couisnard will play against Illinois State Wednesday. Evansville s Jay Couisnard is the brother of Wichita State preseason All-Valley selection PJ Couisnard. In the Jan. 12 game between ISU and UE at Redbird Arena, Jay Couisnard scored one point, but fouled out, in 15 minutes of action. The Couisnard brothers hail from Houston. BOO, OSIRIS HIT MILESTONES Senior guard Boo Richardson dished out his 100th assist of the season Saturday at Indiana State, and Osiris Eldridge quickly surpassed the career 700-point plateau. He entered the game with 694 career points, and after pouring in 34, now has a career active-leading 728 points heading into Wednesday s game at Evansville. Notably, Anthony Slack corralled his 100th defensive rebound of the season against the Sycamores, and Dinma Odiakosa scored his 200th career point. LEVI, SAMPAY EYE MILESTONES Frontcourt mates Levi Dyer and Brandon Sampay enter Wednesday s game within reach of securing significant single-season and career milestones. Dyer has 697 career points, and is just three away from equaling 700 points for his career. Sampay needs just five points to become the eighth ISU player this season to score 100 points. Notably, Brandon Holtz has 198 career points, and is just two points away from equaling 200, and Mike Vandello s 199 career points are just one point away from accomplishing the same feat. SAMPAY S CHARGE Junior forward Brandon Sampay, who has been the first substitution in two of ISU s last three games, has increasingly become a valuable weapon for the Redbirds offensively. His presence was especially significant at the tail end of the first half against Missouri State last Wednesday, when Sampay scored the Redbirds final six points of the stanza, and ended with eight points. He followed it up with eight points on 2-of-4 shooting, including a 4-for-4 effort from the charity stripe, and corralled three rebounds in 12 minutes against Indiana State. TURNOVERS LEAD TO SETBACKS For the seventh time this season, Illinois State committed more turnovers (13) than assists (12) Saturday at Indiana State. Each of those games, five of which were on the road, led to defeats. In the Redbirds last game against Evansville, ISU had 16 assists against 13 turnovers. 13-POINT LEAD DISAPPEARS AGAINST SYCAMORES Illinois State owned a 13-point advantage (39-26) with 2:55 remaining in the first half Saturday at Indiana State, but the Sycamores finished the opening stanza on a 9-1 run, and pulled within five, 40-35, heading into the locker room at halftime. The Sycamores eventually took their first lead with (45-44) 13:17 left in the second half, erasing ISU s largest lead surrendured in a loss this season. 60 THE BAROMETER? Illinois State allowed 76 points against Indiana State Saturday, marking the sixth time this season the Redbirds have suffered a loss when allowing 70 or more points for the opposition. The Redbirds are 11-0 when holding their opponents to 60 or less points. Sunday, February 24 Wright State at Illinois State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) 4 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

5 Associated press TOP-25 POLL 1. Memphis (72) , Tennessee , North Carolina , Kansas , Duke , UCLA , Texas , Butler , Stanford , Xavier , Wisconsin , Georgetown Connecticut Purdue Indiana Drake Washington State Louisville Michigan State Vanderbilt Notre Dame Texas A&M Saint Mary s Kansas State Marquette Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 59, Brigham Young 43, Clemson 39, Gonzaga 18, Arizona 8, Mississippi State 7, Rhode Island 6, Kent State 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Western Kentucky 1, Cornell 1. ESPN/USA TODAY TOP-25 COACHES POLL 1. Memphis (31) Tennessee North Carolina Duke Kansas UCLA Texas Butler Stanford Wisconsin Georgetown Xavier Connecticut Indiana Purdue Vanderbilt Michigan State Drake Washington State Saint Mary s Notre Dame Texas A&M Louisville Marquette Kansas State ELEVATED SHOOTING CONTINUES Despite recording its third shooting mark of 50 percent or better in the past four games Saturday at Indiana State, the Redbirds were edged by the Sycamores, ISU has shot better than 50 percent in 10 contests this season, and is 7-3 in those games. TIME TO STEP IT UP? Illinois State head coach Tim Jankovich has used five different starting combinations this season, with two of those occuring due to injury. In the absence of Anthony Slack (Jan. 27 vs. Indiana State and Jan. 30 at UNI) and Dom Johnson (Feb. 16 at Indiana State), ISU s bench has been outscored 52-33, including Saturday s advantage by Indiana State s reserves. The Redbirds are 4-5 this season when their bench is outscored by the opposition s reserves. FREE THROW OPPORTUNITIES GO AGAINST THE `BIRDS Illinois State shot 28 free throws to Indiana State s 26 Saturday, marking the Redbirds first loss this season when attempting more free throws than their opponent. ISU was 6-0 in those games headed into Saturday s contest. A NEW FEBRUARY? Illinois State had a combined 11 wins in the months of December and January. But it is a new month, and in recent history, February hasn t been friendly to the Redbirds. Dating back to the season, ISU has a combined record in the month of February. The Redbirds haven t won more than three games in the second month of the calendar year since the campaign. ISU already has three February wins this season. DOUBLE-DIGIT VALLEY WINS: IT S BEEN A WHILE Illinois State enters Wednesday s game with a 10-5 record in Missouri Valley Conference action. The last time ISU had at least 10 MVC wins was in the season, when the Redbirds went 12-6 in Valley play. That team went 21-9 overall, advanced to the State Farm MVC Tournament semifinals, and played in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). DIVERSITY IN SCORING While just two ISU players, Osiris Eldridge and Anthony Slack, average double-digits this season, a balanced scoring attack has helped the Redbirds to their 18 wins. Eldridge (433), Dom Johnson (229) and Anthony Slack (246) have all eclipsed 200 points for the season, and Levi Dyer (184), Dinma Odiakosa (176), Boo Richardson (165) and Emmanuel Holloway (124) have all passed 100 points. REBOUNDING TRIO Anthony Slack (6.3 rpg), Dinma Odiakosa (5.4) and Osiris Eldridge (5.3) are all averaging more than five rebounds per game through 26 games this season. The last time Illinois State had three players average at least five rebounds per game in a single season was during the campaign, when L. Dee Murdock (6.1 rpg), Sean Riley (5.3) and LeRoy Watkins (5.5) all grabbed more than five caroms per outing. DISHIN WITH BOO AND DOM Senior backcourt tandem Boo Richardson (100 assists) and Dom Johnson (84) are both on pace to average at least 3.0 assists per game for the second-consecutive season. Prior to the campaign, the last time two Redbirds averaged three or more assists in the same season was during the campaign, when David Cason (6.8 apg) and Jamar Smiley (3.2 apg) both accomplished the feat. WIN-LOSS ANALYSIS In Illinois State s 18 wins, the Redbirds have averaged 69.5 points, 8.2 made three-point field goals, 17.3 assists and 7.7 steals per game. Conversely, in ISU s eight losses, the `Birds have averaged 66.2 points, 6.3 made three-pointers, 12.3 assists and 5.3 steals per game. Others Receiving Votes: Brigham Young 19, Pittsburgh 14, Mississippi State 11, Arkansas 7, Gonzaga 5, Clemson 4, Arizona 3, Arizona State 2, Davidson 1, Rhode Island 1, Western Kentucky 1. ISU-SIU Season Finale Completes Wildcard Weekend After Illinois State s men s basketball team put a stranglehold on sole possession of second-place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a win over rival Bradley on Feb. 9, the conference office announced Feb. 11 that the Redbirds will be showcased one more time on the MVC Television Network, when ISU visits in-state rival Southern Illinois Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. The game will clear live on FSN Midwest and Comcast SportsNet Chicago as part of the league s Wildcard Weekend. Redbird Basketball Game Notes 5

6 CAREER GAMES/STARTS No. Player GP GS 5 Boo Richardson Levi Dyer Dom Johnson Anthony Slack Osiris Eldridge Michael Vandello Dinma Odiakosa Brandon Holtz Julius Moor Emmanuel Holloway Alex Rubin Brandon Sampay Sead Odzic VALlEY STATS RANK (isu) TEAM STAT RANK Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Scoring Margin rd Free Throw Pct th Field Goal Pct st Field Goal Pct. Def nd 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct nd 3-Pt. FGs Pct. Def st 3-Pt. FGs Made th Offensive Rebounds th Defensive Rebounds rd Blocked Shots nd Assists nd Steals th Turnover Margin rd Assist/Turnover Ratio md RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS :07 pm MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS W (12) Slack, Anthony (7) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI S W (27) Eldridge, Osiris (13) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. UNC-WILMINGTON W (30) Eldridge, Osiris (7) Eldridge, Osiris :30 pm vs #8 Indiana L 4500 (18) Dyer, Levi (8) Odiakosa, Dinma p.m. vs Kent State L 4000 (11) Eldridge, Osiris (9) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. CHICAGO STATE W (16) Dyer, Levi (10) Dyer, Levi :05 p.m. ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W (25) Dyer, Levi (8) Slack, Anthony :00 p.m. at Eastern Michigan L 385 (18) Eldridge, Osiris (13) Eldridge, Osiris :05 p.m. CINCINNATI W (20) Eldridge, Osiris (9) Eldridge, Osiris p.m. at Bowling Green W (16) Johnson, Dom (11) Eldridge, Osiris p.m. at Ball State W (16)Richardson, Boo (12) Odiakosa, Dinma :07 p.m. at Creighton* W (20) Dyer, Levi (11) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. at Wichita State* W (11) Eldridge, Osiris (8) Eldridge, Osiris :07 p.m. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* W (14) Dyer, Levi (6) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. NORTHERN IOWA* W (13) Eldridge, Osiris (9) Eldridge, Osiris :07 p.m. EVANSVILLE* W (17) Eldridge, Osiris (8) Sampay, Brandon :07 p.m. WICHITA STATE* W (21) Eldridge, Osiris (4)Slack/Dyer :07 p.m. at Drake* L 7152 (21) Eldridge/Slack (9) Eldridge, Osiris :07 p.m. at Bradley* L 11,421 (17) Richardson, Boo (7) Eldridge, Osiris :05 p.m. INDIANA STATE* W (15) Odiakosa/Eldridge (5) Odiakosa, Dinma :05 p.m. at Northern Iowa* W (17) Johnson, Dom (7) Sampay, Brandon :05 p.m. at Missouri State* W (23) Johnson, Dom (12) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. DRAKE* L 8185 (17) Johnson, Dom (10) Slack, Anthony :07 p.m. BRADLEY* W (24) Eldridge, Osiris (9) Odiakosa, Dinma :07 p.m. MISSOURI STATE* W (24) Eldridge, Osiris (10) Slack, Anthony :05 p.m. at Indiana State* L 4570 (34) Eldridge, Osiris (8) Odiakosa, Dinma ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TOTAL SCORING STAT RANK Osiris Eldridge, G st Anthony Slack, F st Dom Johnson, G th REBOUNDING STAT RANK Anthony Slack, F 6.2 9th Dinma Odiakosa, F th Osiris Eldridge, G th FIELD GOAL PCT. STAT RANK Anthony Slack, F.708 1st Osiris Eldridge, G.497 7th 3-POINT FG PCT. STAT RANK Levi Dyer, C.433 7th Osiris Eldridge, G.436 6th 3-POINT FG MADE/GAME STAT RANK Osiris Eldridge, G th Levi Dyer, C 1.68 t-11th ASSISTS STAT RANK Boo Richardson, G th Dom Johnson, G th ASSIST/TURN. RATIO STAT RANK Boo Richardson, G st Dom Johnson, G th STEALS STAT RANK Boo Richardson, G th Osiris Eldridge, G th BLOCKS STAT RANK Anthony Slack, F rd Dinma Odiakosa, F th OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS STAT RANK Anthony Slack, F 2.00 t-11th Dinma Odiakosa, F 1.92 t-13th 6 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

7 ILLINOIS STATE MEN S BASKETBALL STATISTICS (OVERALL AND MVC-ONLY) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 00 Eldridge,Osiris Conference-Only Slack,Anthony Conference-Only Johnson,Dom Conference-Only Dyer,Levi Conference-Only Odiakosa,Dinma Conference-Only Richardson,Boo Conference-Only Holloway,Emmanuel Conference-Only Sampay,Brandon Conference-Only Holtz,Brandon Conference-Only Odzic,Sead Conference-Only Vandello,Mike Conference-Only Rubin,Alex Conference-Only Moor,Julius Conference-Only TM TEAM Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Illinois State Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Illinois State Opponents Redbird Basketball Game Notes 7

8 BENCH SCORING (ISU-OPP) UMSL 27-6 SEMO UNC-Wilmington 19-7 vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State 39-8 Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green 28-7 at Ball State at Creighton at Wichita State 14-6 Southern Illinois 31-8 Northern Iowa Evansville Wichita State at Drake 9-4 at Bradley Indiana State 15-9 at Northern Iowa 6-26 at Missouri State 6-20 Drake 16-5 Bradley 13-0 Missouri State at Indiana State Total SPECIALTY STATS (TEAM) Largest Halftime Lead 18, twice (last: SIU, ) Largest Halftime Deficit 10 (vs. #8 Indiana, ) ISU FG% at home.495 ISU FT% at home.626 ISU 3-Pt. % at home.413 ISU FG% on road/neutral.443 ISU FT% on road/neutral.647 ISU 3-Pt. % on road/neutral.357 ISU point avg. at home 71.0 ISU point avg. on road/neutral 65.6 Largest deficit overcome in win 12 (vs. Bradley, ) Largest lead surrendered in loss 13 (at Indiana State, ) WEEKLY press conferences Weekly press conferences, featuring head coach Tim Jankovich and player guests, will be held throughout the season, beginning at 1 p.m. Video files from the event can also be viewed on GoRedbirds.com. Below is a weekly press conference schedule for the season. Friday, Feb. 22 Tuesday, Feb. 26 Tuesday, March 4 REDBIRDS ON THE RADIO Redbird basketball games can be heard live on the Redbird Radio Network, flagshipped by WJBC-AM, 1230, Bloomington. Dick Luedke (play-by-play), Mike Matthews (color commentary) and Bruce Evans (sideline) return to provide the broadcasts, and also host the Tim Jankovich Show, which features player interviews. The show is held at either Cheek s Bar and Grill in Bloomington (1206 Towanda Ave., Ste. 6) or the Pub II in Normal (102 N Linden St.). Network affiliates include: WJBC (AM 1230, Bloomington) WJEZ (98.9 FM, Dwight) WFMB (AM 1450, Springfield) Below is the Tim Jankovich Show schedule for the season. Monday, Feb Cheek s, 7 p.m. Monday, March 3 - Pub II, 7 p.m. the last time it happened INDIVIDUAL A player scored 40 points... ILLINOIS ST....Tarise Bryson (41) at Central Michigan, Opponent...Anthony Roberts (48), Oral Roberts, A player scored 30 points... ILLINOIS ST....Osiris Eldridge (34) at Indiana State, Opponent...Eric Gordon (31), #8 Indiana, A player grabbed 20 rebounds... ILLINOIS ST....Ron devries (24) vs. Pacific, Opponent...Anthony Bonner (21), Saint Louis, A player grabbed 15 rebounds... ILLINOIS ST....Baboucarr Bojang (15) vs. UNI, Opponent...Matt Shaw (18), Southern Illinois, A player had a double-double... ILLINOIS ST....Anthony Slack (17p, 10r) vs. Missouri State, Opponent...Eric Coleman (12p, 10r), UNI, A player made five 3-pointers... ILLINOIS ST....Osiris Eldridge (7-9) at Indiana State, Opponent...Theron Wilson (5-7), Bradley, A player made 10 free throws... ILLINOIS ST....Osiris Eldridge (10-12) vs. Cincinnati, Opponent...Phillip Thomasson (10-14), Wichita State, A player had 15 free throw attempts... ILLINOIS ST....Tarise Bryson (12-15) at Purdue, Opponent...Ike Ofoegbu (12-17), SMU, A player had 10 assists... ILLINOIS ST....Boo Richardson (11) vs. Lewis, Opponent...Daniel Ruffin (10), Bradley, A player had five steals... ILLINOIS ST....Dom Johnson (5) vs. Cincinnati, Opponent...Haron Hargrave (8), Sacramento State, A player blocked five shots... ILLINOIS ST....Greg Dilligard (6) at Missouri State, Opponent...Randal Falker (5), Southern Illinois, ILLINOIS STATE S RECORD WHEN Under Jankovich Overall Missouri Valley Conference Playing Nationally Ranked Teams Leading at the Half Trailing at the Half Tied at the Half Leading with 5:00 to Play Trailing with 5:00 to Play Tied with 5:00 to Play In Overtime ISU out-rebounds opponent Opponents out-rebound ISU ISU has 15 or fewer Turnovers ISU has fewer Turnovers than opponents ISU shoots 50 Percent or Better ISU shoots 40 Percent or Better Opponents shoot less than 40% Opponents shoot 40% or Better ISU shoots better than Opponent Opponent shoots better than ISU ISU has more FG Attempts Opponent has more FG Attempts ISU Shoots better than 35% on 3 s ISU Attempts more 3 s Opponents Attempt more 3 s ISU has more FT Attempts Opponent has more FT Attempts ISU Scores 100 or More ISU Scores 90 or More ISU Scores 80 or More ISU Scores 70 or More TEAM A team scored 100 points... ILLINOIS ST....vs. Southern Illinois (105), Opponent...Oklahoma (112), A team made 35 field goals... ILLINOIS ST....vs. Bellarmine (35-71), Opponent...UT-San Antonio (35-65), A team had 75 field goal attempts... ILLINOIS ST....vs. Lewis (31-78), Opponent...Akron (27-80), A team shot 50 percent from the field... ILLINOIS ST....at Indiana State (.511, 23-45), Opponent...Wichita State (.517, 31-60), A team made 10 3-point field goals... ILLINOIS ST....at Missouri State (10-27), Opponent...Drake (10-22), A team had 25 3-point field goal attempts... ILLINOIS ST....at Missouri State (10-27), Opponent...Bradley (13-28), A team shot 50 percent on 3-pointers... ILLINOIS ST....at Drake (.500, 8-16), Opponent...Indiana State (.500, 9-18), A team made 30 free throws... ILLINOIS ST....vs. Florida A&M (38-48), Opponent...Indiana State (33-43), A team had 25 assists... ILLINOIS ST....vs. UT-Arlington (25), Opponent...Evansville (26), A team had 15 steals... ILLINOIS ST....vs. UMSL (17), Opponent...Sacramento State (15), A team had 10 blocked shots... ILLINOIS ST....vs. Evansville (10), Opponent...Northern Illinois (11), Under Jankovich ISU Scores 60 or More ISU Scores less than Opponent Scores 100 or More Opponent Scores 90 or More Opponent Scores 80 or More Opponent Scores 70 or More Opponent Scores 60 or More Opponent Scores less than In Games Decided by 5 or less In Games Decided by 6-10 Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by 21+ Points Day Games Night Games Home Court Away Games Neutral Games When ISU Scores First When ISU Wins Tip In November In December In January In February In March On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Television Redbird Basketball Game Notes

9 ILLINOIS STATE TEAM HIGHS & LOWS HIGHS LOWS POINTS 90 vs. SEMO ( ) 49 at Wichita State (1-1-08) FIELD GOALS MADE 32 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 18 at Eastern Michigan ( ) vs. Cincinnati ( ) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 67 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 42 vs. Evansville ( ) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.583 (28-48) vs. Bradley (2-9-08).327 (18-55) at Eastern Michigan ( ) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 13 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 3 at Northern Iowa ( ) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 32 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 13 at Northern Iowa ( ) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.556 (10-18) vs. UNC-Wilmington ( ).231 (3-13) at Northern Iowa ( ) vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) FREE THROWS MADE 24 vs. Evansville ( ) 3 vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) at Wichita State (1-1-08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 35 vs. Evansville ( ) 6 vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) at Ball State ( ) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE at Ball State ( ).333 (3-9) at Wichita State (1-1-08) REBOUNDS 45 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 24 vs. Wichita State ( ) ASSISTS 23 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 6 at Northern Iowa ( ) vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) STEALS 17 vs. UMSL ( ) 0 at Northern Iowa ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 6 five times: last at Wichita State (1-1-08) 0 at Creighton ( ) TURNOVERS 20 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) 9 three times; last: at Northern Iowa ( ) FOULS 32 at Eastern Michigan ( ) 10 twice; last: vs. Wichita State ( ) OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS HIGHS LOWS POINTS 79 Drake ( ) 37 UMSL ( ) FIELD GOALS MADE 27 Drake ( ) 12 UMSL ( ) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 61 UNC-Wilmington ( ) 30 UMSL ( ) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.477 (21-44) Kent State ( ).260 (13-46) Southern Illinois (1-5-08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 13 Bradley ( ) 0 UMSL ( ) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 28 Bradley ( ) 4 UMSL ( ) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.625 (5-8) Kent State ( ).000 (0-4) UMSL ( ) FREE THROWS MADE 26 Eastern Michigan ( ) 4 Wichita State ( ) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 35 Evansville ( ) 7 Wichita State ( ) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.839 (26-31) Eastern Michigan ( ).455 (5-11) Ball State ( ) REBOUNDS 48 #8 Indiana ( ) 24 Indiana State ( ) ASSISTS 17 3 times: last vs. Drake (2-5-08) 5 Chicago State ( ) STEALS 12 twice; last at Drake ( ) 1 vs. Northern Iowa (1-8-08) BLOCKED SHOTS 6 #8 Indiana ( ) 0 five times; last: at Bradley ( ) TURNOVERS 34 UMSL ( ) 5 Northern Iowa ( ) FOULS 27 Evansville ( ) 11 Illinois-Chicago ( ) ILLINOIS STATE & OPPONENT PLAYER SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS STATE OPPONENT POINTS 34 Osiris Eldridge at Indiana State ( ) 31 Eric Gordon, Indiana ( ) FIELD GOALS MADE 12 Osiris Eldridge at Indiana State ( ) 11 Eric Gordon, Indiana ( ) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 18 Osiris Eldridge at Indiana State ( ) 18 twice; last: Shy Ely, Evansville ( ) FG PCT (min. 5 made) (8-8) Anthony Slack at Drake ( ) (6-6) Ramon Clemente, Wichita State ( ) 3 PT FG MADE 7 Osiris Eldridge at Indiana State ( ) 5 Theron Wilson, Bradley ( ) Levi Dyer vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 12 Osiris Eldridge at Indiana State ( ) 10 Josh Young, Drake (2-5-08) Osiris Eldridge at Missouri State (2-2-08) 3-PT FG PCT (min. 3 made).875 (7-8) Levi Dyer vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) (3-3) Shy Ely, Evansville ( ) FREE THROWS MADE 10 Osiris Eldridge vs. Cincinnati ( ) 11 T.J. Carter, UNC-Wilmington ( ) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 12 Osiris Eldridge vs. Cincinnati ( ) 14 T.J. Carter, UNC-Wilmington ( ) Phillip Thomasson, Wichita State (1-1-08) FT PCT (min. 6 att.) (6-6) Brandon Sampay at Bowling Green ( ) (6-6) twice; last: Adam Koch, UNI ( ) REBOUNDS 13 Osiris Eldridge at Eastern Michigan ( ) 18 Matt Shaw, Southern Illinois (1-5-08) Anthony Slack vs. SEMO ( ) ASSISTS 8 three times; last: Dom Johnson vs. Bradley (2-9-08) 8 Adam Emmenecker, Drake (2-5-08) STEALS 6 Osiris Eldridge vs. SEMO ( ) 4 six times; last: Todd McCoy, Indiana State ( ) 6 Brandon Sampay vs. UMSL ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 Anthony Slack vs. UNC-Wilmington ( ) 3 Dane Watts, Creighton ( ) Anthony Slack vs. #8 Indiana ( ) Anthony Slack at Wichita State (1-1-08) TURNOVERS 6 Osiris Eldridge at Drake ( ) 7 Sky Frazier, UMSL ( ) Anthony Slack vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) Dinma Odiakosa vs. Illinois-Chicago ( ) Anthony Slack vs. Kent State ( ) Redbird Basketball Game Notes 9

10 SUPERLATIVES STARTING LINEUPS F, F, G, G, G (4): Slack, Odiakosa, Eldridge, Richardson, Johnson (15-6) W UMSL, SEMO, UNC-Wilmington, Illinois-Chicago, Cincinnati, at Bowling Green, at Ball State, at Creighton, at Wichita State, Northern Iowa, Evansville, Wichita State, at Missouri State, Bradley, Missouri State L vs. #8 Indiana, vs. Kent State, at Eastern Michigan, at Drake, at Bradley, Drake Sampay, Odiakosa, Eldridge, Richardson, Johnson (0-1) L - at Northern Iowa Slack, Odiakosa, Holloway, Richardson, Johnson (2-0) W Chicago State, Southern Illinois Slack, Odiakosa, Eldridge, Richardson, Holloway (0-1) L at Indiana State STARTING LINEUPS C, F, G, G, G (1): Odiakosa, Dyer, Eldridge, Richardson, Johnson (1-0) W Indiana State FIRST POINTS: Eldridge 8, Odiakosa 6, Slack 5, Richardson 3, Johnson 3, Holloway 1 DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORERS (74): Eldridge 23, Slack 14, Johnson 9, Dyer 8, Richardson 6, Odiakosa 6, Holloway 4, Sampay 3, Holtz 1 DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING (9): Slack 5, Eldridge 2, Dyer 1, Odiakosa 1 LEADING SCORER: Eldridge 13, Dyer 4, Johnson 4, Slack 2, Richardson 2, Odiakosa 1 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME (points-rebounds-assists) Opponent Dyer Eldridge Holloway Holtz Johnson Moor Odiakosa UMSL SEMO DNP UNC-Wilmington DNP #8 Indiana DNP Kent State DNP Chicago State Illinois-Chicago Eastern Michigan DNP Cincinnati DNP Bowling Green DNP Ball State DNP at Creighton DNP DNP at Wichita State DNP DNP Southern Illinois DNP DNP Northern Iowa DNP DNP Evansville DNP DNP Wichita State at Drake DNP at Bradley DNP DNP Indiana State DNP at Northern Iowa DNP DNP at Missouri State DNP DNP Drake DNP Bradley DNP DNP Missouri State DNP DNP at Indiana State DNP DNP LEADING REBOUNDER: Slack 9, Eldridge 7, Dyer 3, Odiakosa 4, Sampay 3 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (8): Slack 4, Eldridge 2, Dyer 1, Odiakosa 1 DUNKS (39): Slack 19, Eldridge 11, Odiakosa 9 FIRST SUBSTITUTION: Dyer 19, Sampay 3, Holloway 2, Eldridge 1, Odzic 1 MOST MINUTES: 38, Johnson vs. Cincinnati ( ) Opponent Odzic Richardson Rubin Sampay Slack Vandello UMSL DNP SEMO DNP UNC-Wilmington DNP DNP DNP #8 Indiana DNP DNP Kent State DNP Chicago State DNP DNP Illinois-Chicago DNP DNP DNP Eastern Michigan DNP DNP Cincinnati DNP DNP Bowling Green DNP DNP DNP Ball State DNP DNP at Creighton DNP at Wichita State DNP Southern Illinois DNP DNP Northern Iowa DNP DNP Evansville DNP DNP Wichita State DNP at Drake DNP DNP at Bradley DNP DNP Indiana State DNP DNP at Northern Iowa DNP DNP at Missouri State DNP DNP Drake DNP DNP Bradley DNP DNP Missouri State DNP DNP at Indiana State DNP 10 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

11 GAME-BY-GAME Final FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% O-D-T Reb. Fouls Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Halftime UMSL Illinois State SEMO Illinois State UNC-Wilmington Illinois State Illinois State #8 Indiana Illinois State Kent State Chicago State Illinois State Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Eastern Michigan Illinois State Cincinnati Illinois State Illinois State Bowling Green Illinois State Ball State Illinois State Creighton Illinois State Wichita State Southern Illinois Illinois State Northern Iowa Illinois State Evansville Illinois State Wichita State Illinois State Illinois State Drake Illinois State Bradley Indiana State Illinois State Illinois State Northern Iowa Illinois State Missouri State Drake Illinois State Bradley Illinois State Missouri State Illinois State Illinois State Indiana State Redbird Basketball Game Notes 11

12 Tim Jankovich Five-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, two trips to the Elite Eight and a coaching pedigree that is unmatched. That is first-year Redbird head men s basketball Tim Jankovich, who became the 18th head coach at Illinois State University March 20, Considered one of the most sought after assistant coaches in the country, Jankovich has helped produce great success in his 24 years as a Division I coach under some of the brightest minds in NCAA basketball history. The Gary, Ind., native spent the past five years under current Kansas head coach Bill Self. Jankovich was an assistant coach under Self for one season at Illinois, before spending the last four campaigns as his top assistant at Kansas. In all, Jankovich has helped coach teams that have advanced to the postseason in seven of the last eight years. In Jankovich s four years at Kansas, the Jayhawks compiled a combined (.784) record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in all four campaigns. This past season ( ), Kansas went 33-5, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in four years. The Jayhawks finished the season ranked No. 2 in both the final Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top-25 Coaches polls. The Jayhawks entered the season with a young and inexperienced squad. But Kansas tied Texas for the league title with a 13-3 conference record, and captured the Big 12 Tournament championship for the second-consecutive season. The Jayhawks went 22-4 in their final 26 games, including winning 12 of their final 13 Big 12 regular-season contests. Kansas led the nation in field goal percentage defense in , holding its opponents to just a 37 percent clip from the field. Kansas finished the campaign tied for first place in the Big 12 with a 12-4 conference record, en route to a 23-7 overall mark. The Jayhawks started the season 14-0, and weren t defeated by a conference foe until Feb. 14, 2005, when they dropped a one-point decision at Texas Tech. Kansas finished the season ranked No. 12 in the AP poll, and 15th in the coaches poll. In Jankovich s first year under Self at Kansas ( ), the Jayhawks went 24-9, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, before narrowly missing a Final Four berth following an overtime loss to Georgia Tech. Kansas finished the season ranked ninth in the coaches poll. Overall, the Jayhawks never finished a season ranked lower than No. 16 nationally during Jankovich s tenure. In Jankovich s one year at Illinois ( ), the Illini finished 25-7, won the Big Ten Tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament s second round. Illinois finished the season ranked No. 11 in the final AP Head Coach First season at Illinois State poll. In the past five years alone, Jankovich has coached in 12 NCAA Tournament games. Over the past 24 years, Jankovich has played a key role in recruiting and player development. He was also responsible for attracting and coaching some of the most accomplished recruiting classes in college basketball. Jankovich has coached 18 current or former NBA players during his tenure. In addition to working under Self, Jankovich has served as an assistant coach for the likes of Eddie Sutton, Jack Hartman, Lon Kruger, Boyd Grant, Gene Iba, Bob Weltlich and former Illinois State head coach Kevin Stallings. Other than Kansas and Illinois, his list of employers includes Vanderbilt, Texas, Oklahoma State and Colorado State. In addition, Jankovich served as a head coach for four years at the University of North Texas and two seasons at Hutchinson Community College. In his first season as a head coach at UNT, Jankovich took over a squad that had posted a 5-22 mark and tallied the second-biggest turnaround in the nation that year, advancing his team just one win away from an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. In his first three seasons, Jankovich recorded the second-best record in school history and took his team to the Southland Conference Tournament championship two times. In his fourth season, the Eagles moved to the Big West Conference. Jankovich also guided Hutchinson Community College, home of the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament, to back-to-back 20-win campaigns, posting a record and national rankings both seasons. At Vanderbilt, he played a key role in turning around a struggling program and helped lead the Commodores to two postseason appearances in three years. The core of Jankovich s recruited players at Vandy later advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in In his short time at Illinois State, Jankovich has already made huge strides in emphasizing the importance of recruiting within the state of Illinois and in the Chicago metropolitan area. His staff includes Anthony Beane, who was an assistant at Illinois State from , and was part of the Redbirds last postseason appearance; former Northern Illinois head coach Rob Judson, an 18-year state of Illinois coaching veteran, and Paris Parham, a wellrespected high school coach in Chicago s Public League. One of the winningest players in Kansas State history, Jankovich was a four-year starter at point guard (one year at Washington State and three years for legendary coach Jack Hartman at K-State). In each of his three seasons, the Wildcats were ranked in the top-20 and posted threestraight NCAA Tournament appearances. A 1981 Elite Eight appearance and a 1982 Sweet 16 berth highlighted his playing career. Jankovich played in a total of nine NCAA Tournament games in college. A three-time academic all-american and honorable mention All-Big Eight player, Jankovich left Kansas State with nine top-10 season and career marks, including ranking first in free throw percentage (.917) and eighth in career field goal percentage (.510). In addition, he holds the Big Eight Tournament record for single-game assists (14). Jankovich graduated cum laude in 1982 with a 3.63 grade-point-average and received his master s degree in radio/television from Kansas State in He and his wife, Cindy, have a son, Michael, 8. The family resides in Bloomington. THE JANKOVICH JOURNEY 2007-present...Illinois State Head Coach Kansas Assistant Coach * NCAA Tournament all four years; Elite Eight berths in 2007 and 2004; three Big 12 championships Illinois Assistant Coach * Big Ten Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament second round Vanderbilt Associate Head Coach * Two postseason apperances in three seasons Hutchinson CC Head Coach North Texas Head Coach * Reached Southland Conference Tournament championship game in 1994 and Oklahoma State Assistant Coach * NCAA Tournament Second Round Baylor Assistant Coach Colorado State Associate Head Coach * NIT seminfinalist in 1988; NCAA Tournament second round in 1989; NCAA Tournament first round in 1990; back-to-back Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championships in and Texas Assistant Coach Kansas State Assistant Coach UT-Pan American; Graduate Assistant PLAYING HISTORY Kansas State * NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 1981; 1982 NCAA Tournament Sweet Washington State EDUCATION Kansas State University (bachelor s degree in business finance, 1982) Kansas State University (master s degree in radio/television, 1985) FAMILY Wife: Cindy Son: Michael (8) 12 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

13 Levi Dyer 32 C Sr.-3L Eaton, Colo. CAREER BESTS: Points 29 vs. Ball State, Rebounds 13 at Drake, Assists 6 vs. Bradley, Blocks 2, four times Steals 3, twice Minutes 35 vs. Drake, SEASON BESTS: Points 25 vs. Illinois-Chicago, Rebounds 10 vs. Chicago St., Assists 5, twice Blocks 2 vs. Indiana State, Steals 2, three times Minutes 31, twice AT INDIANA STATE: Missed his lone field goal attempt, going scoreless while pulling down one rebound and committing two fouls in 15 minutes /SEnior at Illinois State: Has come off the bench in 25 games, and has been the first substitution in 19 contests recorded his first start of the season against Indiana State Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 29 season-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting (7-for-8 three-point range) against Illinois-Chicago tallied a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Chicago State had 20 points, including 16 in the first half, in the MVC-opening win at Creighton Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State * at Northern Iowa * at Missouri State * Drake * Bradley * Missouri State * at Indiana State * Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game Osiris Eldridge 0 G So.-1L Chicago, Ill. CAREER BESTS: Points 34 at Indiana State, Rebounds 13 at Eastern Mich., Assists 5, twice Blocks 2, twice Steals 6 vs. SEMO, Minutes 37 at Bowling Green, SEASON BESTS: Points 34 at Indiana State, Rebounds 13 at Eastern Mich., Assists 5, twice Blocks 2, twice Steals 6 vs. SEMO, Minutes 37 at Bowling Green, AT INDIANA STATE: Poured in a career-high 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting (7-of-9 three-point range), went 3-for-3 from the free throw line, pulled down three rebounds, dished out two assists and had one steal in 32 minutes of his points came in the first half /sophomore at Illinois State: Has recorded 24 starting assignments the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season is averaging nearly 28 points per game (27.3 ppg) over the last three games recorded a career-high 12 made field goals at Indiana State Saturday 21 double-digit scoring efforts in the last 22 games, including a 34-point effort at Indiana State Saturday, and another 24-point performance against Missouri State last Wednesday 24 total double-digit scoring outputs, including eight efforts with 20 or more points is averaging a league-best 17.2 points per game to go along with 5.1 rebounds per game on a 51.1 shooting percentage in Valley play has tallied seven or more rebounds nine times on the season has recorded career-highs in points (34 at Indiana State), rebounds (13 at Eastern Michigan), assists (5 vs. No. 8 Indiana and against Indiana State), steals (6 vs. SEMO), blocks (2 vs. SIU and at Bradley) and minutes played (37 at Bowling Green) this season Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 18 connected on 10 field goals against both SEMO and UNC-Wilmington tallied first two career double-doubles at Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton * at Wichita State * Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa * Evansville * Wichita State * at Drake * at Bradley * Indiana State * at Northern Iowa * at Missouri State * Drake * Bradley * Missouri State * at Indiana State * Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game Redbird Basketball Game Notes 13

14 Emmanuel Holloway 1 G Jr.-TR Cartersville, Ga. CAREER BESTS: Points 10, four times Rebounds 3, nine times Assists 4 at Bowling Green, Blocks 2 at Eastern Michigan, Steals 3 vs. SEMO, Minutes 29 at Indiana State, SEASON BESTS: Points 10, four times Rebounds 3, nine times Assists 4 at Bowling Green, Blocks 2 at Eastern Michigan, Steals 3 vs. SEMO, Minutes 29 at Indiana State, AT INDIANA STATE: Made his third start of the season in relief of the ill Dom Johnson, and had six points and three rebounds in a career-high 29 minutes /JUNIOR at Illinois State: Has appeared in all 26 games and recorded three starts set a career-high of 10 points against Southeast Missouri State, Eastern Michigan, Wichita State and at Bradley seasonhigh three steals against SEMO career-best four assists against Bowling Green has tied his season-high with three rebounds nine times. Brandon Holtz 45 G Jr.-2L Bloomington, Ill. AT INDIANA STATE: Played four minutes, and recorded one turnover. CAREER BESTS: Points 15 vs. SEMO, Rebounds 5, twice Assists 3, three times Blocks 1, three times Steals 2, four times Minutes 25 vs. S. Illinois, SEASON BESTS: Points 15 vs. SEMO, Rebounds 4 vs. Indiana, Assists 3 vs. Kent State, Blocks 1 vs. UNC-Wilm., Steals 1 vs. SEMO, Minutes 23 vs. SEMO, /JUNIOR at Illinois State: Has appeared in 16 games played 11 minutes against Drake at Redbird Arena, his most action since playing 14 minutes against Chicago State (Nov. 27) career-high 15 points on five three-point field goals against Southeast Missouri State season-best four rebounds against Indiana tied his career-high with three assists against Kent State scored six points in the season opener against Missouri-St. Louis Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois * Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa* at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State * Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa* at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State* * Missouri Valley Conference game 14 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

15 Dom Johnson 10 G Sr.-1L Bell City, Mo. CAREER BESTS: Points 32 vs. Florida St., Rebounds 7 vs. Bradley, Assists 8, twice Blocks 1, 11 times Steals 5 vs. Cincinnati, Minutes 38, four times SEASON BESTS: Points 23 at at Missouri State, Rebounds 7 vs. Bradley, Assists 8, twice Blocks 1, three times Steals 5 vs. Cincinnati, Minutes 38 vs. Cincinnati, AT INDIANA STATE: Did not travel to Terre Haute due to flu-like symptoms and a sore throat, missing his first game, and start, of the season /SENIOR at Illinois State: Has started and played in 25 games has scored in double-figures 10 times corralled a career-best seven rebounds against Bradley at Redbird Arena dished out a season-best and career-high tying eight assists against Drake on Feb. 5, and followed it up with eight dimes against Bradley three days later scored a season-high 23 points at Missouri State matched his previous season-high with 17 points at Northern Iowa 17 points against UNC-Wilmington scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Bradley scored a team-high 16 points at Bowling Green Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton * at Wichita State * Southern Illinois * Northern Iowa * Evansville * Wichita State * at Drake * at Bradley * Indiana State * at Northern Iowa * at Missouri State * Drake * Bradley * Missouri State * at Indiana State* Did not play due to illness Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game AT INDIANA STATE: Did not play - coach s decision. Julius Moor 22 G Sr.-1L Kieler, Wis. CAREER BESTS: Points 5 at Bradley, Rebounds 3 at S. Illinois, Assists 1 at Indiana St., Blocks 0 Steals 2 at Indiana St., Minutes 7 vs. Wichita St., SEASON BESTS: Points 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago, Rebounds 0 Assists 0 Blocks 0 Steals 0 Minutes 2, three times /SENIOR at Illinois State: Played two minutes apiece against Missouri-St. Louis, Chicago State, UIC and Wichita State scored two points against the Flames Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa* at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State* * Missouri Valley Conference game Redbird Basketball Game Notes 15

16 Dinma Odiakosa 42 F So.-1L Akwukwu, Nigeria CAREER BESTS: Points 15 vs. Indiana State, Rebounds 12 at Ball State, Assists 2, six times Blocks 3, twice Steals 2 at Wichita State, Minutes 30 vs. Bradley, SEASON BESTS: Points 15 vs. Indiana State, Rebounds 12 at Ball State, Assists 2, six times Blocks 3, twice Steals 2 at Wichita State, Minutes 30 vs. Bradley, AT INDIANA STATE: Scored five points, pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, dished out two assists and tallied two steals in 29 minutes /SOPHOMORE at Illinois State: Has started all 26 games has recorded six double-digit scoring efforts tallied first-career double-double with 10 points and a season-high 12 rebounds at Ball State scored 12 points against Chicago State (Nov. 27) career-high three blocks against Chicago State and versus Bradley at Redbird Arena career-high 30 minutes against the Braves fouled out of the game at Wichita State Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton * at Wichita State * Southern Illinois * Northern Iowa * Evansville * Wichita State * at Drake * at Bradley * Indiana State * at Northern Iowa * at Missouri State * Drake * Bradley * Missouri State * at Indiana State * Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game Sead Odzic 25 G So.-TR Skokie, Ill. CAREER BESTS (ISU ONLY): Points 6, twice Rebounds 5 vs. Evansville, Assists 4 vs. Southern Illinois, Blocks 0 Steals 1, three times Minutes 23 vs. Evansville, SEASON BESTS: Points 6, twice Rebounds 5 vs. Evansville, Assists 4 vs. Southern Illinois, Blocks 0 Steals 1, three times Minutes 23 vs. Evansville, AT INDIANA STATE: Scored four points on 4-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe and dished out three assists against two turnovers in 12 minutes /FRESHMAN at usc: Appeared in all 30 games for the Trojans as a freshman, making five starts Averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 rebounds-per-game Finished fourth on the team with 22 three-pointers made Committed just 11 turnovers in 462 minutes played Hit two-of-three three-pointers in a win at Arizona State Jan. 5, 2006 Made his first start and had three points, two rebounds, two assists, one steal and no turnovers in a overtime win at Oregon State Jan. 26, 2006 Had a career high in points (9), three-pointers made (3) and assists (4) Feb. 4, 2006, versus Arizona State Won the Tom Kimmel Award, which honors the team s sixth man, at the USC basketball team s award dinner Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa* at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State* * Missouri Valley Conference game 16 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

17 Boo Richardson 5 G Sr.-1L Kansas City, Kan. CAREER BESTS: Points 24 at Drake, Rebounds 7, twice Assists 11 vs. Lewis, Blocks 0 Steals 4, twice Minutes 39, twice SEASON BESTS: Points 17 at Bradley, Rebounds 5 vs. Indiana State, Assists 8 vs. Illinois-Chicago, Blocks 0 Steals 4, twice Minutes 37 at Bradley, AT INDIANA STATE: Scored five points, dished out three assists against two turnovers and had two steals, but went just 1-for-4 from the free throw line in 36 minutes /SENIOR at Illinois State: Has started all 26 games tallied his 100th assist of the season at Indiana State Saturday leads the Valley in assist/turnover ratio (2.44) has recorded double-digit scoring efforts five times in conference play season-high 17 points at Bradley scored 16 points at Ball State season-high eight assists versus UIC tallied four rebounds against Cincinnati, Bowling Green and Creighton boasts five games with zero turnovers Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton * at Wichita State * Southern Illinois * Northern Iowa * Evansville * Wichita State * at Drake * at Bradley * Indiana State * at Northern Iowa * at Missouri State * Drake * Bradley * Missouri State * at Indiana State * Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game Alex Rubin 3 G Fr.-HS Plymouth, Minn. CAREER BESTS: Points 6, twice Rebounds 1, twice Assists 2 vs. UMSL, Blocks 0 Steals 1, three times Minutes 19 vs. UMSL, SEASON BESTS: Points 6, twice Rebounds 1, twice Assists 2 vs. UMSL, Blocks 0 Steals 1, three times Minutes 19 vs. UMSL, AT INDIANA STATE: Went 0-for-1 from the field and committed one foul in seven minutes /FRESHMAN at Illinois State: Has appeared in 11 games played seven minutes at Indiana Saturday, his most action since playing 11 minutes at Ball State (Dec. 22) season-high six points and two assists in the opener against Missouri-St. Louis chipped in six points on two made three-pointers at Ball State played 11 minutes at Ball State Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Did not play due to injury Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa* at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State* * Missouri Valley Conference game Redbird Basketball Game Notes 17

18 Brandon Sampay 41 F Jr.-TR Inglewood, Calif. CAREER BESTS: Points 13 vs. Wichita State, Rebounds 9 vs. Indiana State, Assists 4 vs. Evansville, Blocks 2, twice Steals 6 vs. UMSL, Minutes 27 at UNI, SEASON BESTS: Points 13 vs. Wichita State, Rebounds 9 vs. Indiana State, Assists 4 vs. Evansville, Blocks 2, twice Steals 6 vs. UMSL, Minutes 27 at UNI, AT INDIANA STATE: Scored eight points on 2-of-4 shooting, and a 4-for-4 effort from the free throw line, in 12 minutes /JUNIOR at Illinois State: Has appeared in 22 games and recorded one start scored 10 points in a career-high 27 minutes at Northern Iowa season-high 13 points on a 5-of-5 shooting effort against Wichita State at Redbird Arena scored 10 points on a flawless 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line at Bowling Green season-high nine rebounds against Indiana State (Jan. 27) had eight rebounds against Evansville (Jan. 12) pulled down seven rebounds, including five offensive caroms, at Bradley career-high four assists against Evansville tallied six steals against Missouri-St. Louis in the season opener season-high two blocks at Ball State and at Northern Iowa Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington Did not play personal reasons vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago Did not play Due to injury at Eastern Michigan Did not play Due to injury Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa * at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State* Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game Anthony Slack 4 F Sr.-1L New Orleans, La. CAREER BESTS: Points 22 vs. Lewis, Rebounds 13 vs. SEMO, Assists 5 at Creighton, Blocks 4, three times Steals 5 vs. CS-Northridge, Minutes 34 vs. Drake, SEASON BESTS: Points 21 at Drake, Rebounds 13 vs. SEMO, Assists 5 at Creighton, Blocks 4, three times Steals 4 vs. Chicago State, Minutes 34 vs. Drake, AT INDIANA STATE: Scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting, but was limited to just 24 minutes after picking up four fouls /SENIOR at Illinois State: Has started and played in 24 games recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Missouri State at Redbird Arena has tallied 14 double-digit scoring efforts tallied a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a career-high 34 minutes against Drake at Redbird Arena MVC leader in field goal percentage (70.8) ranks second in the Missouri Valley Conference in blocked shots (35) season-high 21 points at Drake had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the Valley opener at Creighton scored 13 points against Wichita State at Redbird Arena recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds against Southeast Missouri State tallied four blocks apiece against UNC-Wilmington, Indiana and at Wichita State has recorded flawless shooting efforts in seven games has fouled out of five games suffered a shoulder injury at Bradley, and missed the ensuing two games Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Illinois-Chicago at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton * at Wichita State * Southern Illinois * Northern Iowa * Evansville * Wichita State * at Drake * at Bradley * Indiana State* Did not play due to injury at Northern Iowa* Did not play due to injury at Missouri State * Drake * Bradley * Missouri State * at Indiana State * Games started * Missouri Valley Conference game 18 Redbird Basketball Game Notes

19 Mike Vandello 31 F Jr.-2L Bettendorf, Iowa AT INDIANA STATE: Did not play - coach s decision. CAREER BESTS: Points 11 vs. Indiana St., Rebounds 8 vs. Sac. St., Assists 5 vs. UW-Green Bay, Blocked Shots 1, six times Steals 3 vs. Evansville, Minutes 31 vs. Ga. South., SEASON BESTS: Points 6 vs. SEMO, Rebounds 5 vs. SEMO, Assists 3 vs. SEMO, Blocks 1 at Eastern Michigan, Steals 0 Minutes 14 at Eastern Michigan, /JUNIOR at Illinois State: Has appeared in 10 games played 11 minutes at Northern Iowa, his most action since playing a season-high 14 minutes at Eastern Michigan scored a season-high six points, and pulled down a season-best five rebounds against Southeast Missouri State Game-by-Game Statistics: Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BLK S MIN UMSL SEMO UNC-Wilmington vs. #8 Indiana vs. Kent State Chicago State Did not play Due to Injury Illinois-Chicago Did not play Due to Injury at Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Bowling Green at Ball State at Creighton* at Wichita State* Southern Illinois* Northern Iowa* Evansville* Wichita State* at Drake* at Bradley* Indiana State* at Northern Iowa* at Missouri State* Drake* Bradley* Missouri State* at Indiana State* * Missouri Valley Conference game Redbird Basketball Game Notes 19