Illinois-Chicago 63, at Illinois State 59

NORMAL, Ill. (Interstat) — In a grinding, defensive struggle where points were at a premium, the Illinois-Chicago Flames authored a resilient road victory, outlasting the Illinois State Redbirds 63-59 in overtime on Saturday night at Redbird Arena. The Flames, who entered as significant underdogs according to predictive metrics, improved to 7-10 overall and 2-2 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Redbirds, who had won eight of their last nine, fell to 12-5 and 2-2 in the league before a crowd of 4,859. The game was defined by frigid shooting and physical defense. Illinois-Chicago shot just 41 percent from the field… Read more...