Freeman carries Illinois St. past Bucknell 105-100 in OT

Mark Freeman had a career-high 34 points to lift Illinois State to a 105-100 overtime win over Bucknell.

North Dakota wins defensive battle with Illinois State 14-7

Quincy Vaughn completed a go-ahead 3-yard scoring pass to Gaven Ziebarth with 4:26 remaining and North Dakota beat Illinois State 14-7 on Saturday.

Illinois State Redbirds beat Northern Iowa 17-10 in overtime

Jackson Waring fired a 27-yard touchdown pass to Austin Nagel in overtime to give Illinois State a 17-10 win over No. 13-ranked Northern Iowa, the Redbirds first overtime win since 2015.

Western Michigan Broncos beat Illinois State Redbirds 28-0

The Broncos were driving, up 28-0 with 5:30 left in the game when the stadium lights went out, causing a brief delay.

North Dakota beats Illinois State 21-13

Freshman quarterback Cam Miller capped a 13-play, 84-yard drive with a 6-yard scramble for a touchdown to clinch North Dakota State's 21-13 win over Illinois State.

No. 3 N. Iowa wins defensive slugfest against Illinois St.

Tyler Hoosman ran for 63 yards and his 13-yard touchdown run with 3:24 left helped seal No. 3-ranked Northern Iowa’s 20-10 win over 15th-ranked Illinois State on Saturday.

South Dakota Coyotes defeat Illinois State Redbirds 27-20

The seventh-ranked Redbirds built a 17-0 lead before South Dakota's defense triggered Illinois State's implosion.

Illinois State Redbirds beat Southern Illinois 80-55

DJ Horne scored 17 points and Emon Washington scored 11 points with 10 rebounds to help end the the Redbirds' six-game losing streak.

Missouri State beats Illinois State 72-62

DJ Horne had 18 points for the Illinois State Redbirds, who have now lost six consecutive games.

No. 25 Drake routs Illinois State 95-60 after return to poll

Tremell Murphy scored a career-high 30 points and No. 25 Drake rolled past Illinois State 95-60 on Monday night in the Bulldogs’ first game as a ranked team in nearly 13 years.

Drake wins 16th game in a row with victory over Illinois State

The Drake Bulldogs are the third Missouri Valley Conference team in the last 50 seasons to win their first 16 games. The other two legendary teams were Wichita State, which started 35-0 in 2013-14, and Larry Bird's 1978-79 Indiana State team that won 33 games before falling to Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the NCAA championship game.

Key scores 18 to lead Indiana St. over Illinois St. 74-68

Tyreke Key scored 18 points as Indiana State turned aside a late rally to defeat Illinois State 74-68 on Sunday.