Redbirds Set for 2017-18 Home Opener

NORMAL, Ill. - After having four non-home games to start the 2017-18 season, the Illinois State Redbirds return home on Wednesday evening for the home opener against the Quincy Hawks at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.

GAME INFORMATION
Illinois State Redbirds (2-2) vs. Quincy Hawks (0-4)
When: Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. 
Location: Normal, Ill.
Arena: Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena
TV: ESPN3
    Kurt Pegler, play-by-play
    Bob Morris, analyst
Radio: Illinois State Radio Network
    Dick Luedke, play-by-play
    Mike Matthews, analyst
Live Stats: Illinois State StatBroadcast

SETTING THE TABLE

•    Keyshawn Evans was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on November 20.
•    Evans ranks third in the country in total three-point makes, fifth in three-pointers per game, and 24th in three-point field goal percentage.
•    Illinois State's 106-67 record over the last five-plus seasons is the best record in the state of Illinois.
•    Illinois State an off a 45-12 run between the end of the loss to Boise State and the beginning of the game against Tulsa.
•    In addition to ranking high in the country in the three-point categories, Evans also ranks 18th in the NCAA in scoring average.
•    Milik Yarbrough's 14 free throw makes against South Carolina are tied for the seventh-most in a game in the NCAA this season.
•    With Illinois State's 2-1 tournament record, the Redbirds improved to 26-8 over the last 10 in-season tournaments.
•    When Illinois State faced South Carolina, it was the fifth time in Dan Muller's tenure that one of his teams had faced a team that played in the Final Four a year earlier.
•    Both Phil Fayne and Keyshawn Evans have scored in double-figures in all four games during the season.
•    In each of the last four seasons, Illinois State's men's basketball program has exceed its presesaon coaches poll expectation.
•    Milik Yarbrough nearly became the first player in program history with a triple-double, as he had eight points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists against Florida Gulf Coast. His 10.0 assist per game average leads the Missouri Valley Conference, and is seventh-best in NCAA Division I.
•    Illinois State has led for over ten minutes more than it has trailed this season.
•    Illinois State is 4-1 all-time on November 22