NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Redbirds will look for a season sweep of the Indiana State Sycamores on Saturday afternoon, when the two teams battle in the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.
GAME INFORMATION
Illinois State Redbirds (10-9, 4-3 MVC) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (9-10, 4-3 MVC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 20
Tip-Off: 1Â p.m.
Location: Terre Haute, Ind.
Arena: Hulman Center (10,200)
TV: ESPN3
  Chase Eyrich, play-by-play
  Garrett Short, analyst
Radio:Â Illinois State Radio Network
   Dick Luedke, play-by-play
  Mike Matthews, analyst
Live Stats: Indiana State Sidearm Live Stats
SETTING THE TABLE
•   Illinois State head coach Dan Muller's career record of 114-74 is the fifth-most wins by a head coach in program history, and trails Kevin Stallings - the head coach from when he played - by nine wins.
•   Over the last five-plus seasons, Illinois State has a combined record of 41-20 over the last 12 games of the season, all during Dan Muller's tenure.
•   Phil Fayne made 11-of-12 shots in the team's loss at Southern Illinois, which stand as the 10th-best shooting performance this season in NCAA Division I.
•   Milik Yarbrough's season averages of 17.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game put him in elite company, as he is one of just two players to average at least 17 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.
•   When Illinois State made 29-of-51 shots in its loss to Southern Illinois, it finished the game with the 11th-highest field goal percentage in a loss in NCAA Division I this season.
•   Illinois State made 29-of-51 shots in its loss to Southern Illinois, a shooting percentage of .569. That is the 11th-highest shooting percentage in a loss in the NCAA this season.
•   Fayne's career shooting percentage of .594 ranks 17th among all active players in NCAA Division I.
•   Three current Redbirds, Yarbrough (29.0), Fayne (14.3), and Taylor Bruninga (14.0) all average double-figure scoring in their careers against Indiana State.
•   Illinois State head coach Dan Muller is one of 35 head coaches in the country to be coaching at their alma maters, and his win total puts him 13th on that same list.
•   Keyshawn Evans is one of five student-athletes in NCAA Division I to rank inside of the top-25 in total three-pointers made (24th), three-point makes per game (23rd), and three-point shooting percentage (19th).
•   Illinois State's 18 second-chance points are the second-most this season by Illinois State.
•   Illinois State is 18-8 all-time on January 20.
SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES
Bradley comes into the 125th meeting of the battle between the two teams off of a 16-point loss at Loyola on Saturday evening by an 81-65 final score.
In the game which Loyola never trailed, Darrell Brown scored a team-best 15 shots, while Nate Kennell scored 13 points off of the bench, while Donte Thomas added 11.
Thomas pulled down a team-best seven rebounds, with the Braves being out-rebounded 35-to-28. Brown also dished out five assists for the game-high. The Braves allowed the Ramblers to shoot 57.7 percent from the field (30-of-52) in the game.
For the season Brown and Thomas are the only two players to average in double-figures at 13.3 and 10.1 points per game, while Kennell (9.2) and Elijah Childs (8.1) are nearing the double-figure plateau.Â
Thomas pulls down an average of 6.4 rebounds to lead the team, while Brown has dished out a team-best 75 assists, and Childs blocking 24 shots to pace the squad.
