Illinois State Redbirds (19-11, 13-6 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-24, 2-17 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois looks to stop its four-game home slide ...

CARBONDALE — The Illinois State women's basketball team reached the 20-win mark for the third consecutive season Saturday with a 99-86 victory over Southern Illinois in the regular season finale for ...

Tyler Lundblade had 14 points in Belmont's 76-63 win against Illinois State on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

More pictures from both the state semifinal and third-place game to be posted on Riverbender.com soon. NORMAL, Ill. - It wasn ...

The Mavericks swept day one of the Milisa Moore and Shane Lamb Tournament in Conway, Arkansas. They moved to 16-4 Friday. It ...

The Mavericks will be back on the field on Friday at 5 p.m. when they travel to Lawrence, Kansas for a two-game series against the Jayhawks.

More pictures from state championship game to be posted on Riverbender.com soon.NORMAL - A dream postseason run ended for the ...

We won’t get to play for the championship,” Alton coach Deserea Howard said. “But we still want to leave the experience on a ...

Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 ...

A double-digits lead in the final minute gave Alton coach Deserea Howard the luxury of orchestrating the farewell for her three seniors. The Alton Redbirds’ 54-44 victory over Wilmette Loyola Academy ...

Three boys basketball teams from the Peoria area won sectional championships Friday night in the 2025 Illinois High School ...

Big crowd, big performance for Peoria High. The Lions basketball team defeats Metamora in sectional and advances to the IHSA Elite Eight.