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Illinois State Men’s Basketball Wins Valley Championship, Tops UNI

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – For the first time since 1998 and the sixth time in Illinois State men's basketball history, the Redbirds are Missouri Valley Conference regular-season champions. ISU beat Northern Iowa, 63-42, Saturday afternoon at the McLeod Center to secure a share of the title.

The Redbirds concluded the regular season with records of 25-5 overall and 17-1 in the MVC to clinch Illinois State's most-ever regular-season and conference victories, surpassing previous program bests of 24 regular-season wins and 16 league triumphs. Saturday's victory also marked the program's 1,600th overall and the team's first at Northern Iowa since 2004.