Illinois State's 6-foot-9 senior forward responded positively with a game-high 22 points on Sunday, making 9 of 13 shots from the field. But that was little consolation for Fayne or his teammates.
Missouri State pulled out a miraculous 66-65 victory as Jarred Dixon banked in a half-court shot at the buzzer. It was reminiscent of Markus Golder's bomb for Valparaiso that stunned ISU in the Missouri Valley Conference opener on Jan. 2.
“I was just thinking about getting the ball. It's a tough way to lose, especially twice like that,” said Fayne. “Right now it's human for people to feel down because of the way we lost before.