Pantagraph · Mar 9, 2019
ISU's Idowu earns chance to provide second-half spark
Illinois State's Josh Jefferson (11) and Milik Yarbrough defend against Drake's Noah Thomas in Friday's Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal in St. Louis. Jefferson scored eight points in the Redbirds' 78-62 loss.With the Redbirds' season on the line Friday night in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, coach Dan Muller looked to Idowu to help spark a comeback.
The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Idowu started the second half for only the second time this season. He joined Fayne, Milik Yarbrough, Keyshawn Evans and Josh Jefferson as ISU tried to battle back from a 37-17 deficit.