ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Despite 15 points from Dusan Mahorcic, and 10 each from DJ Horne and Antonio Reeves, the Illinois State Redbirds fell in the opening round of the MVC Tournament in a back-and-forth battle by a 65-60 final score to the UNI Panthers on Thursday evening.
Mahorcic made 7-of-12 shots from the field, while he, Horne, and Howard Fleming Jr. each pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. Horne went 2-of-8 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe, while also dishing out a team-high four assists and grabbing a game-high-tying three steals.