VALPARAISO, Ind. — Dan Muller was forced to change his usual speech this week when the calendar flipped to 2022 and Missouri Valley Conference basketball games loomed.
"It's kind of weird because you usually are saying everyone is 0-0 right now. But that's not true," said Illinois State's head coach. "Luckily, we're 1-0."
The MVC moved up the first league game this season, and ISU responded with a 79-74 overtime victory against Missouri State on Dec. 1.
So the Redbirds (8-6 overall) have spent the last four-plus weeks tied for the league lead.