Led by Tyler Lundblade's 14 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 76-63 in the Missouri Valley ...

Illinois State Redbirds (19-11, 13-6 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-24, 2-17 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois looks to stop its four-game home slide ...

Seniors Kiyoko Proctor, Jarius Powers and Talia Norman played their final game as Redbirds, leading Alton to third place at ...

More pictures from both the state semifinal and third-place game to be posted on Riverbender.com soon. NORMAL, Ill. - It wasn ...

The Mavericks swept day one of the Milisa Moore and Shane Lamb Tournament in Conway, Arkansas. They moved to 16-4 Friday. It ...

Isaia Howard scored a career-high 21 points off the bench to help lead top seed Drake over eighth-seeded Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS — The Illinois State basketball team's time at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament came to a crashing and puzzling halt Friday afternoon at the Enterprise Center. A Redbirds squad that ...

More pictures from state championship game to be posted on Riverbender.com soon.NORMAL - A dream postseason run ended for the ...

Dogfight,” Chicago Kenwood coach Andre Lewis said of his team's semifinal win over Alton. “First thing that came to mind." ...

Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 ...

Three boys basketball teams from the Peoria area won sectional championships Friday night in the 2025 Illinois High School ...

Big crowd, big performance for Peoria High. The Lions basketball team defeats Metamora in sectional and advances to the IHSA Elite Eight.