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The final seconds. Zach Edey embraces Matt Painter. Forty-four years of Final Four frustration are history.
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Needless to say, being inside Assembly Hall when Bob Knight's death was announced was very emotional. The crowd gasped a bit. There are moments of silence, but not soul made a sound during Knight's moment of silence.
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Dave Reynolds is one of the most even-handed reporters I’ve worked with. He’s professional, the dean of MVC beat writers and someone I consider a model of how to do this job right. Most of all? He’s a good man who doesn’t deserve this garbage treatment.
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I get asked why we travel to all of the ISU games we do. Tonight is why. You never know when you're going to see a big moment. You can't cover those moments if you're not there. ISU is our Division I program. The Tribune-Star treats it as such. I hope no one takes it for granted.
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Not all Big Ten MBB schedules are created equal. Seven teams are played twice and six once. Indiana was the only Big Ten school to play the bottom five seeds in the Big Ten Tournament just once. The Hoosiers played two against the No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 7 seeds.
#iubb
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Well, it's my turn to do one of *those* tweets. Professional announcement ... after 18 years and change, tomorrow is my last day at the Tribune-Star. I have accepted a position covering Indiana athletics for CNHI Sports Indiana.
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If Loyola can do this? Any MVC team can do this. This isn't like Wichita State, who spent far more than anyone else. This gauntlet MVC teams run during the regular season in this league toughens its best teams for the postseason. They just need the chance.
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FINAL: Indiana State 90, Indiana 69. Put simply, one of the most memorable wins in ISU history.
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Many high schools have installed turf football fields in the last 15 years. That's great, but why not turf your baseball & softball diamonds instead? Or at least the infields? (For cost purposes.) They're used more often & those sports are more weather-sensitive than football is.
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I don't know if
@EliasSports
,
@kenpomeroy
, et al, track such things, but I'd love to know the last time there was a Division I game in which neither team had an offensive rebound. Indiana State and Evansville pulled that off tonight.
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Congrats to ISU. Thrilled for the fans, Terre Haute, and all of the former players and coaches who are no doubt swelling with pride. Even though the NCAAT was the goal, Sycamores giving a lesson in how to make the best of things and take satisfaction out of doing it.
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FINAL: Indiana State 84, UNLV 79. What are you doing at 9 p.m. on Christmas Day? Because that's when the Sycamores play for the Diamond Head Classic championship. Jordan Barnes with 28 points and immeasurable grit. TCU or Bucknell await.
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Photo of the day. The 1979 Sycamores attend a celebration of their season. One of the coolest photos you'll ever see.
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The MVC has not lost a first-round NCAA Tournament game since WSU lost to VCU in 2012. Given that the MVC has had just 11 teams in since 2012, that's an incredible run of first-round success.
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And need I remind Indiana State fans, again, that the Sycamores beat this Loyola team ... in Chicago. ISU has financial challenges, etc., but if things can break right here? This national level of success can happen here too. Think big, not small.
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My only question for Brian Wardle at the next media availability.
“How much is Bradley paying Dave Reynolds to promote your brand?”
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I’m at Memorial Stadium and I am writing about today’s game against Michigan State, but today I am a Dad first. It’s Senior Day so my daughter takes priority. I am a proud pop!
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Really fantastic to see the enthusiasm for Indiana State basketball in the Haute. I hope a solid percentage of the fans who jumped on, stay on, because ISU & MVC hoops is worth anyone’s time, all the time.
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Tyreke Key did something very, very few Sycamores ever do, he matched Larry Bird in the record book. Key's 28-point outburst after halftime equaled Bird's second-half school record. A remarkable Senior Night for the Celina, Tenn. native.
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Advice to HS coaches (and administrators) in all sports: put your kids' individual stats online. MaxPreps is a wonderful resource for this. When it comes time for coaches & media to consider individual honors? You're doing a disservice to your kids if you don't.
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One thing this UNT-Purdue game has demonstrated? The world needs more Avery Johnson.
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FINAL: Indiana State 28, Illinois State 23. So who’s ready for a potential win-and-in playoff chance for the Sycamores next Saturday at Western Illinois? At 6-4, Sycamores have a shot. Four wins in a row. What a turnaround.
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Nunez makes field goal, but a flag is down. It's on Western. Game over!
FINAL: Indiana State 15, Western Illinois 13.
FCS playoff field is announced at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Put simply, Mitch Hannahs is the best coach Indiana State has had in any sport in my time covering ISU. Winning-wise, the way he represented the university, the way he carried himself with players, etc. The lot.
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Don't know how VP Mike Pence's Colts walkout will go nationally, but it won't go well in Indiana. It was Peyton Manning's day, not his.
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Can we challenge conventional wisdom as to what MVC expansion candidates allegedly add to the league? Particularly, the notion of increased enrollment? I don't like where this is headed. The MVC risks diluting what made it special. Time to tap the brakes.
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Just spoke with Cobie Barnes and he made a great point. It's unfair to start with that players are playing for a coaches' job, but then when they perform at a winning level and it doesn't matter anyway? It hurts.
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As many have mentioned, the selection committee annually under-seeds MVC teams. Loyola was *really* under-seeded. At some point, there needs to be an acceptance by the NCAA that SOS can't be an end-all when the best mid-major teams can't get games vs. power teams.
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Caitlin Clark is the focus of everyone’s attention. However, the most important college student for me is in the band. Not many games left, so have to enjoy these moments.
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Here you go
@SWESTSCHOOLS
fans. Randy Kelley’s game-winner. Check out that filthy cross to get the space to shoot.
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Oh. Hi. Remember me? I've been pondering the right way to let the public know, but due to what I will call a "reshuffling of the CNHI deck", I am back as Tribune-Star sports editor and Indiana State beat writer. I wanted to get some work under my belt before I told y'all.
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Also, for the umpteenth time, can MBB PLEASE use quarters and reset the team fouls like the WBB game does? One reason WBB basketball has gained popularity is it's so much more fun to watch because it has more flow. No one wants a parade of bonus & double-bonus FTs.
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FINAL: Indiana State 63, Western Kentucky 54. Big, big win for ISU against a very good WKU team. Who had ISU holding Hilltoppers to 54?
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MVC ladies and gentlemen, start your expansion committee engines! Murray State should have been added two years ago. Get on the stick.
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Warren Nolan's current conference RPI. It appears that Wichita State was holding the MVC back. :)
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It's hard to see so many good people in the Indiana State community who are hurting right now. I wish I had the right words to convey what's going through my own mind, but I don't. God bless those who lost their lives and God help those who survived a horrible tragedy.
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FINAL: Indiana State 6, McNeese State 5. Review confirmed the final out. Cowboys were persistent, but the Sycamores hold on for their first regional victory since 1995. Sycamores await the winner of tonight's Vanderbilt-Ohio State game. ISU next plays at 7 p.m. (EDT) Saturday.
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I'm sure it will break ISU football fans' hearts for me to report to you that Incarnate Word was beaten 35-14 at Montana State in the FCS playoffs. Also, the CAA is 1-4 ... with the one win being JMU's intra-CAA victory over Delaware. FCS playoff selection committee looking good!
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The greatest coach in ISU history - the late John McNichols - honored at mid-court for his ISU Hall of Fame induction. Shame he isn't here to hear the standing ovation he richly deserves.
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Congrats to former Indiana State player Dominique Dafney for catching his first NFL pass, a 13-yarder. Dafney was, uh, a WR-TE-QB-kinda RB - how 'bout do-everything player for the Sycamores? Happy for
@DDafney24
.
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Hope there's a good crowd at Hulman Center on Saturday. ISU's players beat Bradley in crazy circumstances on Jan. 2 and then nearly beat UNI on the road in impossible circumstances tonight. They deserve a standing O before the ball is tipped.
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FINAL: Indiana State 68, Loyola 39. The most impressive win of the season for the Sycamores puts ISU, dare I say it? Into the thick of the MVC championship chase? Or at least not out of it. ISU (14-8, 7-4) is at Illinois State next on Saturday.
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What a magical run for ISU. Especially happy for those still there that I covered: Josh Schertz, Matthew Graves, Xavier Bledson, Masen Miller, Robbie Avila, Jayson Kent (those last three in the 2022 offseason), but especially, Julian Larry, who proved so many doubters wrong.
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Indiana State fans waited 24 years for this. Happy for all of those I still know around the program and, of course, thrilled for the fans too.
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It's not everyday Bob Knight shows up at Indiana State. It was a spur of the moment visit, but one the Sycamores won't forget. Greg Lansing explains how it came about.
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Folks, save your trash hot takes on Matt Painter-shouldn’t-have-fouled-up-three or Matt Painter-should-have-given-Carsen Edwards-a-clean-OT-look. Purdue isn’t within a mile of the Final Four without Matt Painter. Yeesh.
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To all of those who disparage the MVC as a one-bid league? Sure, sometimes. But the MVC *wins* its tournament games and gets NCAA Tournament units anyway. Last time the MVC earned only one NCAA unit was 2011.
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Fans of
@IndianaMBB
,
@IUHoosiers
,
@IndianaUniv
, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Todd Golden, and today begins what I know will be a fun journey. I am the new beat writer covering the Hoosiers and the Big Ten for CNHI Sports Indiana.
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A thing I've learned via MVC process is how invested Murray State fans are. Pleasantly surprised at level of Racers support. MVC needs that.
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Mackenzie Holmes said her Dad was a huge Bob Knight fan and had his own team attend a Bob Knight camp at Indiana. She and Sara Scalia both paid tribute to Knight. They didn't know of his passing until the announcement was made at Assembly Hall.
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ISU plays its final home game tomorrow. It's great we made it this far, but one of the cruel blows of the pandemic is the celebration that usually goes with the final home game - Senior Day - won't take place in front of adoring fans. Tyreke Key deserves that tribute.
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FINAL: Indiana State 77, Southern Illinois 68. Forget Thursday and start thinking about where in the top half of the MVC ISU can finish if it beats Valpo on Sat. ISU also clinches a winning MVC season for the first time since 2014. Jordan Barnes (21) & Tyreke Key (20) were huge.
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Just found out my daughter has been accepted to IU. This dumb ass help raised a kid who got into a Big Ten school. I am a very, very proud pop!
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There's only been one Wabash Valley news source that has been there for Indiana State's entire MVC baseball tournament run ... the Tribune-Star. Here's full coverage of ISU's 10-6 win over Illinois State. Photos, video, highlight and my words. Dig in.
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If you were around ISU MBB when Greg Lansing was coaching, his dad Dave was a constant presence. I knew him as a nice guy who was great to talk to about basketball or anything else. Iowans, of course, know him a coaching legend. RIP to Dave & condolences to the Lansing family.
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I’ve been watching basketball forever. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like what Randy Kelley has done for Sullivan in the postseason. And Jeff Moore, who’s been around longer than me, said he’s never seen it either. Three buzzer-beaters in three postseason games. Amazing.
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FINAL: Indiana State 9, Dallas Baptist 5. IT'S WINNER TAKE ALL, Y'ALL! Sycamores trying to win the MVC Tournament the hard way and they're one win away from pulling it off. The title clash is at 8 p.m. EDT. Get in your car and drive to Blo-No.
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Tip of the cap to Loyola. They put themselves on the map. They restored the pride that many fans of MVC schools had in their conference.
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FINAL: Kentucky 5, Indiana State 0. A great season comes to an end before anyone wanted it to for the Sycamores. Disappointing, but if you're an ISU fan, pay tribute to a 44-win, nationally-ranked, MVC championship team that provided some great moments. Don't take it for granted.
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Without doubt, this was the bleakest day I've had covering Indiana State. There are no words to offer apart from condolences to everyone affected. All of those lost, and those trying to survive, were a ray of light to many. Gone or not, they remain so to those who loved them.
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Congrats to
@IndStBasketball
on the top 25 ranking. It's a big deal. Why? The ranking still serves as a table-setter for who gets attention on a national level. Casual fans, who don't pay attention day-to-day to CBB, do look at rankings.
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That win might effectively win the Valley for Indiana State. Sweep of Bradley, split with Drake. There could be banana peels - most notably at Missouri State, their forever palace of doom, maybe Southern Illinois - but the schedule is extremely favorable for ISU.
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FINAL: Indiana State 76, Loyola 71. To say that was a much-needed win is a massive understatement. Sycamores get their first MVC win and fought from behind to do it. Best win of the year by far for the Sycamores. Rematch is tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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Happy bunch of Sycamores, past and present, but the bonds they created are forever.
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Dad brag! My daughter made the Dean's List at Indiana overcoming her old man's dumb ass genes. Very, very proud of her, especially considering the formidable hurdles it takes just to go to college right now. Congrats to all honored at all schools!
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Jake LaRavia is picked 19th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former Sycamore is the first player with ISU connections drafted since 1980.
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It was certainly the greatest moment in my time covering Indiana State. Not taking anything away from '11 Arch Madness, '12 Fargodome, '17 Assembly Hall and many other moments, but the path from Friday morning dread to Saturday night glory was something I've not experienced here.
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Do I have some issues with Jordan Barnes not making All-MVC first team? You'd better believe it considering Barnes ranks third in *Division I* in 3-point field goals made and is leader in conference games by a margin of 19 over the runner-up.
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Turned out to be the last one for me. Am I sad? Sure. But I’ve been blessed beyond measure to be able to live my professional life while watching my daughter be a part of a great Big Ten tradition. So while I am sad, I am gratified a great deal more. I’m very lucky.
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FINAL: Indiana State 78, Missouri State 68. First win in Springfield for the Sycamores since 2012 and only the third for ISU here in the MVC era of the series. ISU to 5-3 in the MVC and 13-8 overall. Biggest win of the season for ISU, without doubt.
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It's my great regret to inform all of you that former Tribune-Star sports editor and Indiana State beat writer Tom Reck has died. A local legend, a man who transformed our newsroom, and a friend. I will miss him dearly. Here is Mark Bennett's story on Tom.
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If you were to ask me to pick the best MVC player I've covered in my 12 years? VanVleet gets my vote. Yes ... ahead of Doug McDermott.
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FINAL: Indiana State 66, Bradley 64. THE GREAT ESCAPE IS REAL! ISU will have Thursday OFF in St. Louis. Probability entering final week was 12.5 percent. Sycamores beat the odds.
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Floyd Central swingman Cobie Barnes has announced he will play basketball at Indiana State. Big get for ISU.
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You can hear the roar from the Indiana State locker room all the way up here at the hockey box level.
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Assembly Hall. Different context. Proud pop here for his daughter, who knocked it out of the park at Indiana.
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Indiana State has received a verbal commitment from 6-10 C Nick Hittle, who is from Indianapolis, but who plays at Culver Academy in northern Indiana.
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Xavier Johnson has basketball in-hand and is warming up with the Hoosiers pre-game.
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Big media news in Terre Haute. Rick Semmler is no longer sports director at WTHI-TV. Included as part of layoffs made by station owner.
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Monmouth being out really sends a terrible message to mid-majors about scheduling. Why schedule up when there's no reward for it?
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South Dakota State won at North Dakota State 19-17 on this last-second TD by Jake Weineke.
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Bear in mind where this thread is coming from. Alesia was ISU communications director and worked for Curtis until very recently. Bravo to Mark for speaking up and confirming what many of us in the know already suspected.
Have no doubt that Dr. Debster
@IndStatePres
was the final word on anything related to Terre Haute having the NCAA Baseball Super Regional here. Indiana State Baseball
@IndStBaseball
deserves so much better. Was it going to be a money loser after your $12 million deficit, Deb?
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Congrats to former ISU F Jake LaRavia. Played close to 13 minutes for Memphis in the Grizzlies' season opener. Scored five and had two rebounds in the OT win for Memphis. LaRavia was 1-for-2 from 3-point range. First player with ISU connection to play in NBA game since 1992.
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If ISU can beat Valparaiso tomorrow, the program will do something it hasn’t done since 2000 ... beat every MVC team before the MVC Tournament.
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Porter Moser and Greg Lansing embraced at mid-court after the game. Loyola will be a worthy representative for the MVC in the NCAA Tournament.
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Indiana State is still the only Division I school to beat a Big Ten team so far. Big Ten is 26-1. Big Ten hasn't collectively played much of anybody, but still.
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FINAL: Indiana State 84, Wright State 77, OT. That's a win that took some attachments as they say. Guttiest win for the Sycamores in quite a while. Contributions across the board for Sycamores. Big.
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Super cool to see
@K_Smith32
continue his basketball journey at my alma mater. Congrats to him.
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I'm overwhelmed by the response to this Tweet. Thanks to everyone! It's not cheap to travel, especially for a paper in a small city like TH. The Tribune-Star has always supported this beat. I am thankful for that. Never hesitate to let us know that you appreciate it. It matters.
I get asked why we travel to all of the ISU games we do. Tonight is why. You never know when you're going to see a big moment. You can't cover those moments if you're not there. ISU is our Division I program. The Tribune-Star treats it as such. I hope no one takes it for granted.
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I imagine that Loyola going further than Wichita State in the NCAA Tournament will get a dispassionate, reasoned reaction from fans of MVC schools.
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Pleased
@julian_larry214
is having big success for ISU. He had plenty of doubters given that he didn't put up big scoring numbers, but those who know the game know what he was doing outside of scoring. Now he is scoring & you get everything else with it. Plus? He's a good dude.
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FINAL: Indiana State 51, South Dakota 48, 3OT. Three wins in a row for the Sycamores as I hear ISU's coaches shout the same up here in the press box. Illinois State visits next Saturday. ISU is 5-4 and 3-3 in the MVFC. Huge win.
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The 1979 Sycamores graced ISU and Terre Haute with their presence on Saturday. Most cities and schools would kill for the moment they gave Indiana State and Terre Haute. It was a day to be thankful.
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