Final
Illinois State beats Morehead State 71-62
Feb 21, 2010 - 12:28 AM NORMAL, Ill.(AP) -- Osiris Eldridge had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead Illinois State to a 71-62 victory over Morehead State on Saturday.Dinma Odiakosa had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Redbirds (20-8) in the BracketBusters game. Alex Rubin had 15 points and Justin Clark 10 for Illinois State, a member of the Missouri Valley Conference that reached the 20-victory mark for the third straight season.
Eldridge scored 18 of his points in the first half.
Kenneth Faried had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead Morehead State (19-9). The Ohio Valley Conference school trailed 34-30 at halftime. Steve Peterson and Demonte Harper each scored 11 points for the Eagles.
- NCAA BB
MOREHEAD ST 62
ILLINOIS ST 71 FINAL
Feb 20 7:16 PM - NCAA BB
MOREHEAD ST 30
ILLINOIS ST 34 HALFTIME
Feb 20 5:51 PM
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