"Chad Altadonna"@en . "Hansell"@en . "[Semifinal]"@en . "* Kevin Stallings"@en . "Crowley"@en . . "Kenneth"@en . "Evansville"@en . "9417"^^ . . . . . "yes"@en . . "7632"^^ . "8"^^ . . "4"^^ . . . . "5028"^^ . "14"^^ . "5640"^^ . "1"^^ . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "Gibbons"@en . "3"^^ . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . "6"^^ . "7660"^^ . "7"^^ . "3580"^^ . "Sean"@en . "Cartmill,"@en . "1998-01-31"^^ . "Joe"@en . . . . . "425.0"^^ . "9228"^^ . . . . . . "16"^^ . "Sr"@en . "Hill"@en . . "[Final]"@en . "Watkins"@en . "vanVelzen"@en . "Rob"@en . . "Jamar"@en . . . "Southwest Missouri State"@en . "MVC regular season champion"@en . "49"^^ . "660.0"^^ . . "63"^^ . "1997-12-30"^^ . . "56"^^ . "57"^^ . . "10978"^^ . . . . "second round"@en . "Kyle"@en . . . "87"^^ . "84"^^ . "85"^^ . . . "4"^^ . "82"^^ . "83"^^ . "80"^^ . "6"^^ . "81"^^ . "7"^^ . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "5"^^ . "14"^^ . "15"^^ . "Steve"@en . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "1998-03-14"^^ . "88"^^ . "10"^^ . . "5"^^ . "71"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "66"^^ . "1998-02-04"^^ . "67"^^ . "64"^^ . . "79"^^ . . "76"^^ . "77"^^ . "74"^^ . "75"^^ . . "Riley"@en . . "72"^^ . "73"^^ . . . "1998-02-07"^^ . . . "2232"^^ . "Pierson"@en . "7522"^^ . "I"@en . . . "101"^^ . . "Muller,"@en . "10"^^ . . "1998-02-21"^^ . "11"^^ . "Muller,"@en . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "66116201"^^ . "14"^^ . "105"^^ . "15"^^ . . "12"^^ . "OT"@en . "1997-11-28"^^ . "13"^^ . "Muller"@en . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "1997-12-16"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "22"^^ . "Redbird Arena"@en . "23"^^ . "Final"@en . "* King Rice \n* Tom Richardson \n* Chad Altadonna"@en . "20"^^ . "24"^^ . "21"^^ . "25"^^ . . "18"^^ . "19"^^ . . "16"^^ . "10206"^^ . "Ryan"@en . "17"^^ . . "18"^^ . "So"@en . "31"^^ . "19"^^ . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . "26"^^ . "22"^^ . "27"^^ . "23"^^ . "24"^^ . "20"^^ . . "21"^^ . . "1997-11-30"^^ . . . "10254"^^ . "14"^^ . "Tarise"@en . "15"^^ . "1998-02-28"^^ . "1998"^^ . . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . . "9644"^^ . "4"^^ . "ARCO Arena"@en . . . "5"^^ . . . "6"^^ . . "7"^^ . "0"^^ . "10259"^^ . "9641"^^ . . "yes"@en . "1"^^ . "9"^^ . . "3"^^ . . . "yes"@en . "LeRoy"@en . "1996"^^ . . "The 1997\u201398 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference."@en . "Cartmill"@en . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . "1998-01-15"^^ . . "MVC tournament champion"@en . . . "Tom Richardson"@en . "1998-01-07"^^ . . . . "9679"^^ . . "Sacramento, CA"@en . "Smiley,"@en . "Special Events Arena"@en . "Schaefbauer,"@en . "1997-12-20"^^ . "1115572363"^^ . "Schaefbauer,"@en . . . . . . "Ben"@en . . "7316"^^ . . . "Hill"@en . "1998-01-28"^^ . . . "Hill"@en . . "10044"^^ . "Jr"@en . "1998-01-21"^^ . "1997-11-16"^^ . . . . "Basketball"@en . . . . . . "15284"^^ . "1998-02-15"^^ . "Quarterfinal"@en . . "1998-02-18"^^ . . "[Second Round]"@en . "Pierson"@en . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "11500"^^ . "Smiley"@en . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "Smiley"@en . "1"^^ . "14"^^ . "1997-12-06"^^ . "15"^^ . "12"^^ . "9497"^^ . "13"^^ . . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . . . "L. Dee"@en . "Cartmill"@en . . "16"^^ . "West Region"@en . "Honolulu, HI"@en . "Murdock"@en . "Southern Illinois"@en . . . . . . . "3654"^^ . "360.0"^^ . "24"^^ . . . "Creighton"@en . . "Kiel Center"@en . . "yes"@en . "vanVelzen"@en . "St. Louis, MO"@en . "Drake"@en . "Fr"@en . . . "Hill,"@en . "11017"^^ . . . "MVC"@en . . . . . . . "1997-11-18"^^ . "1998-01-04"^^ . . . "Semifinal"@en . "Schaefbauer"@en . "Muller"@en . "8711"^^ . "1998-03-12"^^ . "5"^^ . "Muller"@en . "Bradley"@en . "Rico"@en . . "Muller"@en . "Hein"@en . "32"^^ . . "33"^^ . "1997-12-13"^^ . . "455.0"^^ . "35"^^ . "44"^^ . . "Wichita State"@en . "1998-02-10"^^ . "Northern Iowa"@en . "41"^^ . "42"^^ . . "Watkins"@en . "1998-01-18"^^ . "Dan"@en . . "50"^^ . . "Stotler"@en . . . . "Gibbons"@en . "Ronald"@en . "F"@en . "Skipp"@en . "Bryson"@en . "26642"^^ . . . "12"^^ . "Hansell"@en . "1998-03-02"^^ . "13"^^ . "14"^^ . . "15"^^ . "Hansell"@en . "1998-01-24"^^ . "Schaefbauer"@en . "11"^^ . "yes"@en . "Normal, IL"@en . "1998-02-23"^^ . "22"^^ . "23"^^ . . "175"^^ . "1998-03-01"^^ . . "30"^^ . "24"^^ . "25"^^ . "16402"^^ . . . "1997-11-22"^^ . . . . "United Airlines Tip-Off"@en . . . "basketball"@en . "[First Round]"@en . "1997\u201398 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team"@en . "Indiana State"@en . . . "y"@en . . . . . "6422"^^ . "Gibbons"@en . . . "Hill"@en . . "Hansell,"@en . "8238"^^ . . "4099"^^ . . "Smiley"@en . . . "Cartmill"@en . . . "8160"^^ . "Missouri Valley Conference"@en . . . "C"@en . "Illinois State Redbirds"@en . . . . "9379"^^ . . . "y"@en . "The 1997\u201398 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds finished the season 25\u20136, 16\u20132 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southern Illinois University, semifinal game versus the Wichita State University, and final game versus Southwest Missouri State University to earn the championship title. The Redbirds received the conference automatic bid into the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eleven seed where they defeated the University of Tennessee in the first round and were beaten by the University of Arizona in the second round."@en . . "1998-01-10"^^ . . . . . "Holmstrom"@en . . . "1997"^^ . "yes"@en . "Nic"@en . "G"@en . . . . . . "3520"^^ . . "Watkins"@en .