Illinois State women rally in 4th quarter, win MVC tournament
MOLINE, Ill. - Juliunn Redmond scored eight of her 21 points in the fourth quarter when Illinois State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 50-48 for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title.
The fourth-seeded Redbirds will make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008.
Maya Wong added 15 points for Illinois State, which lost its two regular-season meetings to Northern Iowa.
Karli Rucker, who had six points early in the fourth quarter, finished with 16 to lead the Panthers.