Another big day Avila totaled 22 points (6-10 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 9-9 FT), four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 25 minutes during Saturday's 88-73 win over UIC. Impact The Indiana State center has produced all year for the Sycamores and his second on the team with a 16.7 ppg scoring average. His efforts here helped the Sycamores distance themselves from a two-game mid-February skid, and the team now holds a one-game lead in the Missouri Valley conference standings with two remaining regular-season contests. Advanced metrics give Indiana State an outside chance at an at-large bid, but the team will likely have to get through a 14-4 Drake squad in the conference tourney in order to secure the automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
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