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Redbirds open exhibition season
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[NOV. 10, 2003]
NORMAL --
Head coach Porter Moser and the Illinois State men's basketball team
will take another step Monday in beginning the 2003-04 campaign, as
the Redbirds host the EA Sports All-Stars in the first of two
exhibition games at Redbird Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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Moser will be watching how the Redbirds
apply what they have learned in practice to an actual game
situation.
"We are looking to see how much we
carry over from our practice sessions," Moser said. "We've had 20
practices and have implemented a lot of different things. There is
nothing like a game -- us against them."
The first-year Redbird coach is looking
forward to playing against another team.
"We've had us against us for three
weeks now, and I'm looking for the kind of attitude that comes when
it is us against them," Moser added. "We've been promoting a
strength in numbers and togetherness, and I'm looking forward to
seeing this philosophy in action in terms of competing and
executing."
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The All-Stars own a 1-4 record after
suffering a 103-81 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday night. The 'Birds
are the seventh stop on the All-Stars' 13-game collegiate tour.
Former Wake Forest guard Robert O'Kelley leads the squad in scoring
with 16.2 points per game.
[Todd Kober, director of
athletics media relations,
Illinois State University]
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