ST. LOUIS -- Michael Menser's 32-point performance that helped lead Indiana State to a semifinal victory over Creighton in the semifinals of the 2001 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship on March 4, 2001 has been selected as the No. 6 top moment in Arch Madness history by a vote of the league's fans.

Menser was 9-of-18 from the field in the 87-74 Sycamore victory over the top-seeded Bluejays. He hit 5-of-11 3-pointers and was a perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line en route to posting a career-best 32 points. He added seven assists as well in front of 10,708 fans at the then-named Savvis Center. In the 2001 edition of Arch Madness, Indiana State became the lowest seeded team (No. 5) to win the event. It was ISU's second MVC tournament title, with the previous coming at Hulman Center in 1979. ISU's No. 6 seed for this year's tournament is its highest since that magical run through the field in 2001.

The Sycamores went on to to down No. 2 Bradley the next day by the score of 69-63 to take the tournament crown. ISU advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they downed No. 4 seed Oklahoma 70-68 in overtime before falling to No. 12 Gonzaga in the second round of the Big Dance.

In a two-month, online voting campaign sponsored by Fox Sports Midwest, Missouri Valley Conference fans chose from a list of 33 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship flashbacks to determine the Top 20 Arch Madness Moments since the first St. Louis-based tournament was played at Kiel Auditorium in 1991.

Fox Sports Midwest, home of the 2010 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship quarterfinals and semifinals, produced 30-second spots that aired on the league's tournament web site -- www.archmadness.com -- and during Fox Sports Midwest programming to promote the Top 20 Arch Madness Moment voting.

In addition to Menser's exploits in 2001, the other top moments include the top vote getter -- Deon Jackson's buzzer-beating three-pointer that gave Bradley a 64-62 victory over Missouri State in the semifinals of the 1996 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship -- Creighton's Nate Funk leading the Bluejays to the 2007 Arch Madness title in front of a soldout Scottrade Center crowd, Bluejay Bob Harstad pacing CU to the first Arch Madness crown in 1991, Illinois State's Osiris Eldridge nearly leading the Redbirds to the 2009 championship; UNI's Ben Jacobson helping the Panthers take the 2004 crown in double-overtime against Missouri State; a buzzer-beating jumper by Illinois State's Shawn Jeppson versus Drake in 2002, Creighton's Ryan Sears taming of Missouri State in the 2000 Arch Madness final, Chris Lowery of Southern Illinois hitting a last-second shot versus Missouri State in the 1994 quarterfinals and Wichita State's tourney-record ticket sales in 2007.

All Top 20 Moments -- a complete list accompanies this release -- will be shown on the video board at Scottrade Center during the 2010 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship on Thursday-Sunday, March 4-7.