ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Indiana State men's basketball sophomore Robbie Avila has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, announced by the league on Monday. This is Avila's first weekly honor in his ISU campaign.

Robbie Avila powered the Sycamore offense to a 2-0 week in the Missouri Valley. The 6-10 center averaged 22.0 PPG, 8.5 RPG, and 4.5 AST/G. For the week, he finished 16-for-27 (59.3%) from the field, including shooting 5-for-10 from deep and converting on 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
 
In game one, Avila recorded a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 9-for-15 from the field with three triples, and he recorded a team-high four assists. The sophomore accounted for the first nine points of the Sycamores' 11 to open the game. Six of the nine came from the paint and the final three from the free throw line. He then scored five points of ISU's 7-0 run to close out the first half to take a 14-point lead into the break. This game marked Avila's second-straight double-double.
 
In game two, Avila led the offense with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the floor, knocking down 2-of-3 from behind the arc and going perfect at the free throw line, 4-for-4. He added seven rebounds and a game-high five assists. Avila recorded 18 of his 20 points all in the second half. He was a key contributor to ISU's 17-2 stretch in the second half that broke the game open for the Sycamores, scoring seven points off back-to-back layups and draining a triple. He then sealed the victory in the final three minutes of the game by knocked down a three with 2:56 remaining, then scoring six points in the last 1:07, converting on all four free-throw attempts to lead Indiana State to the 72-63 victory.

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