NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Illinois State Redbirds 66
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Louisville Cardinals 69
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Match Report

Louisville staves off Illinois State with 3-pointer off mark at buzzer

Russ Smith scored 24 points and Peyton Siva added 20, including four 3-pointers, to help No. 5 Louisville edge Illinois State 69-66 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

ILST LOU
25-48
FG
25-55
52
Field Goal %
45
5-19
3PT
5-21
26
Three Point %
24
11-14
FT
14-25
79
Free Throw %
56
30
Rebounds
33
9
Offensive Rebounds
16
21
Defensive Rebounds
17
13
Assists
13
5
Steals
10
1
Blocks
3
22
Turnovers
15
1
Team Turnovers
0
22
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
19
13
Largest Lead
4

Top Performers

ILST

  • Jackie Carmichael F MIN 34 · PTS 20 · FG 8-13
  • Tyler Brown G MIN 31 · PTS 25 · FG 8-16
  • Johnny Hill G MIN 27 · PTS 8 · FG 4-5
  • Bryant Allen G MIN 30 · PTS 7 · FG 3-6

LOU

  • Russ Smith G MIN 35 · PTS 24 · FG 6-17
  • Peyton Siva G MIN 30 · PTS 20 · FG 7-13
  • Chane Behanan F MIN 26 · PTS 15 · FG 7-8
  • Stephan Van Treese F MIN 34 · PTS 6 · FG 3-3

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