Chicago State Cougars at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 75
56 - 75
Illinois State downs Chicago State 75-56
Reggie Lynch scored 14 points for Illinois State (4-4), Bobby Hunter added 12, including a perfect 4 for 4 from the free-throw line, and the Redbirds outshot Chicago State (3-5) 47.2 percent from the field to 30.9 percent.
Quinton Pippen scored a game-high 16 points and three 3-pointers for the Cougars, Nate Duhon scored 13 and grabbed nine rebounds, and Matt Ross added 11 and hauled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
The lead traded hands four times in the first half, but Pippen sank two free throws to give Chicago State a 30-28 halftime lead and kicked off the second half with a quick 3-pointer. Illinois State took a 40-39 lead on a layup by Lynch at 15:18, then steadily pulled away, scoring 21 more points than the Cougars.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Nate Duhon made Free Throw. | 56 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Chicago St Deadball Team Rebound. | 55 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Nate Duhon missed Free Throw. | 55 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Jamaal Samuel. | 55 - 75 |
Statistics
 CHST |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-55 | FG | 25-53 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 14-20 | FT | 18-26 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Assists | 14 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,211 | Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,211 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
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| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
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