Illinois State Redbirds at Vermont Catamounts
· GOLDEN GATE CHALLENGE
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 87
76 - 87
Vermont comes back to beat Illinois St. 87-76
Illinois State (1-4) shot a blistering 55.2 percent in the first half on their way to a 43-31 lead. Vermont (2-5) found their footing in the second half and began chipping away at that lead.
Carissimo drained two 3-pointers as part of a 15-5 run, and the Catamounts cut the lead to 56-55. The Redbirds responded with a small run, holding on to the lead.
Hector Harold drained a 3-pointer with around seven minutes left, tying the game at 63. Tied at 65, Vermont ripped off a 16-4 run to open a 79-67 lead with 2:58 left. Clancy Rugg scored 10 of his 21 points during the run. His total matched his career high.
The Redbirds never recovered.
Zach Lofton led Illinois State with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Brian Voelkel Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Zach Lofton missed Jumper. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Sandro Carissimo made Free Throw. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Sandro Carissimo made Free Throw. | 76 - 86 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 UVM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-56 | FG | 29-54 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 11-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 13-15 | FT | 18-26 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: The Sobrato Center
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 697 | Capacity:
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 697 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| 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 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |