Illinois State Redbirds at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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70 - 78
70 - 78
Missouri State defeats Illinois State 78-72 in OT
Reggie Lynch made the second basket of overtime but Illinois State only added two Daishon Knight free throws the rest of the way. Knight led Illinois State (7-6, 0-1 Missouri Valley) with 15.
Missouri State trailed 61-54 in regulation before Gulley scored the next ten Missouri State points, during a 10-4 run, to make it 65-64 with 1:44 remaining. Lynch made 1 of 2 free throws with 21 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
Missouri State was behind by as many as 16 points in the first half but opened up the second half on a 9-5 run to cut its deficit to 46-40 with 15:43 to go.
Marcus Marshall had 14 points for Missouri State (11-2, 1-0) and Christian Kirk added 13.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Jarmar Gulley Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Bobby Hunter missed Free Throw. | 70 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Illinois St Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Bobby Hunter missed Free Throw. | 70 - 78 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 26-64 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-13 | FT | 17-25 |
| 38 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,945 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,945 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |