Houston Christian Huskies at Illinois State Redbirds
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56 - 72
56 - 72
Illinois St. dominates 2nd half, beats Houston Baptist 72-56
Deontae Hawkins added 13 points for the Redbirds (2-2). Paris Lee had six points and five assists.
Houston Baptist (1-3), trailing 28-26 at the break, was still close in the second half until Nick Banyard nailed a 3-point jumper to start a 16-5 run to lead 57-41 with 8:41 left in the game. The Huskies never challenged again.
The Redbirds turned up the heat in the second half, forcing the Huskies into 23 turnovers for the game.
Illinois State was 29 of 59 (49.2%) from the floor while limiting the Huskies to 18 of 51 (35.3%).
Josh Ibarra had 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots for Houston Baptist.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Evan Anderson Turnover. | 56 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Roland Griffin made Jumper. | 56 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Daouda Ndiaye Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Isaiah Robinson missed Free Throw. | 56 - 70 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-51 | FG | 29-59 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 2-11 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 18-24 | FT | 9-18 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 6 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 26 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,100 | Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,100 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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