Indiana State Sycamores at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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50 - 78
50 - 78
Illinois State handles Indiana State 78-50
The Redbirds (17-11, 11-4) have won a season-high five straight games and have their best Missouri Valley Conference start through 15 games since 1997-98.
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell scored 12 and Deontae Hawkins added 10. The Redbirds outscored the Sycamores 32-14 in the paint and outrebounded them 46-35.
Illinois State opened with a 21-4 run and never looked back, pulling to a 44-23 halftime lead on 58.1 percent shooting behind nine points each from McIntosh and Tony Wills.
Illinois State scored 10 unanswered points and pulled further away, 70-42, in the second half while the Sycamores missed six shots over four minutes.
Khristian Smith and Everett Clemons scored 14 apiece for Indiana State (13-14, 7-8), which has lost four straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Quintin Brewer Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Brandon Burnett missed Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Everett Clemons Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Javaka Thompson missed Free Throw. | 50 - 78 |
Statistics
 INST |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-63 | FG | 28-56 |
| 25 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-21 | FT | 13-17 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,456 | Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,456 | 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 |