Saint Joseph's Hawks at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 81
72 - 81
Illinois State cruises to 81-72 win over Saint Joseph's
Deontae Hawkins added 21 points to go with eight rebounds, MiKyle McIntosh had 14 points and Phil Fayne 10 for Illinois State (6-3), which remains undefeated on its home court this season. Lee shot 8 for 11 from the field, hitting 4 of 6 from long range, and sank all four free throw attempts.
Illinois State led 41-27 at the break but had to hold off a Saint Joseph's surge in the second half that twice cut the deficit to five. The Redbirds responded with a 9-2 spurt that included 3-pointers from Hawkins and Lee to stretch the advantage to 57-45 with 8:47 left and hung on from there.
Shavar Newkirk led Saint Joseph's (5-5) with 21 points and Charlie Brown added 14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Mike Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Thompson. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Nick Robinson Steal. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Madison Williams Turnover. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Nick Robinson made Free Throw. | 69 - 81 |
Statistics
 JOES |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 31-66 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 18-23 | FT | 10-13 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
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Location: Normal, IL
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2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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 |