Illinois State Redbirds at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
· HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC
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71 - 45
71 - 45
Illinois State beats Hawaii 71-47 in Diamond Head Classic
Phil Fayne scored 14 Madison Williams added 11 points for the Redbirds (7-3), who advanced to the semifinals to face San Francisco on Friday night. The Rainbow Warriors (4-6) will host Utah in the consolation bracket.
Illinois State scored the first 10 points of the game and led the entire way. The Redbirds held Hawaii to 25.5 percent shooting and had their largest lead at 69-36.
The Rainbow Warriors closed within 14 on Brocke Stepteau's 3-pointer with 15:10 left in the second half. That was Hawaii's last field goal until Matthew Owies' putback with 1:54 left ended a streak of 15 missed shots from the field.
Stepteau, Noah Allen and Gibson Johnson had 10 points each for Hawaii.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Brocke Stepteau made Layup. | 71 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Andre Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Madison Williams. | 71 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Brocke Stepteau made Free Throw. | 69 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Foul on Andre Washington. | 69 - 42 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 HAW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 14-55 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 25 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 15-21 | FT | 12-16 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 33 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Stan Sheriff Center
Location: Honolulu, HI
Attendance: 6,659 | Capacity:
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