Illinois State Redbirds at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 80
BYU ices Illinois St. 80-68 behind Bryant
Bryant started off with a 3-pointer and Yoeli Childs and Jahshire Hardnett each added jumpers three minutes in and the Cougars never trailed. BYU went on an 11-0 run in which the Redbirds went close to five minutes without scoring. Bryant made back-to-back 3s for a 28-7 lead with 6:55 before intermission.
BYU led 39-17 at halftime and Illinois State managed just 7-for-30 shooting (23 percent), which included 15 missed 3-point attempts. The Cougars made half their 30 shots.
Childs added 17 points and seven rebounds for BYU (7-2), winners of four straight. The Cougars passed out 22 assists on 31-of-58 shooting for 53.4 percent.
Phil Fayne led Illinois State (4-5) with 19 points, Taylor Bruninga had 18, Milik Yarbrough, 15 and Keyshawn Evans had 14.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Phil Fayne made Jumper. Assisted by Jerron Martin. | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Phil Fayne Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jahshire Hardnett missed Jumper. | 66 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:51 | Jerron Martin made Jumper. | 66 - 80 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 31-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 7-9 | FT | 11-17 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 12,250 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |