Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 65
58 - 65
Illinois State beats Tulsa 65-58
Lawson Korita gave Tulsa its first lead, 49-47, since it was 4-2.
Yarbrough made two free throws with 1:43 left to extend Illinois State's lead to 60-51. After Sterling Taplin hit a 3-pointer to cut it to six, Phil Fayne dunked and Illinois State held on.
Keyshawn Evans scored 12 points with five assists for Illinois State (4-4), which had 11 steals and forced 21 turnovers.
Yarbrough had 15 points in the first half as the Redbirds led by four points.
Junior Etou had 10 points and eight rebounds for Tulsa (4-4), which was held to 36 percent shooting. Jaleel Wheeler grabbed a team-high nine rebounds as Tulsa outrebounded the Redbirds 49-29.
The Golden Hurricane plays Kansas State next Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Corey Henderson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Milik Yarbrough made Free Throw. | 55 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Milik Yarbrough made Free Throw. | 55 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on DaQuan Jeffries. | 55 - 63 |
Statistics
 TLSA |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 22-57 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 15-23 | FT | 14-19 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,803 | Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,803 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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 |