Indiana State Sycamores at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Illinois State holds on for 84-81 OT win against Indiana St
Yarbrough's jumper to start overtime put Illinois State (8-6, 2-0 Missouri Valley) ahead. Indiana State's Brenton Scott made a pair of free throws to tie it at 73 before Taylor Bruninga nailed a 3 with 3:32 to play.
Indiana State (6-8, 1-1) missed four of its final five shots, one on a Yarbrough block of Scott, who drove for a layup with three seconds left and the Sycamores trailing 84-81.
Fayne grabbed the rebound, was immediately fouled and went to the free-throw line and missed both. Clayton Hughes grabbed the second miss but missed a last-second heave.
Fayne's tipin with 31 seconds left in regulation tied it at 70. Illinois State's Madison Williams blocked Jordan Barnes' 3-point attempt, and Hughes missed a jumper after gathering the offensive rebound.
Barnes led Indiana State with 17 points and Scott scored 15.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound. | 81 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Clayton Hughes missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Clayton Hughes Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Phil Fayne missed Free Throw. | 81 - 84 |
Statistics
 INST |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-66 | FG | 28-66 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 11-32 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 15-20 | FT | 17-31 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,824 | 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 |