Lindenwood Lions at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 79
Illinois State beats Div. II Lindenwood University 79-62
Copeland was 6 of 9 from the field including three from distance for the Redbirds (4-2). Josh Jefferson added 14 points and Phil Fayne had 13 points and seven boards.
Illinois State shot 54 percent from the field compared to 35 percent for Lindenwood and had a 39-33 rebounding edge.
Copeland drained two 3-pointers and Jefferson hit another as part of a 17-8 start for the Redbirds and they led all the way to a 36-22 advantage at the break.
Illinois State extended its lead to 49-27 on a hail of 3-pointers by William Tinsley and Milik Yarbrough early in the second half and to 55-30 on another Tinsley 3 before Lindenwood had a chance to close to 67-53 with 4:01 left.
Chris King scored 14 points for the Lions. Chandler Diekvoss led with nine rebounds in addition to his 11 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Brad Newman made Layup. | 62 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Josh Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keyshawn Evans. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Rey Idowu Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Brad Newman missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 76 |
Statistics
 LIN |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-60 | FG | 29-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 11-18 | FT | 8-15 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 3,737 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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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 |