San Diego State Aztecs at Illinois State Redbirds
· MWC/MVC CHALLENGE
75 - 65
San Diego St. wins MW/MVC Challenge at Illinois St. 75-65
The Aztecs (5-2) played three of their first six games on neutral sites.
Wilson hit a 3 to give San Diego State a quick, 8-3 lead and the Aztecs pushed it to 16-7 after Jalen McDaniels dunked with 12:45 remaining in the half. The Redbirds got within three early in the second half, but Wilson answered with a jumper and McDaniels dunked again and the Aztecs maintained their distance the rest of the way.
McDaniels finished with 12 points and 15 rebounds for San Diego State (5-2).
Phil Fayne and Malik Yarbrough each added 16 points and Yarbrough grabbed 13 boards for Illinois State (6-3), which suffered its first loss in five home games.
Former San Diego State coach Steve Fisher travelled with the team. The two-time national Coach of the Year earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Illinois State and he was 2-0 coaching against his alma mater.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jalen McDaniels Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Milik Yarbrough missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Illinois State Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:29 | William Tinsley missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 65 |
Statistics
 SDSU |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 18-58 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 15-26 | FT | 24-31 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 6,245 | 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 |