Illinois State Redbirds at Indiana State Sycamores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
50 - 73
Key leads Indiana State past Illinois State 73-50
Key was 7 of 11 from the field including four from distance for the Sycamores (14-13, 6-9 Missouri Valley Conference). Cooper Neese added 17 points.
Indiana State had 13 team steals contributing to 20 Illinois State turnovers.
Indiana State scored first and led all the way and Key and Neese each hit a pair of 3-pointers, De'Avion Washington added another and Emondre Rickman contributed a dunk to the 21-4 start. The Sycamores led 37-21 at the break.
Illinois State closed to 49-37 early in the second half but the Sycamores opened it up again on 3-pointers by Washington and Jordan Barnes to push it to 57-39 with 11:04 to play.
Phil Fayne scored 16 points with five rebounds for the Redbirds (14-14, 7-8) who took 17 shots from beyond the arc but made only three of them (18 percent). Milik Yarbrough had 13 points and four rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Isaac Gassman made Layup. | 50 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Rey Idowu Offensive Rebound. | 48 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Isaac Gassman missed Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Tyeshon Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clayton Hughes. | 48 - 73 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 INST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-44 | FG | 29-57 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 3-5 | FT | 4-7 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 3,253 | 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 |