Illinois State Redbirds at Cincinnati Bearcats
· PARADISE JAM
65 - 66
Cumberland leads Cincinnati over Illinois St. 66-65
Chris Vogt had 13 points and 13 rebounds for Cincinnati (3-1). Tre Scott added 14 points and Keith Williams 12 for Cincinnati.
Dedric Boyd scored 18 points for the Redbirds (2-2), Zach Copeland added 12 points.
Illinois State slowly widened a 33-30 halftime lead to 10 points midway through the second half when Boyd buried a jumper to make it 57-47. Cincinnati, which was 21 of 28 at the foul line to the Redbirds' 5 of 9, used free throws to nibble away at the lead.
Cumberland hit a 3 that cut the gap to 63-60 with just under three minutes to go, and Williams drove for a layup, making it a one-point game, 63-62.
With 34 seconds remaining, Williams fed to Scott for a dunk and the Cincinnati lead, 64-63. Illinois State answered with a dunk, but Cumberland scored the winner with a layup and Illinois State missed a 3-point try with two seconds left.
Cincinnati plays UNLV at home next Saturday. Illinois State plays Illinois-Springfield at home next Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Zach Copeland Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris McNeal missed Free Throw. | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris McNeal missed Free Throw. | 65 - 66 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-62 | FG | 22-49 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 1-16 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 6 |
| 5-9 | FT | 21-30 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
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