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Illinois State Redbirds at Northwestern State Demons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
2-1, 2-0 Away
Final
69 - 67
Northwestern State Demons
1-2, 1-1 Home

Lewis' 24 lead Illinois State over Northwestern State 69-67

Kendall Lewis had 24 points in Illinois State's 69-67 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night.

Lewis added 13 rebounds and three steals for the Redbirds (2-1). Darius Burford scored 16 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line. Liam McChesney went 3 of 4 from the field to finish with nine points.

Demarcus Sharp led the Demons (1-2) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Dayne Prim added 13 points for Northwestern State. In addition, Joshua Williams finished with nine points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 64
2nd 0:00 Demarcus Sharp made Three Point Jumper. 69 - 67
2nd 0:01 Darius Burford made Free Throw. 69 - 64
2nd 0:01 Darius Burford made Free Throw. 68 - 64
2nd 0:01 Foul on Emareyon McDonald. 67 - 64

Statistics

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20-37 FG 25-59
54 Field Goal % 42
5-14 3PT 8-19
36 Three Point % 42
24-31 FT 9-17
77 Free Throw % 53
28 Rebounds 32
9 Offensive Rebounds 20
19 Defensive Rebounds 12
11 Assists 7
6 Steals 6
4 Blocks 0
17 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 16
13 Fast Break Points 0
30 Points in Paint 28
24 Fouls 28
7 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Prather Coliseum

Location: Natchitoches, LA
Attendance: 1,295 | 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 22-12
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

2025-26 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Stephen F. Austin 20-2 - 28-6
McNeese 19-3 1 28-6
UT Rio Grande Valley 14-8 6 19-14
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 13-9 7 18-15
New Orleans 12-10 8 15-18
Nicholls 12-10 8 14-19
Houston Christian 8-14 12 12-20
Northwestern State 8-14 12 10-22
Incarnate Word 7-15 13 12-19
Lamar 7-15 13 12-19
East Texas A&M 6-16 14 11-21
SE Louisiana 6-16 14 9-22
Full Standings