Belmont Bruins at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Foster's 19 help Illinois State knock off Belmont 77-67
Foster added 10 rebounds and five assists for the Redbirds (10-10, 4-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Johnny Kinziger added 13 points while shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line, and they also had seven rebounds. Darius Burford shot 6 for 14, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
Malik Dia finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for the Bruins (11-9, 4-5). Belmont also got 14 points and nine rebounds from Cade Tyson. Jayce Willingham also had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Illinois State took the lead with 12:13 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 41-30 at halftime, with Foster racking up 15 points. Dalton Banks led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Dalton Banks Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Win Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jayce Willingham Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 77 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 26-57 |
| 40.7 | Field Goal % | 45.6 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
| 17-21 | FT | 17-23 |
| 81.0 | Free Throw % | 73.9 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 2,860 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 |