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Illinois State Redbirds at UIC Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
15-9, 4-4 Away
Final
81 - 79
UIC Flames
14-9, 6-5 Home

Walker's 31 lead Illinois State past UIC 81-79

Walker added nine rebounds for the Redbirds (15-9, 7-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Jordan Davis went 6 of 9 from the field (5 for 8 from 3-point range) to add 17 points. Malachi Poindexter shot 4 for 5, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.

Tyem Freeman led the Flames (15-9, 7-6) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and two blocks. Jordan Mason added 15 points and four assists for UIC. Javon Jackson finished with 12 points, five assists and two steals.

Walker's 15-point second half helped Illinois State finish off the two-point victory after Poindexter made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds remaining. Mason's 3-point attempt at the buzzer was off the mark for UIC.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 81 - 79
2nd 0:00 UIC Offensive Rebound. 81 - 79
2nd 0:00 Jordan Mason missed Three Point Jumper. 81 - 79
2nd 0:04 Malachi Poindexter made Free Throw. 81 - 79

Statistics

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27-52 FG 26-53
52 Field Goal % 49
11-23 3PT 8-21
48 Three Point % 38
16-21 FT 19-25
76 Free Throw % 76
28 Rebounds 29
5 Offensive Rebounds 8
23 Defensive Rebounds 21
17 Assists 16
3 Steals 4
2 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 22
11 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,554 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 2-0 - 12-1
Illinois State 2-0 - 10-3
Murray State 2-0 - 10-3
Bradley 2-0 - 9-4
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 9-3
Drake 1-1 1 7-6
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 6-6
Indiana State 0-2 2 7-6
Southern Illinois 0-2 2 6-7
UIC 0-2 2 4-8
Evansville 0-2 2 4-9
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