Illinois State Redbirds at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker has 17 as Illinois State knocks off Drake 73-56
Walker shot 6 of 7 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Redbirds (11-3, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Johnny Kinziger scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Boden Skunberg shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points and five rebounds.
Okku Federiko led the Bulldogs (7-7, 1-2) in scoring, finishing with 11 points and four steals. Jalen Quinn added 10 points for Drake.
Illinois State took the lead with 8:08 left in the first half and did not trail again. Ty'Reek Coleman led with eight points in the first half to help put them up 31-27 at the break.
Illinois State extended its lead to 68-48 during the second half, fueled by a 12-3 scoring run. Skunberg scored a team-high 11 points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Braden Appelhans misses 29-foot three point jumper | 73 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Ty'Reek Coleman bad pass turnover | 73 - 56 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 DRKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-41 | FG | 19-56 |
| 63 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 13-23 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 8-12 | FT | 11-18 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,592 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-12 |
| 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 |