Illinois State Redbirds at Dayton Flyers
· NIT - Quarterfinal
Kinziger's 16 help Illinois State take down Dayton 61-55 in NIT quarterfinals
Kinziger shot 5 for 9 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Redbirds (23-12). Chase Walker added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Ty Pence finished 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 12 points.
Bryce Heard finished with 12 points for the Flyers (25-12). Jordan Derkack added 11 points and six rebounds and Amael L'Etang had 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks.
Kinziger put up 11 points in the first half for Illinois State, which led 33-23 at the break. Illinois State used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 19-point lead at 49-30 with 12:31 left.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Makai Grant subbing in for Dayton | 61 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Will Maxwell subbing in for Dayton | 61 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Keonte Jones subbing out for Dayton | 61 - 55 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-40 | FG | 19-63 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 3-25 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 12 |
| 11-18 | FT | 14-19 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 96 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
UD Arena
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 10,444 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |