
Missouri State Bears at Illinois State Redbirds
· MVC Tournament - 1st RoundIllinois State defeats Missouri State 70-54 in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

Illinois State (19-13) plays No. 4 seed Belmont on Friday in the quarterfinals.
Kinziger added six rebounds for the Redbirds. Dalton Banks added 12 points while going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 1 for 3 from the line while he also had eight assists. Chase Walker shot 4 of 10 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 11 points.
The Bears (9-23) were led in scoring by Vincent Brady II and Michael Osei-Bonsu with 10 points apiece.
Illinois State took the lead with 9:33 left in the first half and did not give it up. Kinziger led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 38-23 at the break. Illinois State extended its lead to 56-35 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. Malachi Poindexter scored a team-high 11 points in the second half.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 70 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 70 |
2nd 0:11 | Wesley Oba made Layup. | 54 - 70 |
2nd 0:12 | Wesley Oba Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 70 |
2nd 0:15 | Zaxton King missed Three Point Jumper. | 52 - 70 |
Statistics
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20-58 | FG | 26-51 |
34.5 | Field Goal % | 51.0 |
5-19 | 3PT | 10-23 |
26.3 | Three Point % | 43.5 |
9-12 | FT | 8-13 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 61.5 |
34 | Rebounds | 32 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
10 | Assists | 20 |
6 | Steals | 4 |
4 | Blocks | 6 |
12 | Turnovers | 12 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
15 | Fouls | 15 |
6 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 4,402 | 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 | 15 | 9-23 |