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Alexander opens Redbirds' shoot-down
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Eastern Michigan
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[DEC. 8, 2003]
NORMAL
-- Trey Guidry tied his career high with 27 points off the bench,
and Greg Dilligard had career highs with 10 points and nine rebounds
in the Redbirds' 80-69 win against Eastern Michigan Saturday night
at Redbird Arena. Marcus Arnold also set a new career high with 22
points.
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The Redbirds never
trailed, as
Gregg Alexander
opened the game up with a 3-point shot that gave Illinois State the
lead, which they would never relinquish.
The Redbirds held
their biggest lead of the first half with just under 12 minutes to
play, as Neil Plank knocked in two free throws to give the Redbirds
a nine-point lead.
Trey Guidry came off
the bench to provide the spark again for Illinois State, as he led
all scorers with 11 in the first half. Freshman Greg Dilligard had a
huge first half, as he reached career highs in points (8) and
rebounds (8) in only one half of play.
In the second half,
the Eagles received a heavy dose of Redbird sophomore Marcus Arnold,
as Arnold had 16 of his career-high 22 in the second frame.
As a team, the
Redbirds shot 50 percent for the game.
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Eastern Michigan tied
the game at 41 with just over 16 minutes to play and remained within
striking distance throughout most of the second half. However an 8-0
Redbird run concluding with a Guidry bucket at the 5:19 mark gave
Illinois State a 10-point lead and some breathing room. Illinois
State led by as many as 14 in the second half.
James Jackson led the
way for Eastern Michigan with 16, while Danny McElhinny added 14.
With the win, Illinois State moves to 3-2
on the season, while Eastern Michigan drops to 2-4. Illinois State
will next be in action on Saturday (Dec. 13) in Chicago against the
University of Illinois-Chicago. Game time is 5:05 p.m.
[Todd Kober, director of
athletics media relations,
Illinois State University]
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