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Dyer's
Double-Double Propels ISU Past Chicago State
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[November 28, 2007]
NORMAL -- Senior forward Levi
Dyer recorded his second career double-double to lead Illinois State
(4-2) past Chicago State (2-5) 81-49 on Tuesday at Doug Collins
Court at Redbird Arena. Dyer led the Redbirds with 16 points, 13
coming in the second half, and 10 rebounds. ISU used a big
first-half run to pull away from the Cougars and snap a two-game
losing streak.
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 Dyer was one of four Redbirds to score in double figures. Sophomore
guard Osiris Eldridge had 15 points and senior forward Anthony Slack
added 14 points on a perfect 5-for-5 performance from the field.
Sophomore forward Dinma Odiakosa scored a career-high 12 points to
go along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
The Redbirds had 22 assists in the game, led by senior guard Boo
Richardson's seven. Senior guard Dom Johnson added four assists, and
Eldridge and junior guard Emmanuel Holloway added three each.
Chicago State guard John Cantrell scored the first seven points
to lead the Cougars to a 10-8 advantage at the 15:55 mark. From that
point on, Chicago State hit a major dry spell from the field, going
the next 10:21 without a point. The Redbirds scored 25 unanswered
points to take a commanding 33-10 lead. Six Redbirds scored during
the run, and Slack and Odiakosa netted 14 combined points.
Three free throws by Cantrell broke the Chicago State scoreless
streak and sparked a 10-6 Cougar run that cut the deficit to 39-21
at halftime. Chicago State was just 7-for-29 (.241) from the field
in the first half and committed nine turnovers. Illinois State was
13-for-31 in the opening frame, including five 3-pointers, and
handed out 12 assists.
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Chicago State managed to pull within 14 points, 48-34, but
back-to-back 3-pointers by Dyer and Eldridge kept the 'Birds ahead
by 20. Those triples started a streak where Dyer and Eldridge made
15 straight points between them. The Redbirds maintained at least a
20-point cushion for the final 12 minutes of the game. Back-to-back
3-pointers by Dyer and junior guard Brandon Holtz and a layup by
Odiakosa put the Redbirds ahead by 30 for the first time, 76-46,
with just under four minutes remaining in the contest. Slack had a
breakaway layup in the final seconds to give the Redbirds their
biggest lead of the game and produce the final 81-49 score.
Illinois State shot better than 50 percent from the field,
3-point range and the free-throw line in the second half. Chicago
State's struggles continued as the Cougars were just 9-for-26 from
the field, including 1-for-8 from 3-point range, after halftime.
The Redbirds host Illinois-Chicago on Saturday at 7:05 p.m.
(Game
notes)
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[Text from file received from
Jimmy Knodel,
assistant media relations director,
Illinois
State University]
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