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Banks added eight rebounds and three steals for
the Redbirds (7-4, 0-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Chase Walker
scored 15 points and added six rebounds. Johnny Kinziger went 4
of 12 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) to finish with
12 points, while adding seven rebounds, six assists, and three
steals.
The Huskies (3-8) were led in scoring by Quentin Jones, who
finished with 27 points. Northern Illinois also got 12 points
and two steals from Kailon Nicholls. Tsvet Sotirov had nine
points and two steals.
Illinois State took the lead with 16:50 remaining in the first
half and did not relinquish it. Kinziger led their team in
scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up
36-28 at the break. Illinois State pulled away with a 14-0 run
in the second half to extend a 14-point lead to 28 points. They
outscored Northern Illinois by 13 points in the final half, as
Walker led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
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