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Boser shot 7 for 9, including 3 for 5 from
beyond the arc for the Redbirds (9-5, 1-2 Missouri Valley
Conference). Malachi Poindexter shot 5 of 9 from the field,
including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the
line to add 17 points. Johnny Kinziger shot 6 for 11 (2 for 7
from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to
finish with 17 points.
Jacobi Wood finished with 21 points and four assists for the
Racers (7-7, 1-2). Murray State also got 18 points and eight
rebounds from Kylen Milton. AJ Ferguson finished with 15 points.
Boser scored 11 points in the first half for Illinois State, who
led 33-25 at the break. Illinois State was outscored by two
points in the second half but hung on for the victory. Kinziger
led the way with 13 second-half points.
Both teams play on Sunday. Illinois State hosts Southern
Illinois and Murray State travels to play Drake.
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