DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Caden Boser scored a
season-high 20 points, Chase Walker was named the College
Basketball Invitational most valuable player, and Illinois State
beat Cleveland State 79-68 on Wednesday night to claim the
championship.
The Redbirds closed the season with a 22-14 record, the
program’s first time reaching the 20-win plateau since the
2016-17 season.
Boser was a perfect 7 for 7, including 4 for 4 from beyond the
arc for the Redbirds. Johnny Kinziger and Walker each scored 13
points, and Dalton Banks and Ty Pence had 11 apiece.
Tevin Smith led the Vikings (23-13) in scoring, finishing with
16 points. Cleveland State also got 11 points from Chase
Robinson and Je'Shawn Stevenson.
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