| 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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