UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Illinois State Redbirds
0-2, 0-2 Away
72
0-2, 0-2 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 29 | 43 | 72 |
ILST | 49 | 51 | 100 |
1-0, 1-0 Home
100
1-0, 1-0 Home
Illinois St. 100, UC Santa Barbara 72
NORMAL, Ill. -- Jackie Carmichael had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois State used a 21-0 first-half run to coast to a 100-72 season-opening victory over UC Santa Barbara on Monday night.
Tyler Brown added 22 points for the Redbirds, who shot 62 percent from the field, including 10 of 20 from 3-point range.
UC Santa Barbara (0-2) got 22 points and six assists from Taran Brown, and 15 points and 13 rebounds from Alan Williams.
Tyler Brown scored four straight points to start the 21-0 spurt for Illinois State, and finished with 12 during the run, which put the Redbirds up 27-6. They were ahead 49-29 at halftime and led by as many as 31 points in the second half when Carmichael hit a layup with 13:55 remaining.
