Illinois State Redbirds @ Indiana State Sycamores
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
ILST | 29 | 33 | 62 |
INST | 40 | 36 | 76 |
Indiana State beats Illinois State 76-62
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Manny Arop and Dawon Cummings both scored 14 on Saturday night and Indiana State beat Illinois State 76-62.
Arop had eight rebounds with 3-of-7 3-point shooting while Cummings was 4 of 5 from long distance.
Khristian Smith's 3-pointer with 4:05 left in the first sparked a 30-9 Sycamores run that ended on Arop's 3-pointer and a 54-34 lead early in the second. During that run, Indiana State was 10 of 14 from the field, including 8 of 12 from 3-point range.
Smith added 12 points for Indiana State (16-4, 7-1 Missouri Valley) while Jake Odum and Justin Gant both scored 10.
Bobby Hunter led the Redbirds (11-9, 4-4) with 13 points, and Paris Lee and Reggie Lynch both scored 11.
John Jones made two free throws with 4:15 left in the first to give Illinois State a 25-24 lead, but the Redbirds quickly fell behind and never challenged again.
Game Information
Terre Haute, IN
Referee:Dan Chrisman
Referee:Don Daily
Referee:Jeff Malham
2025-26 Standings
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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