Illinois State earns 74-68 victory against Murray State
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Caden Boser's 17 points helped Illinois State defeat Murray State 74-68 on Thursday night.
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Caden Boser vs. KyeRon Lindsay (JaCobi Wood gains possession) | Â | |
19:38 | Â | AJ Ferguson turnover (traveling) | Â | |
19:14 | +2 | Dalton Banks makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:55 | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Terence Harcum steals) | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
18:19 | +3 | Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 5-0 | |
17:53 | Â | Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Caden Boser defensive rebound | Â | |
17:35 | Â | Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Kylen Milton steals) | Â | |
17:35 | Â | Landon Wolf personal foul | Â | |
17:24 | Â | JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Racers offensive rebound | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Ty Pence personal foul | Â | |
17:10 | +2 | JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot | 5-2 | |
16:55 | +3 | Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 8-2 | |
16:34 | Â | Landon Wolf personal foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul) | Â | |
16:17 | Â | KyeRon Lindsay misses two point dunk | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
16:07 | +2 | Ty Pence makes two point layup | 10-2 | |
16:07 | Â | Terence Harcum shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul) | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Racers 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
16:07 | +1 | Ty Pence makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-2 | |
15:53 | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Terence Harcum offensive rebound | Â | |
15:39 | +2 | Kylen Milton makes two point layup | 11-4 | |
15:39 | Â | Jack Daugherty shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul) | Â | |
15:39 | +1 | Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-5 | |
15:28 | +3 | Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 14-5 | |
15:05 | Â | Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul) | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:56 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
14:35 | +2 | Caden Boser makes two point layup | 16-5 | |
14:08 | Â | JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals) | Â | |
14:07 | Â | JaCobi Wood personal foul | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:35 | +3 | AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (Justin Morgan assists) | 16-8 | |
13:13 | Â | Caden Boser misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Ty Pence offensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | +2 | Ty Pence makes two point jump shot | 18-8 | |
12:39 | Â | JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Dalton Banks misses two point layup | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Alden Applewhite defensive rebound | Â | |
12:03 | +2 | AJ Ferguson makes two point layup | 18-10 | |
11:48 | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (AJ Ferguson steals) | Â | |
11:37 | Â | AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Cameron Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | +3 | Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists) | 21-10 | |
10:40 | Â | Jordan Davis blocks Justin Morgan's two point layup | Â | |
10:38 | Â | Racers offensive rebound | Â | |
10:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Racers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:03 | Â | Cameron Barnes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Redbirds offensive rebound | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
9:26 | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Cade Norris defensive rebound | Â | |
8:57 | Â | Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:55 | Â | KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound | Â | |
8:44 | +2 | Kylen Milton makes two point layup | 21-12 | |
8:28 | +2 | Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot | 23-12 | |
8:09 | Â | Kylen Milton turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:51 | +3 | Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Ty Pence assists) | 26-12 | |
7:29 | Â | Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Redbirds defensive rebound | Â | |
7:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Kylen Milton personal foul | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Kylen Milton misses two point layup | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Justin Morgan defensive rebound | Â | |
6:09 | +3 | JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot | 26-15 | |
5:45 | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Caden Boser offensive rebound | Â | |
5:43 | Â | AJ Ferguson personal foul | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Justin Morgan steals) | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Cade Norris personal foul | Â | |
5:20 | Â | JaCobi Wood misses two point layup | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
5:00 | +2 | Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup | 28-15 | |
4:54 | Â | Cade Norris shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul) | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Kylen Milton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | +2 | Ty Pence makes two point jump shot | 30-15 | |
4:20 | +2 | Justin Morgan makes two point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 30-17 | |
4:03 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:01 | Â | JaCobi Wood defensive rebound | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Dalton Banks shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul) | Â | |
3:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:55 | +1 | AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-18 | |
3:55 | Â | AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Jordan Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Jordan Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Racers defensive rebound | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Patrick Chew misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Jordan Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Ty Pence misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:54 | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | AJ Ferguson turnover (traveling) | Â | |
2:22 | +2 | Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup | 32-18 | |
2:07 | Â | Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â | |
1:58 | Â | JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Jordan Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
1:58 | +1 | Jordan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-18 | |
1:58 | Â | Jordan Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:58 | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:40 | +3 | Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 33-21 | |
1:28 | Â | AJ Ferguson personal foul | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Racers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | +3 | Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 33-24 | |
0:41 | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Kylen Milton defensive rebound | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul) | Â | |
0:27 | Â | JaCobi Wood misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:27 | +1 | JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-25 | |
0:20 | Â | Redbirds 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Dalton Banks misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Alden Applewhite defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |