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No. 23 Indiana State falls 80-67 to Illinois State in first game in 45 years as ranked team

AP
Feb 13, 2024

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Johnny Kinziger scored a career-high 31 points and Illinois State handed No. 23 Indiana State an 80-67 loss on Tuesday night in the Sycamores' first outing as a ranked team since Larry Bird led them to the national title game 45 years ago.

Kinziger, a freshman, went 10 of 12 from the field and more than doubled his previous career best of 14 points. Myles Foster had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Redbirds (12-14, 6-9 Missouri Valley Conference), who stopped a three-game skid, won for just the fourth time since Dec. 21 and silenced the crowd at Hulman Center.

“I walked into this arena for shootaround and I loved this arena. It’s a shooter’s arena. To walk out with it dead silent? It means something to the team and it means something to Illinois State too,” Kinziger said.

Indiana State's nine-game winning streak was snapped. The Sycamores had surged into the rankings thanks in part to an offense that came in ranking fifth nationally at 85.6 points per game, but they had a poor shooting night against the Redbirds, missing their first 16 3-point attempts and finishing 8 of 38 from beyond the arc.

“We played like an entitled, soft team today,” Indiana State coach Josh Schertz said. “Entitled, soft teams get beat and we got thoroughly manhandled.”

Julian Larry scored 20 points for Indiana State (24-3, 13-2), which lost leading rebounder Jayson Kent to an injury with 18:35 left in the game. Kent had eight rebounds when he was hurt in a scramble for a loose ball. Isaiah Swope added 18 points.

Swope's layup with with 9:33 left put Indiana State ahead 49-48, its first lead of the game, but Illinois State responded with a 17-8 run to push ahead 65-55 with 3:49 remaining, and the Sycamores never threatened again.

“We knew this was going to be a big game for them coming in. I think the energy through the whole game got the whole team going,” Kinziger said.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

While Indiana State's appearance in the AP Top 25 sparked memories of Bird leading the program to the 1979 national title game against Magic Johnson and Michigan State, the Sycamores couldn't afford a loss like this and will almost certainly drop out of the rankings.

BIG PICTURE

Illinois State: The Redbirds gained an advantage most teams in the MVC don’t have - a win over Indiana State. The win should help Illinois State improve its NET ranking, which is the tiebreaker for conference tournament seeding among teams that split their head-to-head matchups.

Indiana State: The loss re-opens the race atop the conference, with Drake the Sycamores' closest pursuer.

UP NEXT

Illinois State: Hosts Evansville on Sunday.

Indiana State: At Southern Illinois on Saturday, the most difficult matchup left in its MVC schedule.

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1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
35
INST
Sycamores
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Myles Foster vs. Robbie Avila (Redbirds gains possession)
19:40	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot	2-0
19:22		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
19:20		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point floating jump shot	4-0
18:56		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
18:54		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
18:26		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
18:24		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
18:12		Julian Larry turnover (lost ball)
17:58		Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
17:56		Julian Larry defensive rebound
17:50		Dalton Banks personal foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
17:46		Jayson Kent misses three point jump shot
17:44		Myles Foster defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	6-0
17:20		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
17:18		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
17:17		Jayson Kent misses two point layup
17:15		Myles Foster defensive rebound
17:08		Julian Larry personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
17:02		Robbie Avila blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
17:00		Julian Larry defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Julian Larry makes two point driving layup	6-2
16:36	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point pullup jump shot	8-2
16:23		Julian Larry misses three point jump shot
16:21		Myles Foster defensive rebound
16:00		Myles Foster misses two point layup
15:58		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)	8-4
15:44	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	10-4
15:31		Julian Larry turnover (traveling)
15:31		TV timeout
15:13	+2	Myles Foster makes two point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	12-4
14:54	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup	12-6
14:30		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
14:28		Myles Foster offensive rebound
14:22	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Myles Foster assists)	14-6
14:05		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
14:03		Myles Foster defensive rebound
13:54	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	16-6
13:54		Sycamores 30 second timeout
13:35	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup	16-8
13:18	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point driving layup	18-8
13:04		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
13:02		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	20-8
12:38		Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
12:33	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	22-8
12:13	+2	Julian Larry makes two point driving layup	22-10
11:48		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
11:46		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	22-12
11:10		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
11:08		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Isaiah Swope makes two point floating jump shot	22-14
10:27		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
10:25		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
10:24		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Jayson Kent draws the foul)
10:24		TV timeout
10:09		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
10:07		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
9:59		Johnny Kinziger turnover (traveling)
9:38		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
9:36		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
9:26	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	25-14
9:06		Xavier Bledson turnover (bad pass) (Chase Walker steals)
8:44		Chase Walker misses two point hook shot
8:42		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
8:22		Jake Wolfe turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Lewis steals)
8:09		Xavier Bledson shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
8:09		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:09	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-14
8:01		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
7:59		Jake Wolfe offensive rebound
7:52		Chase Walker blocks Robbie Avila's two point layup
7:50		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
7:50		Chase Walker shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-15
7:50	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-16
7:37		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
7:35		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
7:24	+2	Jake Wolfe makes two point layup	26-18
6:57		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
6:55		Jake Wolfe defensive rebound
6:46		Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
6:44		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
6:21		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bledson steals)
5:54		Jump ball. (Sycamores gains possession)
5:51		Myles Foster shooting foul (Xavier Bledson draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Xavier Bledson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-19
5:51	+1	Xavier Bledson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-20
5:32		Ty Pence misses two point layup
5:30		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
5:28	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point putback layup	28-20
5:15		Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
5:13		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
5:07		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wolfe steals)
4:54	+2	Julian Larry makes two point floating jump shot	28-22
4:24		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
4:22		Jake Wolfe defensive rebound
4:15		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
4:13		Julian Larry offensive rebound
4:08		Julian Larry misses three point jump shot
4:06		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
3:49		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
3:47		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
3:40		Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
3:38		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
3:30	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	30-22
3:04		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Isaiah Swope draws the foul)
3:04		TV timeout
3:00		Isaiah Swope turnover (traveling)
2:37	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point bank jump shot	32-22
2:22		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
2:20		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
2:03		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
2:01		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point putback layup	32-24
1:26		Chase Walker turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Avila steals)
1:19	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	32-27
1:10		Redbirds 30 second timeout
1:01	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Myles Foster assists)	34-27
1:01		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-27
0:49		Julian Larry misses two point layup
0:47		Sycamores offensive rebound
0:47		Chase Walker personal foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
0:41		Chase Walker shooting foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Julian Larry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-28
0:41	+1	Julian Larry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-29
0:09		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
0:05		Julian Larry misses two point layup
0:03		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
0:01		Jayson Kent misses two point jump shot
0:00		Sycamores offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
45
INST
Sycamores
38

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	37-29
19:25		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
19:23		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot	39-29
18:50		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
18:48		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
18:41		Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Julian Larry steals)
18:39		Julian Larry misses two point layup
18:37		Ryan Conwell offensive rebound
18:24		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
18:22		Xavier Bledson misses two point jump shot
18:20		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
18:02		Kendall Lewis misses two point hook shot
18:00		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
17:57		Robbie Avila blocks Kendall Lewis's two point putback layup
17:55		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
17:51		Julian Larry misses two point jump shot
17:49		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
17:49		Robbie Avila personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
17:44		Malachi Poindexter turnover (out of bounds)
17:36		Julian Larry misses two point layup
17:34		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
17:32		Malachi Poindexter turnover (Julian Larry steals)
17:26	+2	Julian Larry makes two point layup	39-31
16:54		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Avila steals)
16:51		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
16:38	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)	39-34
16:29		Redbirds 30 second timeout
16:29		TV timeout
16:13		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
16:11		Myles Foster offensive rebound
16:05	+2	Myles Foster makes two point putback layup	41-34
16:05		Xavier Bledson shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-34
15:54	+2	Julian Larry makes two point driving layup	42-36
15:32	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point driving layup	44-36
15:17	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	44-39
14:50		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
14:50		TV timeout
14:34		Myles Foster misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:32		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
14:26		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
14:24		Myles Foster defensive rebound
14:15		Jake Wolfe personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
14:04		Malachi Poindexter misses two point fadeaway jump shot
14:02		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
13:51	+3	Jake Wolfe makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	44-42
13:36	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point driving layup	46-42
13:09	+2	Julian Larry makes two point driving finger roll layup	46-44
12:47		Luke Kasubke misses two point floating jump shot
12:45		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
12:42		Luke Kasubke personal foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
12:39		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
12:37		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
12:12		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
12:10		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
12:03		Ryan Conwell misses three point pullup jump shot
12:01		Myles Foster defensive rebound
11:36		Isaiah Swope personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:26		Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
11:25		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
11:25		Jake Wolfe personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
11:16	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point pullup jump shot	48-44
11:04	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	48-47
10:30		Robbie Avila personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
10:30		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:30		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:30		Jake Wolfe defensive rebound
10:20		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
10:18		Redbirds defensive rebound
10:04		Johnny Kinziger misses two point pullup jump shot
10:02		Chase Walker offensive rebound
9:51		Jump ball. Chase Walker vs. Isaiah Swope (Sycamores gains possession)
9:51		Chase Walker turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Swope steals)
9:32	+2	Isaiah Swope makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Robbie Avila assists)	48-49
9:07		Malachi Poindexter turnover (bad pass)
8:53		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
8:51		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
8:37		Ryan Conwell blocks Chase Walker's two point layup
8:35		Chase Walker offensive rebound
8:35		Chase Walker turnover (traveling)
8:22		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
8:20		Myles Foster defensive rebound
8:08		Jake Wolfe personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
8:08		Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:08		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
7:58		Jake Wolfe misses three point stepback jump shot
7:56		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
7:45	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	51-49
7:27		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
7:25		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	54-49
7:12		Sycamores 30 second timeout
7:12		TV timeout
7:02	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	54-52
6:34	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	56-52
6:18	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)	56-55
5:57		Dalton Banks misses three point pullup jump shot
5:55		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
5:49		Isaiah Swope misses three point pullup jump shot
5:47		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Luke Kasubke makes two point driving layup	58-55
5:26		Ryan Conwell misses three point stepback jump shot
5:24		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:06		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
5:06		Luke Kasubke misses regular free throw 1 of 3
5:06	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 2 of 3	59-55
5:06	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 3 of 3	60-55
4:47		Isaiah Swope turnover (out of bounds)
4:22	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point driving layup	62-55
4:22		Julian Larry shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-55
4:09		Julian Larry misses three point jump shot
4:07		Xavier Bledson offensive rebound
4:07		Dalton Banks personal foul (Xavier Bledson draws the foul)
3:57		Dalton Banks blocks Isaiah Swope's three point jump shot
3:55		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
3:51		Xavier Bledson personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
3:51	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-55
3:34	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point driving layup	65-57
3:05		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
3:04		Myles Foster offensive rebound
3:04		Isaiah Swope shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
3:04	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
3:04	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-57
2:58		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Julian Larry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-58
2:58	+1	Julian Larry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-59
2:33	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point pullup jump shot	69-59
2:22		Julian Larry misses three point jump shot
2:20		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
2:01		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
1:59		Julian Larry defensive rebound
1:51		Isaiah Swope offensive foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
1:51		Isaiah Swope turnover (offensive foul)
1:51		Sycamores 30 second timeout
1:48		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-59
1:48		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:48		Masen Miller defensive rebound
1:42		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
1:42		Julian Larry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:42	+1	Julian Larry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-60
1:38		Jake Wolfe personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-60
1:38	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-60
1:31	+2	Jake Wolfe makes two point cutting layup (Julian Larry assists)	72-62
1:16		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
1:16		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-62
1:12		Dalton Banks shooting foul (Isaiah Swope draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Isaiah Swope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-63
1:12	+1	Isaiah Swope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-64
1:09		Xavier Bledson personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-64
1:09	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-64
1:05		Julian Larry misses two point driving layup
1:03		Myles Foster defensive rebound
0:54		Julian Larry personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-64
0:54	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-64
0:51		Isaiah Swope turnover (lost ball)
0:20	+3	Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	80-64
0:16	+3	Julian Larry makes three point pullup jump shot	80-67
0:00		End of period

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Julian Larry makes three point pullup jump shot