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FINAL
Feb 26, 2023

Game Recap

Knight scores 26 as Illinois State downs Evansville 72-53. Seneca Knight had 26 points in Illinois State's 72-53 win over Evansville on Sunday.

Box Score

12T
EVAN282553
ILST314172
Evansville Purple Aces logoEVANSVILLEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Yacine Toumi61-21-10-00110003
24Preston Phillips332-51-12-26112337
0Gage Bobe352-62-50-02010136
4Marvin Coleman II383-151-72-32130139
20Kenny Strawbridge Jr.376-160-20-162102312
21Gabe Spinelli235-80-00-020010110
12Chris Moncrief282-40-02-22111206
TOTAL21-5637.5%5-1631.3%6-875.0%2068491353
Illinois State Redbirds logoILLINOIS STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Alex Kotov90-00-00-02000100
23Harouna Sissoko120-20-00-03001110
10Darius Burford374-81-36-642103115
15Colton Sandage21-11-10-00000003
3Seneca Knight339-175-83-454000226
22Kendall Lewis306-101-20-0111203313
13Liam McChesney174-50-00-01000018
24Jayden Johnson51-10-00-01000002
1Malachi Poindexter311-60-40-02320512
34Malcolm Miller20-00-00-00000100
0Luke Kasubke221-11-10-01200033
TOTAL27-5152.9%9-1947.4%9-1090.0%301251141272

Play-by-Play

1st halfevanilst
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:42) Alex Kotov Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (19:28) Gage Bobe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yacine Toumi.
    30
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:54) Harouna Sissoko missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:54) Preston Phillips Block.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:53) Illinois State Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:53) Illinois State Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (18:38) Preston Phillips made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
    60
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:36) Illinois State Timeout
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:15) Darius Burford Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:15) Gage Bobe Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:55) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:52) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:42) Foul on Kendall Lewis.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:42) Kendall Lewis Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:29) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:29) Harouna Sissoko Block.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:26) Harouna Sissoko Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:24) Harouna Sissoko missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:20) Harouna Sissoko Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (17:12) Seneca Knight made Jumper.
    62
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:52) Yacine Toumi missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (16:50) Harouna Sissoko Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (16:32) Darius Burford made Jumper.
    64
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:03) Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (16:00) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (15:53) Malachi Poindexter Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:53) Yacine Toumi Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (15:32) Yacine Toumi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Preston Phillips.
    94
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (15:12) Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Burford.
    97
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (14:41) Preston Phillips missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:38) Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:32) Darius Burford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:28) Illinois State Offensive Rebound.
  • (14:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (14:21) Foul on Marvin Coleman II.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:21) Seneca Knight missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:21) Illinois State Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (14:21) Seneca Knight made Free Throw.
    98
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:59) Preston Phillips Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:49) Foul on Gage Bobe.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (13:49) Darius Burford made Free Throw.
    99
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (13:49) Darius Burford made Free Throw.
    910
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:25) Marvin Coleman II missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:25) Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:25) Foul on Preston Phillips.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:12) Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:09) Gage Bobe Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:03) Gage Bobe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (12:59) Malachi Poindexter Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (12:47) Kendall Lewis missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:43) Preston Phillips Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:32) Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (12:29) Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (12:06) Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:02) Gabe Spinelli Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (11:48) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Layup.
    1110
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:48) Foul on Luke Kasubke.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:48) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:47) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:34) Foul on Gage Bobe.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (11:21) Kendall Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seneca Knight.
    1113
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:56) Marvin Coleman II Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:56) Kendall Lewis Steal.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:51) Seneca Knight missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:50) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:50) Foul on Luke Kasubke.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:19) Gabe Spinelli missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:19) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:19) Evansville Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:03) Seneca Knight missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:00) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:48) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:44) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:34) Marvin Coleman II missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:30) Alex Kotov Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:20) Kendall Lewis Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:20) Chris Moncrief Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:15) Marvin Coleman II missed Layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:12) Jayden Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:52) Foul on Kendall Lewis.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:52) Kendall Lewis Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:29) Chris Moncrief missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:25) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (8:24) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Layup.
    1313
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:05) Malachi Poindexter Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:05) Marvin Coleman II Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (7:53) Chris Moncrief made Jumper.
    1513
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (7:23) Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:18) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:07) Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (7:03) Darius Burford Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:58) Darius Burford missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:58) Gabe Spinelli Block.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:55) Darius Burford Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:55) Foul on Gabe Spinelli.
  • (6:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (6:55) Darius Burford made Free Throw.
    1514
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (6:55) Darius Burford made Free Throw.
    1515
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:42) Foul on Liam McChesney.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (6:42) Chris Moncrief made Free Throw.
    1615
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (6:42) Chris Moncrief made Free Throw.
    1715
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:34) Foul on Marvin Coleman II.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (6:14) Liam McChesney made Jumper.
    1717
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (5:49) Gage Bobe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
    2017
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:20) Malcolm Miller Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:20) Marvin Coleman II Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (5:16) Marvin Coleman II made Layup.
    2217
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:58) Darius Burford Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:58) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:53) Preston Phillips Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (4:32) Darius Burford made Jumper.
    2219
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:09) Gage Bobe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:06) Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (3:50) Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Poindexter.
    2222
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:26) Chris Moncrief missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (3:21) Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (3:11) Foul on Harouna Sissoko.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (3:11) Harouna Sissoko Turnover.
  • (3:11) Official TV Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (2:54) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Layup.
    2422
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (2:21) Seneca Knight made Jumper.
    2424
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (2:05) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Layup.
    2624
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:48) Foul on Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (1:48) Seneca Knight made Free Throw.
    2625
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (1:48) Seneca Knight made Free Throw.
    2626
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:27) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (1:25) Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (1:17) Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seneca Knight.
    2629
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (0:56) Marvin Coleman II made Jumper.
    2829
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:41) Darius Burford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:38) Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (0:36) Kendall Lewis made Layup.
    2831
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:25) Evansville Timeout
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:06) Foul on Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:06) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:00) Darius Burford missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:00) Preston Phillips Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

53Points72
21-56(37.5%)Field Goal(%)27-51(52.9%)
5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)9-19(47.4%)
6-8(75%)Free Throw(%)9-10(90%)
21(6)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)
6Assists12
8Steals5
4Blocks1
11Turnovers15
13(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
6Largest Lead21

Game Details

Sunday, February 26, 2023 · 3:00 PM
Redbird Arena · Normal, IL
attendance: 3,415 (33.5%)
spread: ILST -9.5
over/under: 138.5