Illinois State Redbirds vs. Dayton Flyers

Mar 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILST	33	28	61
DAY	23	32	55

Game Recap

Kinziger's 16 help Illinois State take down Dayton 61-55 in NIT quarterfinals. Johnny Kinziger had 16 points in Illinois State's 61-55 win against Dayton on Wednesday in the NIT quarterfinals.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Chase Walker	27	4-5	0-0	5-11	10	2	0	2	2	4	13
3Mason Klabo	14	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3
11Johnny Kinziger	39	5-9	4-7	2-3	2	3	0	0	3	1	16
4Landon Wolf	33	1-3	1-2	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	1	3
14Boden Skunberg	25	3-8	0-3	0-0	4	4	0	0	1	2	6
12Brandon Lieb	12	1-1	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	4
10Ty'Reek Coleman	20	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	2	0	3	2	4
22Ty Pence	28	5-9	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	1	3	1	12
1Landon Moore	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0




TOTAL	-	22-4055.0%	6-1637.5%	11-1861.1%	36	12	2	3	15	15	61

DAYTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
29Amaël L'Etang	31	4-10	2-6	0-0	6	2	0	2	2	3	10
3Jaiun Simon	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2De'Shayne Montgomery	22	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6
7Keonte Jones	36	4-11	0-2	1-4	6	2	4	1	0	4	9
0Javon Bennett	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22Damon Friery	16	1-4	0-2	2-2	4	1	2	0	1	1	4
24Jacob Conner	21	0-6	0-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Malcolm Thomas	7	1-5	0-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	3
50Sean Pouedet	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Makai Grant	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Will Maxwell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Jordan Derkack	28	4-12	0-2	3-4	6	1	1	0	0	4	11
10Bryce Heard	21	2-4	1-3	7-7	4	0	0	0	1	4	12
TOTAL	-	19-6330.2%	3-2512.0%	14-1973.7%	32	9	8	3	4	19	55

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILSTDAY

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Dayton.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Illinois State.
(19:40) De'Shayne Montgomery misses 6-foot jumper.
(19:37) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Mason Klabo misses 19-foot jumper.
(19:14) Jaiun Simon Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Foul on Chase Walker.
(18:49) Javon Bennett misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:30) Johnny Kinziger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boden Skunberg assists).
30
(18:13) De'Shayne Montgomery misses 18-foot jumper.
(18:09) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:51) Johnny Kinziger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boden Skunberg assists).
60
(17:31) Jaiun Simon misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Chase Walker makes layup.
80
(16:54) Keonte Jones misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:51) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:45) Boden Skunberg makes layup (Mason Klabo assists).
100
(16:26) Amaël L'Etang bad pass turnover.
(16:05) Foul on Brandon Lieb.
(16:05) Brandon Lieb turnover.
(15:50) Amaël L'Etang misses 6-foot jumper.
(15:46) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:40) Mason Klabo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Landon Wolf assists).
130
(15:15) Jordan Derkack misses layup.
(15:13) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Johnny Kinziger misses layup.
(14:56) Amaël L'Etang Block.
(14:53) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) De'Shayne Montgomery makes driving layup.
132
(14:36) Mason Klabo bad pass turnover.
(14:36) Keonte Jones Steal.
+2 (14:33) Jordan Derkack makes layup (Keonte Jones assists).
134
(14:17) Boden Skunberg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:14) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:04) De'Shayne Montgomery makes layup (Javon Bennett assists).
136
+2 (13:38) Brandon Lieb makes layup (Boden Skunberg assists).
156
(13:21) Amaël L'Etang misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Johnny Kinziger misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:38) Amaël L'Etang makes layup (Keonte Jones assists).
158
(12:17) Boden Skunberg misses layup.
(12:17) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Amaël L'Etang Block.
(12:05) Keonte Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:52) Johnny Kinziger makes layup.
178
+2 (11:29) Keonte Jones makes layup (Amaël L'Etang assists).
1710
(11:29) Foul on Brandon Lieb.
(11:29) Keonte Jones misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:28) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Foul on Jordan Derkack.
+1 (11:06) Ty Pence makes free throw 1 of 2.
1810
+1 (11:06) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
1910
(10:47) Jacob Conner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:42) Bryce Heard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:42) Bryce Heard makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1912
(10:10) Ty Pence misses 8-foot jumper.
(10:07) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Malcolm Thomas misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:52) Chase Walker Block.
(9:49) Malcolm Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:48) Malcolm Thomas makes layup.
1914
+2 (9:18) Chase Walker makes layup.
2114
(8:58) Malcolm Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:55) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Foul on Jordan Derkack.
+2 (8:31) Chase Walker makes layup.
2314
(8:31) Foul on Amaël L'Etang.
+1 (8:31) Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 1.
2414
(8:14) Amaël L'Etang misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:11) Mason Klabo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Ty'Reek Coleman makes driving layup.
2614
(7:44) Bryce Heard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:40) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
(7:16) Foul on Jaiun Simon.
+1 (7:16) Brandon Lieb makes free throw 1 of 2.
2714
+1 (7:16) Brandon Lieb makes free throw 2 of 2.
2814
(6:50) Jacob Conner misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:46) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Johnny Kinziger bad pass turnover.
(6:06) Jordan Derkack misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:06) Ty Pence Block.
(6:04) Keonte Jones Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (5:54) Johnny Kinziger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chase Walker assists).
3114
(5:22) Jacob Conner misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:18) Jordan Derkack Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Jordan Derkack makes layup.
3116
+2 (4:41) Ty Pence makes 14-foot jumper.
3316
(4:21) Foul on Ty Pence.
+1 (4:21) Damon Friery makes free throw 1 of 2.
3317
+1 (4:21) Damon Friery makes free throw 2 of 2.
3318
(4:02) Johnny Kinziger bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Keonte Jones Steal.
+2 (3:59) Keonte Jones makes 0-foot dunk.
3320
(3:45) Foul on De'Shayne Montgomery.
(3:45) Foul on De'Shayne Montgomery.
(3:25) Mason Klabo traveling turnover.
(2:55) De'Shayne Montgomery misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:51) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Ty Pence misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:31) Landon Wolf Offensive Rebound.
(2:25) Ty'Reek Coleman traveling turnover.
(1:56) Amaël L'Etang misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) Damon Friery Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:44) Amaël L'Etang makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damon Friery assists).
3323
(1:19) Chase Walker misses layup.
(1:15) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Damon Friery misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Ty Pence misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:39) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Damon Friery bad pass turnover.
(0:13) Ty'Reek Coleman Steal.
(0:00) Johnny Kinziger misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Bryce Heard Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILST

DAY

61Points55

22-40(55.0%)Field Goal(%)19-63(30.2%)

6-16(37.5%)3-Point(%)3-25(12.0%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

36(2)Rebounds(Offensive)35(13)

12Assists9

2Steals8

3Blocks3

15Turnovers5

15(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

19Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM

UD Arena · Dayton, OH

attendance: 10,444 (77.9%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: DAY -7.5

over/under: 140.5