Illinois State Downs Drake 77-75 - Match Report
Illinois State Downs Drake 77-75 - Match Report
Illinois State earned a 77-75 victory over Drake on Sunday, getting 15 points from John Wilkins at Redbird Arena.
Illinois State won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 6.5-point spread.
Austin Hill had 11 points for Illinois State and Trey Blue chipped in with 11 points. Austin Hill had 4 assists for them, while Jackie Carmichael was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.
Drake got 18 points from Ben Simons in a losing cause and another 17 points from Rayvonte Rice. Ryan Wedel contributed 2 assists for them, while Kraidon Woods had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Illinois State were victorious, as the score was 32-23 at the break.
Illinois State had a 36-34 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
