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Thomas scores 31 as Norfolk State beats Illinois State 64-58

AP
Dec 10, 2023

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Jamarii Thomas' 31 points led Norfolk State over Illinois State 64-58 on Saturday night.

Thomas added six rebounds and three steals for the Spartans (7-3). Allen Betrand was 4-of-10 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to add 12 points.

Johnny Kinziger led the way for the Redbirds (6-4) with 13 points. Myles Foster added 11 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for Illinois State. In addition, Darius Burford had 11 points.

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1st Half
NORF
Spartans
27
ILST
Redbirds
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Spartans gains possession)
19:39		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Poindexter steals)
19:10		Jamarii Thomas blocks Darius Burford's three point jump shot
19:08		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
19:07		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
18:45	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	3-0
18:19		Kuluel Mading personal foul
18:17		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
18:17		Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:17		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point layup	5-1
17:28		Kendall Lewis turnover (bad pass)
17:14		Myles Foster personal foul
17:03		Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (Tyrel Bladen draws the foul)
17:03	+1	Tyrel Bladen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-1
17:03	+1	Tyrel Bladen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-1
16:51		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
16:49		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	9-1
16:13		Tyrel Bladen personal foul
16:03		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
16:01		Christian Ings defensive rebound
15:55		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:53		Kuluel Mading offensive rebound
15:49		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
15:47		Myles Foster defensive rebound
15:35		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
15:33		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
15:19		Christian Ings misses two point jump shot
15:17		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
14:57		Nyzaiah Chambers shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
14:57		TV timeout
14:57	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-2
14:57	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-3
14:37		Johnny Kinziger personal foul
14:24		Allen Betrand misses three point jump shot
14:22		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
14:07		Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Christian Ings steals)
13:41		Kuluel Mading misses three point jump shot
13:39		Ty Pence defensive rebound
13:29		Myles Foster misses three point jump shot
13:27		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
13:13		Christian Ings turnover (bad pass) (Darius Burford steals)
13:13		Christian Ings personal foul
12:59		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
12:57		Redbirds offensive rebound
12:44		Kendall Lewis turnover (traveling)
12:26		Christian Ings turnover (lost ball)
12:15		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
12:13		Nyzaiah Chambers defensive rebound
12:03		Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot
12:01		Nyzaiah Chambers offensive rebound
11:56	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Nyzaiah Chambers assists)	12-3
11:56		Redbirds 30 second timeout
11:56		TV timeout
11:35		Brandon Lieb turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
11:21		Allen Betrand misses two point jump shot
11:19		Darius Burford defensive rebound
11:08		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
11:06		Tyrese Jenkins defensive rebound
10:57		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:55		Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
10:40		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
10:38		Tyrese Jenkins defensive rebound
10:21		Darius Burford personal foul
10:08	+3	Tyrese Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	15-3
9:47		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
9:45		Nyzaiah Chambers defensive rebound
9:39		Nyzaiah Chambers turnover (lost ball) (Myles Foster steals)
9:39	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	15-5
9:16		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
9:14		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
9:09	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot	15-8
8:38		Allen Betrand turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
8:36		Allen Betrand personal foul
8:26		Allen Betrand blocks Dalton Banks's two point layup
8:24		Myles Foster offensive rebound
8:24		Christian Ings shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-9
8:24		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:24		Malachi Poindexter offensive rebound
8:08		Johnny Kinziger turnover (traveling)
7:44		Johnny Kinziger blocks Gilbert Brown's two point layup
7:44		Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
7:37		Malachi Poindexter misses two point layup
7:35		Myles Foster offensive rebound
7:35		Gilbert Brown shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-10
7:35	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-11
7:12		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Kuluel Mading draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Kuluel Mading makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-11
7:12		Kuluel Mading misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:12		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
7:03		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
7:01		Daryl Anderson defensive rebound
6:39	+3	Tyrese Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	19-11
6:21		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
6:19		Tyrese Jenkins defensive rebound
6:04		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
6:02		Darius Burford defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	19-13
5:31		Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot
5:29		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
5:23		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Jaylani Darden steals)
5:18		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
5:16		Kuluel Mading offensive rebound
5:16		Darius Burford personal foul
5:16		Jaylani Darden turnover (bad pass) (Myles Foster steals)
4:49		Daryl Anderson blocks Malachi Poindexter's three point jump shot
4:47		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
4:20		Daryl Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:18		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
4:16		Jaylani Darden personal foul
4:16	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-14
4:16		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:16		Daryl Anderson defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Nyzaiah Chambers makes two point layup	21-14
3:30		Jaylani Darden personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-15
3:30	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-16
3:17		Dalton Banks blocks Jamarii Thomas's three point jump shot
3:15		Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
3:14		Myles Foster shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-16
3:14	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-16
2:52	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup (Jordan Davis assists)	23-18
2:33		Chris Fields Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:31		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
2:26		Chris Fields Jr. blocks Kendall Lewis's two point layup
2:24		Redbirds offensive rebound
2:24		Brandon Lieb turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
2:17		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
2:15		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
2:03		Redbirds 30 second timeout
1:55	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point jump shot	23-20
1:25	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	25-20
0:49		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
0:49		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:35	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point hook shot	27-20
0:10		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
0:08		Brandon Lieb offensive rebound
0:03	+2	Brandon Lieb makes two point layup	27-22
0:00		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:00		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NORF
Spartans
37
ILST
Redbirds
36

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Kuluel Mading personal foul
19:38		Jump ball. Darius Burford vs. Jamarii Thomas (Jamarii Thomas gains possession)
19:38		Darius Burford turnover (lost ball) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
19:11		Christian Ings misses two point layup
19:09		Darius Burford defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup (Darius Burford assists)	27-24
18:42		Malachi Poindexter personal foul
18:29		Tyrel Bladen turnover (lost ball)
18:11	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	27-26
17:51		Allen Betrand misses two point layup
17:49		Allen Betrand offensive rebound
17:44		Allen Betrand misses two point layup
17:42		Tyrel Bladen offensive rebound
17:38		Tyrel Bladen misses two point layup
17:38		Christian Ings offensive rebound
17:38	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup	29-26
17:24		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball)
17:10	+3	Christian Ings makes three point jump shot (Kuluel Mading assists)	32-26
17:10		Darius Burford shooting foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
17:10	+1	Christian Ings makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-26
16:54		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
16:52		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
16:39		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:37		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
16:37		Tyrel Bladen personal foul
16:10		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
16:08		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
15:59		Christian Ings turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Lewis steals)
15:56		TV timeout
15:43		Myles Foster misses two point layup
15:41		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
15:23		Christian Ings turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
15:11		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
15:09		Myles Foster offensive rebound
15:08		Nyzaiah Chambers personal foul
15:05	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	33-29
14:38		Tyrese Jenkins misses three point jump shot
14:36		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
14:31		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
14:29		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
14:29		Tyrese Jenkins personal foul
14:14		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Nyzaiah Chambers steals)
14:06	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	35-29
14:06		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
14:06	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-29
13:41		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
13:39		Myles Foster offensive rebound
13:35	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point dunk (Myles Foster assists)	36-31
13:34		Kendall Lewis technical foul
13:34	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes technical free throw 1 of 1	37-31
13:20		Allen Betrand misses two point layup
13:18		Myles Foster defensive rebound
13:18		Allen Betrand personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
13:06	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	37-33
12:36		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-33
12:36	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-33
12:18		Nyzaiah Chambers blocks Jordan Davis's three point jump shot
12:16		Redbirds offensive rebound
12:11	+2	Jordan Davis makes two point alley-oop layup (Dalton Banks assists)	39-35
11:48	+3	Allen Betrand makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	42-35
11:45		Redbirds 30 second timeout
11:45		TV timeout
11:16		Allen Betrand flagrant 1 (Jordan Davis draws the foul)
12:11		TV timeout
11:16		Official timeout
11:16		Dalton Banks misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
11:16		Dalton Banks misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
11:11		Tyrese Jenkins shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
11:11	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
11:11	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
10:58		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
10:56		Spartans offensive rebound
10:56		Myles Foster personal foul
10:53		Darius Burford shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-37
10:53	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-37
10:40		Jaylani Darden shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
10:40	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-38
10:40		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:40		Redbirds offensive rebound
10:32		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
10:30		Myles Foster offensive rebound
10:28		Jump ball. (Redbirds gains possession)
10:17		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
10:15		Myles Foster offensive rebound
10:09		Myles Foster misses two point layup
10:07		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
9:53		Jordan Davis personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
9:53	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-38
9:53		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:53		Myles Foster defensive rebound
9:35		Malachi Poindexter turnover (bad pass) (Nyzaiah Chambers steals)
9:23		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:21		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
9:00		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-39
9:00	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-40
8:50		Luke Kasubke personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-40
8:50		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:50		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
8:28		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
8:26		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
8:11		Jordan Davis personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
8:11		Official timeout
8:11		Robert Jones technical foul
8:11		Spartans turnover
8:11		Ryan Pedon technical foul
8:11		Redbirds turnover
8:11	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-40
8:11	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-40
8:02		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-41
8:02	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-42
7:42	+3	Allen Betrand makes three point jump shot	51-42
7:23	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup	51-44
7:02		Kuluel Mading turnover (out of bounds)
7:02		TV timeout
6:35		Kuluel Mading blocks Darius Burford's two point layup
6:33		Darius Burford offensive rebound
6:32		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
6:16	+2	Allen Betrand makes two point layup	53-44
5:47		Kuluel Mading blocks Malachi Poindexter's two point jump shot
5:45		Redbirds offensive rebound
5:42		Nyzaiah Chambers shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
5:42	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
5:16		Kendall Lewis blocks Nyzaiah Chambers's two point layup
5:14		Redbirds defensive rebound
4:55		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
4:55		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:55		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
4:53		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
4:52		Christian Ings defensive rebound
4:36		Christian Ings misses two point jump shot
4:34		Darius Burford defensive rebound
4:26		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
4:26		Darius Burford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:26	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-48
4:16		Christian Ings turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
4:13		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Christian Ings steals)
3:56		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:54		Tyrel Bladen offensive rebound
3:53		Myles Foster shooting foul (Tyrel Bladen draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53		Tyrel Bladen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:53		Tyrel Bladen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:53		Spartans offensive rebound
3:50		Tyrel Bladen misses two point layup
3:48		Myles Foster defensive rebound
3:26		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:24		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
2:48		Tyrel Bladen turnover (traveling)
2:36		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
2:34		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
2:07		Allen Betrand misses three point jump shot
2:05		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
2:00		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
1:58		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Tyrel Bladen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)	55-48
1:21	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	55-51
1:18		Redbirds 30 second timeout
1:01	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	57-51
1:01		Myles Foster shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-51
0:50	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	58-54
0:50		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-55
0:30	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	60-55
0:19	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	60-58
0:14		Dalton Banks personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-58
0:14	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
0:06		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
0:04		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
0:04		Jump ball. (Spartans gains possession)
0:02		Dalton Banks shooting foul (Allen Betrand draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Allen Betrand makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-58
0:02	+1	Allen Betrand makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-58
0:00		Dalton Banks turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

Dalton Banks turnover (traveling)