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Walker scores 12 as Illinois State downs Murray State 61-59

AP
Jan 30, 2024

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Chase Walker led Illinois State over Murray State on Tuesday night with 12 points off of the bench in a 61-59 victory.

Walker finished 5 of 5 from the floor for the Redbirds (11-11, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Kendall Lewis scored 11 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line, and added eight rebounds. Darius Burford shot 4 of 9 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Quincy Anderson finished with 16 points for the Racers (8-14, 5-6). Murray State also got 13 points from Nick Ellington. In addition, Jacobi Wood had 13 points, four assists and two steals.

Walker scored 10 points in the first half and Illinois State went into halftime trailing 26-24. After trailing by 15 points in the second half, Illinois State went on a 12-0 run to narrow the gap to 48-45 with 8:33 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Burford scored nine second-half points.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Saturday. Illinois State hosts Bradley and Murray State squares off against Northern Iowa on the road.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
24
MURR
Racers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malachi Poindexter vs. Rob Perry (Rob Perry gains possession)
19:42		Quincy Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
19:21		Myles Foster misses two point layup
19:19		Myles Foster offensive rebound
19:17	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	2-0
18:56		JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
18:50	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	4-0
18:25		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
18:23		Myles Foster defensive rebound
18:13		Kendall Lewis turnover (traveling)
17:52	+3	Rob Perry makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	4-3
17:32		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
17:30		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
17:20	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point layup	4-5
16:58		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
16:56		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
16:50		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
16:48		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
16:44		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
16:42		Myles Foster defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Darius Burford assists)	6-5
16:09		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
16:07		Myles Foster defensive rebound
15:53		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (JaCobi Wood steals)
15:45		Rob Perry misses two point layup
15:43		Myles Foster defensive rebound
15:21		Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Rob Perry steals)
15:15	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	6-7
14:55		Myles Foster misses two point layup
14:53		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point jump shot	6-9
14:28		Nick Ellington personal foul
14:28		TV timeout
14:08	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	8-9
13:49		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:47		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
13:36		Sam Murray II blocks Johnny Kinziger's two point layup
13:34		Chase Walker offensive rebound
13:30	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	10-9
13:07		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
13:05		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
12:54		Darius Burford turnover (bad pass) (JaCobi Wood steals)
12:51		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
12:24		Rob Perry blocks Darius Burford's two point jump shot
12:22		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
12:07		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
12:05		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
11:50		Sam Murray II personal foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:39	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	12-9
11:21		Chase Walker personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
11:01	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)	12-11
10:38	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	14-11
10:14	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Brian Moore Jr. assists)	14-14
9:41		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
9:39		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
9:30	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot	14-17
9:11		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
9:09		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
8:52		Brian Moore Jr. turnover (lost ball)
8:33	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	16-17
7:58	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	16-19
7:26	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot	18-19
7:00		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
6:58		Racers offensive rebound
6:58		TV timeout
6:37		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
6:35		Ty Pence defensive rebound
6:14		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
6:12		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
5:56		Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-20
5:56		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:56		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:25		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
5:11		Alden Applewhite misses two point layup
5:09		Ty Pence defensive rebound
5:02		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
5:00		Ty Pence offensive rebound
4:57		Jump ball. Ty Pence vs. Quincy Anderson (Ty Pence gains possession)
4:41		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
4:39		Myles Foster offensive rebound
4:36		Rob Perry blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
4:34		Myles Foster offensive rebound
4:32		Myles Foster turnover (traveling)
4:15	+2	Rob Perry makes two point layup	18-22
3:47		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
3:45		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
3:39		TV timeout
3:25		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
3:23		Darius Burford defensive rebound
3:06		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
3:04		Chase Walker offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	20-22
2:35		Redbirds kicked ball violation
2:29		Rob Perry misses two point layup
2:27		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	22-22
1:49	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	22-24
1:47		Official timeout
1:28		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
1:26		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
1:26		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
1:26	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
1:13	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	24-26
0:41		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass)
0:19		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
0:17		Chase Walker defensive rebound
0:11		Darius Burford offensive foul
0:11		Darius Burford turnover (offensive foul)
0:11		Racers 30 second timeout
0:03		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
0:01		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
0:01		Dalton Banks personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
0:01		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
0:00		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
37
MURR
Racers
33

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Jordan Davis turnover (bad pass)
19:18	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point layup	24-28
19:18		Myles Foster shooting foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
19:18		Quincy Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:18		Myles Foster defensive rebound
18:48		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
18:48	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
18:48	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
18:31	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point jump shot	26-30
18:03		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Anderson steals)
17:56	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot (Justin Morgan assists)	26-33
17:55		Racers 30 second timeout
17:55		TV timeout
17:44		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Rob Perry steals)
17:39	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point layup (Rob Perry assists)	26-35
17:30		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-35
17:30	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-35
17:10	+3	Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	28-38
16:41		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
16:39		Chase Walker offensive rebound
16:36		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
16:34		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
16:25	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	28-40
15:58	+3	Jordan Davis makes three point jump shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	31-40
15:34		Jordan Davis blocks Rob Perry's two point layup
15:32		Racers offensive rebound
15:32		TV timeout
15:26	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	31-42
15:13		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
15:11		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
15:09		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
15:07		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
15:07	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup	33-42
14:37	+3	Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	33-45
14:14		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
14:12		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
14:11		Alden Applewhite personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
14:06		Justin Morgan personal foul
13:53		Darius Burford turnover (lost ball)
13:39	+3	Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (Alden Applewhite assists)	33-48
13:27		Redbirds 30 second timeout
13:09		Justin Morgan blocks Dalton Banks's two point layup
13:07		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
12:36		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
12:34		Racers offensive rebound
12:34		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:12		Kendall Lewis offensive foul
12:12		Kendall Lewis turnover (offensive foul)
11:59		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
11:57		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
11:51		JaCobi Wood personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:35	+3	Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	36-48
11:11		Quincy Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
10:56		Quincy Anderson personal foul
10:44		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-48
10:44	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-48
10:21		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
10:19		Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
10:08		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
10:06		Myles Foster offensive rebound
10:03	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	40-48
10:03		Racers 30 second timeout
9:42		Shawn Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:40		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
9:33	+3	Kendall Lewis makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	43-48
9:01		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
8:59		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
8:40		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
8:38		Rob Perry defensive rebound
8:35		Rob Perry misses two point layup
8:33		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
8:33		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-48
8:33	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-48
8:13		Myles Foster personal foul
8:04	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point dunk (Justin Morgan assists)	45-50
7:32	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	47-50
7:14		Darius Burford shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
7:14		TV timeout
7:14	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
7:14		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:14		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
6:40		Darius Burford misses two point layup
6:38		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
6:34		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
6:32		Myles Foster defensive rebound
6:19		Johnny Kinziger offensive foul
6:19		Johnny Kinziger turnover (offensive foul)
6:01		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
6:01	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
6:01	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-53
5:33	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Luke Kasubke assists)	50-53
5:09		Myles Foster shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
5:09	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
5:09	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
4:54		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
4:52		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
4:37		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
4:35		Rob Perry offensive rebound
4:16		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
4:14		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
4:09	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point layup	50-57
3:48		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
3:46		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
3:18		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
3:16		Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
2:56	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	53-57
2:29		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
2:27		Redbirds defensive rebound
2:27		TV timeout
2:12		Rob Perry shooting foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
2:12		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Myles Foster offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	56-57
1:36		Justin Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Lewis steals)
1:23	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	58-57
1:21		Racers 60 second timeout
0:56		Quincy Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
0:32		Rob Perry shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-57
0:32	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-57
0:20		Racers 30 second timeout
0:18		Dalton Banks personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-58
0:18	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-59
0:12		Quincy Anderson personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
0:12		Darius Burford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Rob Perry defensive rebound
0:03		Jump ball. Rob Perry vs. Darius Burford (Rob Perry gains possession)
0:01		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Darius Burford defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Darius Burford defensive rebound