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Pence scores 20 points, grabs 10 boards to lead Illinois State over Furman 72-65

AP
Nov 28, 2025

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Ty Pence's 20 points and 10 rebounds helped Illinois State Redbirds defeat Furman Paladins 72-65 on Friday at the ESPN Events Invitational.

Chase Walker scored 14 points and Boden Skunberg had 12 for the Redbirds (6-2).

The Paladins (4-4) were led by Alex Wilkins, who finished with 25 points and five assists. Cooper Bowser and Collin O'Neal each finished with 12 points.

Johnny Kinziger scored seven of his 11 points in the first half and Illinois State went into the break trailing 36-33. Illinois State pulled away on a 13-3 run for a 60-52 lead with 8:31 left in the game. Pence scored 14 second-half points.

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1st Half
FURM
Paladins
36
ILST
Redbirds
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cooper Bowser vs. Chase Walker (Redbirds gains possession)
19:40		Chase Walker misses two point layup
19:38		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
19:32	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point layup	2-0
19:04		Ty'Reek Coleman misses three point jump shot
19:02		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
18:58		Charles Johnston turnover (lost ball)
18:52	+3	Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Ty'Reek Coleman assists)	2-3
18:34		Cooper Bowser misses two point hook shot
18:32		Chase Walker defensive rebound
18:15		Boden Skunberg misses two point hook shot
18:13		Redbirds offensive rebound
18:08		Ty Pence misses two point jump shot
18:06		Ben Vander Wal defensive rebound
18:02		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:00		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point hook shot	2-5
17:33	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point layup (Ben Vander Wal assists)	4-5
17:15		Ben Vander Wal blocks Ty Pence's three point jump shot
17:13		Chase Walker offensive rebound
17:10	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	4-8
16:53		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
16:51		Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
16:36		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Charles Johnston steals)
16:28	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup (Asa Thomas assists)	6-8
16:12	+3	Chase Walker makes three point jump shot (Ty'Reek Coleman assists)	6-11
15:47		Alex Wilkins turnover (lost ball) (Boden Skunberg steals)
15:38		Ty'Reek Coleman misses two point floating jump shot
15:36		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
15:26		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:24		Ty Pence defensive rebound
15:17	+3	Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot (Ty Pence assists)	6-14
14:58		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
14:56		Chase Walker defensive rebound
14:50		Asa Thomas shooting foul
14:50		TV timeout
14:50		Ty'Reek Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:50		Ty'Reek Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:50		Cooper Bowser defensive rebound
14:19		Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot
14:17		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point bank jump shot	6-16
13:51	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tom House assists)	8-16
13:18	+3	Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	8-19
12:49		Tom House turnover (bad pass)
12:37		Eddrin Bronson personal foul
12:33		Brandon Lieb offensive foul
12:33		Brandon Lieb turnover (offensive foul)
12:14		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Alex Wilkins draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-19
12:14	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-19
11:57		Boden Skunberg misses two point layup
11:55		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
11:45		Brandon Lieb blocks Charles Johnston's two point layup
11:43		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
11:31		Johnny Kinziger misses two point pullup jump shot
11:29		Collin O'Neal defensive rebound
11:16	+3	Eddrin Bronson makes three point jump shot (Charles Johnston assists)	13-19
11:16		Boden Skunberg shooting foul (Eddrin Bronson draws the foul)
11:16		TV timeout
11:16		Eddrin Bronson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:16		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
11:00		Landon Wolf turnover (bad pass)
10:40	+3	Collin O'Neal makes three point jump shot (Tom House assists)	16-19
10:13		Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot
10:11		Collin O'Neal defensive rebound
10:00		Eddrin Bronson turnover (lost ball)
9:43	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	16-21
9:43		Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-22
9:23		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
9:21		Ty Pence defensive rebound
9:16		Mason Klabo misses three point jump shot
9:14		Collin O'Neal defensive rebound
9:02		Chase Walker blocks Asa Thomas's two point layup
9:00		Paladins offensive rebound
8:58		Cooper Bowser turnover (lost ball) (Chase Walker steals)
8:51		Chase Walker misses three point jump shot
8:49		Collin O'Neal defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point layup	18-22
8:32		Redbirds 30 second timeout
8:17		Chase Walker turnover (bad pass)
8:02		Alex Wilkins turnover (bad pass) (Ty'Reek Coleman steals)
7:59	+2	Ty'Reek Coleman makes two point layup	18-24
7:46		Ty Pence personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:31	+3	Collin O'Neal makes three point jump shot (Asa Thomas assists)	21-24
7:09		Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot
7:07		Ty Pence offensive rebound
7:02		Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Mason Klabo draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Mason Klabo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-25
7:02	+1	Mason Klabo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
6:58	+3	Collin O'Neal makes three point jump shot (Eddrin Bronson assists)	24-26
6:37		Johnny Kinziger misses two point floating jump shot
6:35		Paladins defensive rebound
6:32		Charles Johnston turnover (bad pass) (Boden Skunberg steals)
6:24	+2	Ty Pence makes two point jump shot	24-28
6:02		Eddrin Bronson misses two point layup
6:00		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
5:55		Boden Skunberg misses three point jump shot
5:53		Ty Pence offensive rebound
5:53		Asa Thomas personal foul
5:46		Asa Thomas shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
5:46		Ty Pence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:46	+1	Ty Pence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
5:26		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
5:24		Redbirds defensive rebound
5:04		Ty Pence misses two point jump shot
5:02		Paladins defensive rebound
4:45		Ben Vander Wal turnover (bad pass)
4:32		Charles Johnston shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-30
4:32		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Ben Vander Wal defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point floating jump shot	26-30
3:57	+3	Ty'Reek Coleman makes three point jump shot (Ty Pence assists)	26-33
3:52	+2	Ben Vander Wal makes two point layup (Charles Johnston assists)	28-33
3:52		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Charles Johnston draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Ben Vander Wal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:52		Redbirds defensive rebound
3:31		Chase Walker offensive foul
3:31		Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul)
3:14	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point dunk (Alex Wilkins assists)	30-33
3:00		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
2:58		Ben Vander Wal defensive rebound
2:46		Chase Walker personal foul (Ben Vander Wal draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Ben Vander Wal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-33
2:46		Ben Vander Wal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
2:28		Ty'Reek Coleman misses two point jump shot
2:26		Paladins defensive rebound
2:02		Cameron Barnes blocks Alex Wilkins's two point layup
2:00		Paladins offensive rebound
1:57		Paladins turnover (shot clock violation)
1:46		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
1:44		Cameron Barnes offensive rebound
1:42		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball)
1:23	+2	Charles Johnston makes two point layup (Alex Wilkins assists)	33-33
1:23		Landon Moore shooting foul (Charles Johnston draws the foul)
1:23		Charles Johnston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:23		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
0:52		Cameron Barnes misses two point hook shot
0:50		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
0:36	+3	Collin O'Neal makes three point jump shot (Alex Wilkins assists)	36-33
0:01		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
0:00		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FURM
Paladins
29
ILST
Redbirds
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Boden Skunberg blocks Alex Wilkins's two point jump shot
19:44		Ty Pence defensive rebound
19:34		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Bowser steals)
19:31		Ty Pence blocks Alex Wilkins's two point layup
19:29		Ty'Reek Coleman defensive rebound
19:12		Charles Johnston personal foul
19:02	+2	Ty Pence makes two point reverse layup (Boden Skunberg assists)	36-35
18:35	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point turnaround jump shot	38-35
18:17	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Ty'Reek Coleman assists)	38-37
17:55		Ben Vander Wal misses two point layup
17:53		Ty Pence defensive rebound
17:47		Boden Skunberg misses three point jump shot
17:45		Ty Pence offensive rebound
17:39		Alex Wilkins personal foul
17:21	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	38-39
17:05		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:03		Ben Vander Wal offensive rebound
16:54		Eddrin Bronson misses two point jump shot
16:52		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
16:41	+3	Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	38-42
16:09	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point dunk (Asa Thomas assists)	40-42
15:45		Boden Skunberg misses three point jump shot
15:43		Cooper Bowser defensive rebound
15:22		Cooper Bowser misses two point hook shot
15:20		Ty Pence defensive rebound
15:10		Ty Pence turnover (bad pass)
15:10		TV timeout
14:49	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Alex Wilkins assists)	42-42
14:27		Collin O'Neal shooting foul (Boden Skunberg draws the foul)
14:27		Boden Skunberg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:27	+1	Boden Skunberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-43
14:09	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point layup	44-43
13:40	+2	Brandon Lieb makes two point dunk	44-45
13:14		Tom House misses three point jump shot
13:12		Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Ty Pence makes two point hook shot	44-47
12:33	+3	Alex Wilkins makes three point jump shot	47-47
12:14		Tom House personal foul
12:06		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
12:04		Asa Thomas defensive rebound
11:55		Ty'Reek Coleman shooting foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-47
11:55	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-47
11:36	+2	Ty Pence makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	49-49
11:36		Collin O'Neal shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
11:36	+1	Ty Pence makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-50
11:17		Alex Wilkins turnover (lost ball) (Ty'Reek Coleman steals)
11:07		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
11:05		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
10:55		Charles Johnston misses three point jump shot
10:53		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
10:36	+2	Ty'Reek Coleman makes two point layup	49-52
10:36		Paladins 30 second timeout
10:36		TV timeout
10:22	+3	Asa Thomas makes three point jump shot (Eddrin Bronson assists)	52-52
9:59		Ty'Reek Coleman misses three point jump shot
9:57		Cameron Barnes offensive rebound
9:55	+2	Cameron Barnes makes two point putback layup	52-54
9:36		Ben Vander Wal turnover (lost ball)
9:20	+2	Ty Pence makes two point turnaround jump shot	52-56
9:14		Eddrin Bronson misses two point layup
9:12		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
9:10		Ben Vander Wal personal foul
9:00	+2	Ty'Reek Coleman makes two point jump shot	52-58
8:47		Cameron Barnes blocks Cooper Bowser's two point dunk
8:45		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
8:35		Ty'Reek Coleman misses two point layup
8:33		Redbirds offensive rebound
8:31	+2	Ty Pence makes two point turnaround jump shot	52-60
8:13		Ty'Reek Coleman personal foul
8:04		Cooper Bowser misses two point dunk
8:02		Cooper Bowser offensive rebound
8:02	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point tip layup	54-60
7:48		Ty Pence misses two point jump shot
7:46		Cameron Barnes offensive rebound
7:43		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
7:41		Cooper Bowser defensive rebound
7:32		Ty'Reek Coleman shooting foul
7:32		TV timeout
7:32		Alex Wilkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:32	+1	Alex Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
7:20		Cameron Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Charles Johnston steals)
7:07		Tom House misses three point jump shot
7:05		Tom House offensive rebound
7:01		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
6:59		Ty Pence defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point stepback jump shot	55-62
6:17		Johnny Kinziger personal foul
6:13	+3	Alex Wilkins makes three point jump shot	58-62
5:42	+3	Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot	58-65
5:28		Alex Wilkins misses two point jump shot
5:26		Chase Walker defensive rebound
5:00		Alex Wilkins blocks Mason Klabo's two point jump shot
4:58		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
4:42		Cooper Bowser turnover (lost ball) (Ty Pence steals)
4:24		Redbirds 30 second timeout
4:24		TV timeout
4:11		Ty'Reek Coleman misses three point jump shot
4:09		Ben Vander Wal defensive rebound
3:41		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:39		Ty Pence defensive rebound
3:17		Ty'Reek Coleman turnover (out of bounds)
2:51		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:49		Cooper Bowser offensive rebound
2:49		Ty Pence personal foul
2:39	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point jump shot	60-65
2:21		Cooper Bowser shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
2:21	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
1:52		Alex Wilkins misses three point jump shot
1:50		Paladins offensive rebound
1:50		Paladins turnover (shot clock violation)
1:27		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
1:25		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
1:16	+3	Asa Thomas makes three point jump shot (Alex Wilkins assists)	63-67
1:15		Paladins 30 second timeout
0:49		Ben Vander Wal shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
0:49		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
0:37	+2	Alex Wilkins makes two point layup	65-68
0:19		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:12	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot (Ty'Reek Coleman assists)	65-70
0:07		Asa Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:05		Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
0:04		Charles Johnston personal foul (Boden Skunberg draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Boden Skunberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
0:04	+1	Boden Skunberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
0:00		End of period

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Boden Skunberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2