Kinziger has 21 in Illinois State's 89-78 victory against Eastern Kentucky
AP
Dec 03, 2025
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Johnny Kinziger had 21 points in Illinois State Redbirds's 89-78 victory over Eastern Kentucky Colonels on Wednesday.
Kinziger also contributed five assists and three steals for the Redbirds (7-2). Ty Pence added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Mason Klabo also scored 17 points. It was the sixth victory in a row for the Redbirds.
The Colonels (1-7) were led by Juan Cranford Jr., who recorded 17 points. Eastern Kentucky also got 15 points and seven rebounds from Jayden Harris. The loss was the Colonels' seventh in a row.
Illinois State took the lead for good with 10:07 to go in the first half. The score was 49-41 at halftime, with Pence racking up 13 points. Illinois State used a 9-0 run in the second half to build an 18-point lead at 62-44 with 15:45 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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1st Half
EKY
Colonels
41
ILST
Redbirds
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Redbirds gains possession)
19:42
Yvens Paul blocks Chase Walker's two point hook shot
19:40
Redbirds offensive rebound
19:32
+3
Mason Klabo makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)
0-3
19:15
Juan Cranford Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:13
Chase Walker defensive rebound
18:58
Montavious Myrick shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
18:58
+1
Ty Pence makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-4
18:58
+1
Ty Pence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-5
18:45
MJ Williams turnover
18:36
Boden Skunberg turnover (lost ball)
18:19
+2
Yvens Paul makes two point layup (Juan Cranford Jr. assists)
2-5
18:03
Mason Klabo misses three point jump shot
18:01
Ty Pence offensive rebound
17:57
+2
Ty Pence makes two point dunk
2-7
17:41
Montavious Myrick turnover
17:32
Chase Walker misses two point layup
17:30
Montavious Myrick defensive rebound
17:11
Montavious Myrick misses two point jump shot
17:09
Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
17:01
+3
Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)
2-10
16:43
Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot
16:41
Mason Klabo defensive rebound
16:36
Ty Pence misses two point dunk
16:34
Montavious Myrick defensive rebound
16:27
MJ Williams misses three point jump shot
16:25
Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
16:11
Montavious Myrick shooting foul
16:11
Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:11
+1
Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-11
15:53
+2
Jayden Harris makes two point jump shot
4-11
15:39
+3
Landon Moore makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)
4-14
15:21
Brandon Lieb shooting foul
15:21
TV timeout
15:21
+1
Jayden Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-14
15:21
Jayden Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:21
Landon Wolf defensive rebound
15:05
Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
15:03
Jayden Harris defensive rebound
14:54
Johnny Kinziger personal foul
14:49
Austin Ball misses three point jump shot
14:47
Redbirds defensive rebound
14:31
+2
Landon Moore makes two point layup
5-16
14:12
+3
Jayden Harris makes three point jump shot
8-16
13:53
Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
13:51
Brandon Lieb offensive rebound
13:47
+2
Brandon Lieb makes two point hook shot
8-18
13:26
+2
Turner Buttry makes two point jump shot
10-18
13:03
Landon Wolf misses two point jump shot
13:01
Turner Buttry defensive rebound
12:49
Jayden Harris misses two point layup
12:47
Yvens Paul offensive rebound
12:45
+2
Yvens Paul makes two point layup
12-18
12:45
Redbirds 30 second timeout
12:38
Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot
12:36
Jayden Harris defensive rebound
12:28
Jayden Harris misses two point hook shot
12:26
Yvens Paul offensive rebound
12:25
+2
Yvens Paul makes two point jump shot
14-18
12:21
Austin Ball personal foul
12:04
+2
Chase Walker makes two point hook shot
14-20
11:50
+3
Austin Ball makes three point jump shot (Yvens Paul assists)
17-20
11:29
Landon Moore misses two point layup
11:27
Austin Ball defensive rebound
11:09
+3
Austin Ball makes three point jump shot (Yvens Paul assists)
20-20
10:39
Chase Walker misses two point layup
10:37
Jackson Holt defensive rebound
10:31
Austin Ball misses three point jump shot
10:29
Landon Moore defensive rebound
10:07
+3
Landon Wolf makes three point jump shot (Mason Klabo assists)
20-23
9:53
Yvens Paul turnover (bad pass) (Chase Walker steals)
9:45
+2
Mason Klabo makes two point layup
20-25
9:45
TV timeout
9:33
Jack Daugherty personal foul
9:14
Jayden Harris misses two point jump shot
9:12
Jack Daugherty defensive rebound
8:50
+2
Boden Skunberg makes two point layup
20-27
8:26
Montavious Myrick misses two point layup
8:24
Ty Pence defensive rebound
8:14
Boden Skunberg turnover (traveling)
7:53
Juan Cranford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Boden Skunberg steals)
7:40
+3
Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)
20-30
7:22
Juan Cranford Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:20
Jack Daugherty defensive rebound
7:05
+3
Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)