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Illinois State knocks off UIC 69-64

AP
Nov 30, 2023

CHICAGO (AP) Darius Burford's 20 points helped Illinois State defeat UIC 69-64 on Thursday night in a Missouri Valley Conference opener.

Burford was 7 of 10 shooting and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for the Redbirds (4-3). Dalton Banks scored 19 points, going 7 of 10 and 4 of 6 from the free throw line. Luke Kasubke had 11 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 1 for 5 from the line.

The Flames (5-3) were led in scoring by Filip, who finished with 17 points. Isaiah Rivera added 15 points and two steals for UIC. Toby Okani also recorded nine points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

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1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
30
UIC
Flames
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kendall Lewis vs. Toby Okani (Flames gains possession)
19:38		CJ Jones misses three point jump shot
19:36		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
19:11		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
18:57		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
18:55		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
18:52	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point tip layup	0-2
18:37		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
18:23	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	0-4
18:01		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
17:51		Darius Burford personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
17:37		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
17:35		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
17:23		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
17:21		Myles Foster offensive rebound
17:14	+2	Myles Foster makes two point putback layup	2-4
17:01		Myles Foster blocks Isaiah Rivera's two point layup
16:59		Darius Burford defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	4-4
16:33		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
16:31		Myles Foster defensive rebound
16:15		Ethan Pickett blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
16:13		Flames defensive rebound
15:50	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point stepback jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	4-7
15:27		Malachi Poindexter misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:25		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
15:17	+3	CJ Jones makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)	4-10
14:48		Filip Skobalj blocks Kendall Lewis's two point layup
14:46		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
14:34		Toby Okani misses two point driving floating jump shot
14:32		Myles Foster defensive rebound
14:25		Isaiah Rivera personal foul
14:25		TV timeout
14:25	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-10
14:25	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-10
13:56		CJ Jones misses three point jump shot
13:54		Marquise Kennedy offensive rebound
13:46	+3	CJ Jones makes three point jump shot (Marquise Kennedy assists)	6-13
13:22	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	8-13
12:55		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
12:53		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	11-13
12:27		Toby Okani misses two point layup
12:25		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Luke Kasubke makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	13-13
11:56		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
11:54		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
11:40		Darius Burford misses three point stepback jump shot
11:38		Redbirds offensive rebound
11:37		TV timeout
11:25		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
11:23		Flames defensive rebound
11:23		Brandon Lieb personal foul
11:06	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	13-16
10:39		Luke Kasubke misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:37		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
10:26		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
10:24		Nathan Ojukwu offensive rebound
10:12	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	13-18
9:43		Ty Pence turnover (bad pass) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
9:29	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	13-20
9:26		Redbirds 30 second timeout
9:13		Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
9:02	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Marquise Kennedy assists)	13-22
8:52		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball)
8:39		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
8:29	+2	Darius Burford makes two point pullup jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	15-22
8:18	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot	15-25
8:05		Kendall Lewis offensive foul
8:05		Kendall Lewis turnover (offensive foul)
8:05		TV timeout
7:56		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
7:54		Nathan Ojukwu offensive rebound
7:35		Isaiah Rivera misses two point floating jump shot
7:33		Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
7:27		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul
7:27		TV timeout
7:06	+2	Harouna Sissoko makes two point dunk (Myles Foster assists)	17-25
6:45	+2	Nathan Ojukwu makes two point layup (Filip Skobalj assists)	17-27
6:21		Malachi Poindexter misses two point floating jump shot
6:19		Nathan Ojukwu defensive rebound
6:19		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Nathan Ojukwu draws the foul)
6:01	+2	CJ Jones makes two point floating jump shot	17-29
5:39	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	19-29
5:22		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
5:20		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
5:08		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass) (Harouna Sissoko steals)
4:58		Harouna Sissoko misses three point jump shot
4:56		Toby Okani defensive rebound
4:51	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	19-32
4:33	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	21-32
4:33		Toby Okani shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-32
4:08		Johnny Kinziger blocks CJ Jones's two point jump shot
4:06		CJ Jones offensive rebound
4:03		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
3:44	+3	Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	25-32
3:19	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point pullup jump shot	25-34
3:16		Flames 30 second timeout
3:16		TV timeout
2:50		Toby Okani blocks Kendall Lewis's two point layup
2:48		Redbirds offensive rebound
2:45		Myles Foster misses three point jump shot
2:43		Toby Okani defensive rebound
2:25	+2	Toby Okani makes two point reverse layup (CJ Jones assists)	25-36
2:10	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Darius Burford assists)	27-36
1:51		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
1:49		Myles Foster defensive rebound
1:31		Luke Kasubke turnover (traveling)
1:12		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kasubke steals)
1:10	+2	Luke Kasubke makes two point layup	29-36
1:10		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-36
1:01		Marquise Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
0:40		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
0:19		Darius Burford blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
0:18		Flames offensive rebound
0:16		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
0:14		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:14		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
0:00		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
0:01		Redbirds offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
39
UIC
Flames
28

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	33-36
19:31		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Darius Burford steals)
19:08		Toby Okani blocks Darius Burford's two point jump shot
19:06		Redbirds offensive rebound
19:01		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
18:52	+2	Toby Okani makes two point driving floating jump shot	33-38
18:52		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
18:52		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:52		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
18:35		Myles Foster turnover (traveling)
18:20		Toby Okani offensive foul
18:20		Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul)
17:58		Filip Skobalj personal foul
17:39	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	35-38
17:00		CJ Jones misses two point turnaround hook shot
16:58		Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
16:53		Dalton Banks turnover (traveling)
16:37		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
16:35		Myles Foster defensive rebound
16:27	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	37-38
16:08		Isaiah Rivera turnover (bad pass) (Myles Foster steals)
16:02		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-38
16:02		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:02		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
15:41		CJ Jones misses two point layup
15:39		Myles Foster defensive rebound
15:37		Marquise Kennedy personal foul
15:37		TV timeout
15:23		Malachi Poindexter misses two point pullup jump shot
15:21		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
15:02		Luke Kasubke personal foul
14:52	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	38-41
14:38		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Steven Clay steals)
14:37		Steven Clay turnover (out of bounds)
14:25		Filip Skobalj personal foul
14:15		Darius Burford misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:14		Redbirds offensive rebound
14:14		Marquise Kennedy personal foul
14:04	+2	Brandon Lieb makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	40-41
13:37		Toby Okani turnover (out of bounds)
13:23		Brandon Lieb offensive foul
13:23		Brandon Lieb turnover (offensive foul)
13:01		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
12:59		Redbirds defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Brandon Lieb makes two point driving hook shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	42-41
12:16	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Marquise Kennedy assists)	42-43
12:05		Steven Clay personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-43
12:05	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
11:54	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	44-45
11:31		Darius Burford turnover (traveling)
11:31		TV timeout
11:05		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
11:03		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
10:34	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	46-45
10:18	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point layup	46-47
9:50	+2	Darius Burford makes two point fadeaway jump shot	48-47
9:35		Marquise Kennedy offensive foul
9:35		Marquise Kennedy turnover (offensive foul)
9:09		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
9:07		Luke Kasubke offensive rebound
9:03		Kendall Lewis turnover (out of bounds) (CJ Jones steals)
8:40		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-48
8:40	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-49
8:25	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	50-49
8:07		Luke Kasubke personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
8:07		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:07		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:07		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
7:40	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	52-49
7:17		Toby Okani misses two point layup
7:15		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
6:48		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
6:46		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
6:42		Isaiah Rivera turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Lewis steals)
6:38	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Luke Kasubke assists)	54-49
6:17		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
6:15		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	56-49
5:46		TV timeout
5:36		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
5:34		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:15		Kendall Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
5:10		Kendall Lewis blocks Isaiah Rivera's two point layup
5:08		Flames offensive rebound
4:51		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (CJ Jones draws the foul)
4:51		CJ Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:51	+1	CJ Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-50
4:39		Toby Okani personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-50
4:39	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-50
4:17	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup (Isaiah Rivera assists)	58-52
4:17		Myles Foster shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
4:17		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:17		Darius Burford defensive rebound
3:50		TV timeout
3:47		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
3:45		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
3:28		Marquise Kennedy misses three point jump shot
3:26		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
3:05		Luke Kasubke turnover (lost ball)
2:52		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
2:50		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point fadeaway jump shot	60-52
2:16		Toby Okani turnover (traveling)
2:16		Flames 30 second timeout
2:16		TV timeout
2:01	+2	Myles Foster makes two point dunk (Dalton Banks assists)	62-52
1:49		CJ Jones misses two point layup
1:47		CJ Jones offensive rebound
1:41		Steven Clay misses three point jump shot
1:40		Toby Okani offensive rebound
1:39		Toby Okani misses two point layup
1:38		Flames offensive rebound
1:33		Myles Foster shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 3	62-53
1:33		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:33	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 3 of 3	62-54
1:27		CJ Jones personal foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
1:27		Luke Kasubke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:27		Luke Kasubke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27		Toby Okani defensive rebound
1:13		CJ Jones misses two point layup
1:11		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
1:11		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
1:11		Filip Skobalj misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:11	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
1:09		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
1:09		Luke Kasubke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:09		Luke Kasubke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Toby Okani defensive rebound
0:58		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
0:56		Darius Burford defensive rebound
0:54		Steven Clay personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-55
0:54	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-55
0:48	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Filip Skobalj assists)	64-57
0:48		Flames 30 second timeout
0:43		CJ Jones personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-57
0:43	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-57
0:43		Darius Burford technical foul
0:43	+1	Steven Clay makes technical free throw 1 of 2	66-58
0:43		Steven Clay misses technical free throw 2 of 2
0:43		Flames offensive rebound
0:33		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
0:31		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
0:26		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
0:26		Darius Burford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:26	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-58
0:22	+3	Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	67-61
0:20		Steven Clay personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
0:20		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Toby Okani defensive rebound
0:11		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
0:09		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
0:09		Steven Clay personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-61
0:09	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-61
0:09	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-61
0:06		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Lewis steals)
0:05		Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Steven Clay steals)
0:02	+3	Steven Clay makes three point jump shot	69-64
0:00		End of period

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Steven Clay makes three point jump shot