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Illinois State earns 74-68 victory against Murray State

AP
Jan 02, 2025

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Caden Boser's 17 points helped Illinois State defeat Murray State 74-68 on Thursday night.

Boser shot 7 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Redbirds (9-5, 1-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Malachi Poindexter shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line to add 17 points. Johnny Kinziger shot 6 for 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points.

Jacobi Wood finished with 21 points and four assists for the Racers (7-7, 1-2). Murray State also got 18 points and eight rebounds from Kylen Milton. AJ Ferguson finished with 15 points.

Boser scored 11 points in the first half for Illinois State, who led 33-25 at the break. Illinois State was outscored by two points in the second half but hung on for the victory. Kinziger led the way with 13 second-half points.

Both teams play on Sunday. Illinois State hosts Southern Illinois and Murray State travels to play Drake.

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1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
33
MURR
Racers
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caden Boser vs. KyeRon Lindsay (JaCobi Wood gains possession)
19:38		AJ Ferguson turnover (traveling)
19:14	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:55		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
18:53		Ty Pence defensive rebound
18:46		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Terence Harcum steals)
18:33		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
18:31		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
18:19	+3	Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	5-0
17:53		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
17:51		Caden Boser defensive rebound
17:35		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Kylen Milton steals)
17:35		Landon Wolf personal foul
17:24		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
17:22		Racers offensive rebound
17:22		Ty Pence personal foul
17:10	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	5-2
16:55	+3	Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	8-2
16:34		Landon Wolf personal foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
16:17		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point dunk
16:15		Ty Pence defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Ty Pence makes two point layup	10-2
16:07		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
16:07		Racers 30 second timeout
16:07		TV timeout
16:07	+1	Ty Pence makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-2
15:53		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
15:51		Terence Harcum offensive rebound
15:39	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point layup	11-4
15:39		Jack Daugherty shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
15:39	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-5
15:28	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	14-5
15:05		Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul)
14:58		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
14:56		Ty Pence defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Caden Boser makes two point layup	16-5
14:08		JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
14:07		JaCobi Wood personal foul
13:53		Dalton Banks turnover (traveling)
13:35	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (Justin Morgan assists)	16-8
13:13		Caden Boser misses three point jump shot
13:11		Ty Pence offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Ty Pence makes two point jump shot	18-8
12:39		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
12:17		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
12:15		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
12:03	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point layup	18-10
11:48		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (AJ Ferguson steals)
11:37		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
11:35		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
11:13	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	21-10
10:40		Jordan Davis blocks Justin Morgan's two point layup
10:38		Racers offensive rebound
10:38		TV timeout
10:35		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:03		Cameron Barnes misses two point jump shot
10:01		Redbirds offensive rebound
10:01		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
9:26		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
9:24		Cade Norris defensive rebound
8:57		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
8:55		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point layup	21-12
8:28	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	23-12
8:09		Kylen Milton turnover (traveling)
7:51	+3	Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Ty Pence assists)	26-12
7:29		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
7:27		Redbirds defensive rebound
7:27		TV timeout
7:13		Kylen Milton personal foul
6:52		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
6:38		Kylen Milton misses two point layup
6:36		Ty Pence defensive rebound
6:29		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
6:27		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
6:09	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot	26-15
5:45		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
5:43		Caden Boser offensive rebound
5:43		AJ Ferguson personal foul
5:42		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Justin Morgan steals)
5:36		Cade Norris personal foul
5:20		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
5:18		Ty Pence defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	28-15
4:54		Cade Norris shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
4:54		Kylen Milton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:54		Ty Pence defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Ty Pence makes two point jump shot	30-15
4:20	+2	Justin Morgan makes two point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	30-17
4:03		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
4:01		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
3:55		Dalton Banks shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-18
3:55		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:55		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
3:35		Jordan Davis misses two point layup
3:33		Racers defensive rebound
3:14		Patrick Chew misses two point jump shot
3:12		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
2:56		Ty Pence misses two point jump shot
2:54		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
2:48		AJ Ferguson turnover (traveling)
2:22	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup	32-18
2:07		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
2:05		Ty Pence defensive rebound
1:58		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Jordan Davis draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Jordan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-18
1:58		Jordan Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:58		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
1:40	+3	Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	33-21
1:28		AJ Ferguson personal foul
1:15		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
1:13		Racers defensive rebound
0:59	+3	Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	33-24
0:41		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
0:39		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
0:27		Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
0:27		JaCobi Wood misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-25
0:20		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:02		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
0:00		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
41
MURR
Racers
43

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	35-25
19:31		Terence Harcum turnover (lost ball) (Landon Wolf steals)
19:24		Landon Wolf misses two point layup
19:22		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
19:02		Landon Wolf blocks JaCobi Wood's two point layup
19:00		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
18:38		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
18:36		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
18:26		Ty Pence shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
18:26	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-26
18:26	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-27
18:04		Ty Pence offensive foul
18:04		Ty Pence turnover (offensive foul)
17:53		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
17:51		Alden Applewhite offensive rebound
17:51		Landon Wolf personal foul
17:42	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	35-29
17:16	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Caden Boser assists)	38-29
17:06		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
17:04		Caden Boser defensive rebound
16:44		Kylen Milton shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
16:44		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:44	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-29
16:34		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
16:32		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
16:03	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup	41-29
15:57		Malachi Poindexter personal foul
15:56		TV timeout
15:36		Malachi Poindexter personal foul
15:36	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (Kylen Milton assists)	41-32
15:05		Caden Boser misses three point jump shot
15:03		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
14:56		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
14:54		Kylen Milton offensive rebound
14:54		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
14:54	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-33
14:54	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-34
14:25		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
14:23		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
14:08		Dalton Banks shooting foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul)
14:08	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-35
14:08	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-36
13:54	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	43-36
13:54		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-36
13:31		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
13:29		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
13:24		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
13:22		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
12:59	+3	Jordan Davis makes three point jump shot (Landon Wolf assists)	47-36
12:45	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot	47-39
12:42		Racers 30 second timeout
12:42		TV timeout
12:12	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	50-39
12:02		AJ Ferguson misses two point layup
12:00		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
11:55	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	50-41
11:38	+2	Caden Boser makes two point layup	52-41
11:26		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
11:26		TV timeout
11:26	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-42
11:26	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-43
11:05		Landon Wolf misses two point layup
11:03		Landon Wolf offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point layup	54-43
10:48		Jordan Davis blocks AJ Ferguson's two point layup
10:46		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
10:34		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
10:32		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
10:25		Landon Wolf shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
10:25		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:25		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Cameron Barnes makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	56-43
9:57	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	56-46
9:32		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
9:30		Dalton Banks offensive rebound
9:11		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass)
8:54	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	56-48
8:54		Ty Pence shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
8:54	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-49
8:52		JaCobi Wood personal foul
8:38		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
8:36		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
8:29		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
8:27		Alden Applewhite offensive rebound
8:20		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
8:20		Kylen Milton offensive rebound
8:20		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-50
8:20	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-51
8:11	+2	Caden Boser makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	58-51
8:00		Dalton Banks shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
8:00	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-52
8:00	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-53
7:43		Caden Boser turnover (lost ball) (Alden Applewhite steals)
7:35	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	58-55
7:34		Redbirds 30 second timeout
7:34		TV timeout
7:01	+2	Caden Boser makes two point jump shot	60-55
6:43		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
6:41		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
6:35		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Cade Norris draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Cade Norris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-55
6:35	+1	Cade Norris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
6:13		Dalton Banks shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
6:13		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:13	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-56
5:51		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Alden Applewhite steals)
5:39		AJ Ferguson offensive foul
5:39		AJ Ferguson turnover (offensive foul)
5:19		Malachi Poindexter turnover (lost ball) (Terence Harcum steals)
5:09	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point layup	62-58
4:36		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
4:34		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
4:28		Kylen Milton offensive foul
4:28		Kylen Milton turnover (offensive foul)
4:05		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
4:03		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
3:47		Ty Pence shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:47	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
3:30		Caden Boser turnover (traveling)
3:06	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point layup	62-61
2:39		Kylen Milton shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-61
2:39	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-61
2:18	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point dunk	64-63
1:50		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
1:48		Dalton Banks offensive rebound
1:38		Redbirds 30 second timeout
1:38		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-63
1:38	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-63
1:28		Jordan Davis shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-64
1:28	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-65
1:06	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	68-65
0:58		Racers 30 second timeout
0:43		AJ Ferguson offensive foul
0:43		AJ Ferguson turnover (offensive foul)
0:14	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	70-65
0:14		Racers 30 second timeout
0:08	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot (Terence Harcum assists)	70-68
0:02		Alden Applewhite shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-68
0:00	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-68
0:04		Alden Applewhite technical foul
0:04		Alden Applewhite turnover
0:04	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes technical free throw 1 of 2	73-68
0:04	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes technical free throw 2 of 2	74-68
0:01		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
0:00		Kylen Milton offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kylen Milton offensive rebound