Illinois State 62-59 Northern Kentucky (7 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Northern Kentucky Norse

5-4, 1-4 away

	1	2	T
NKU	26	33	59
ILST	30	32	62

Illinois State Redbirds

6-3, 4-0 home

TIME		NKU	ILST
19:38	Kendall Lewis Turnover.	0	0
19:38	Keeyan Itejere Steal.	0	0
19:31	LJ Wells made Jumper. Assisted by Keeyan Itejere.	2	0
19:04	Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:01	Marques Warrick Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:46	Trey Robinson Turnover.	2	0
18:20	Dalton Banks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Burford.	2	3
17:53	Marques Warrick missed Layup.	2	3
17:50	Malachi Poindexter Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:25	Kendall Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Burford.	2	6
17:11	Trey Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
17:08	Myles Foster Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:02	Dalton Banks Turnover.	2	6
17:02	Marques Warrick Steal.	2	6
17:02	Foul on Myles Foster.	2	6
16:42	Sam Vinson missed Layup.	2	6
16:42	Dalton Banks Block.	2	6
16:38	Myles Foster Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:33	Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:28	Myles Foster Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:26	Myles Foster made Layup.	2	8
16:12	Marques Warrick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Bradley.	5	8
15:46	Malachi Poindexter Turnover.	5	8
15:46	Michael Bradley Steal.	5	8
15:38	Marques Warrick made Layup.	7	8
15:19	Kendall Lewis missed Jumper.	7	8
15:14	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:08	Marques Warrick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.	10	8
14:33	Kendall Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Poindexter.	10	10
14:15	Cade Meyer missed Layup.	10	10
14:13	Myles Foster Defensive Rebound.	10	10
14:07	Darius Burford made Jumper. Assisted by Dalton Banks.	10	12
13:49	Trey Robinson missed Jumper.	10	12
13:48	Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:48	Foul on Cade Meyer.	10	12
13:48	Official TV Timeout	10	12
13:26	Darius Burford missed Layup.	10	12
13:26	Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:16	Foul on Darius Burford.	10	12
13:12	Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Vinson.	12	12
12:43	Brandon Lieb missed Layup.	12	12
12:39	Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.	12	12
12:35	LJ Wells made Layup. Assisted by Michael Bradley.	14	12
12:20	Johnny Kinziger missed Three Point Jumper.	14	12
12:18	Illinois State Offensive Rebound.	14	12
12:04	Myles Foster missed Layup.	14	12
12:01	Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.	14	12
11:43	LJ Wells missed Jumper.	14	12
11:40	Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.	14	12
11:29	Johnny Kinziger missed Three Point Jumper.	14	12
11:27	Myles Foster Offensive Rebound.	14	12
11:23	Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Foster.	14	15
11:14	Foul on Myles Foster.	14	15
11:14	Official TV Timeout	14	15
11:14	Jeramiah Israel made Free Throw.	15	15
11:14	Jeramiah Israel made Free Throw.	16	15
10:53	Foul on Michael Bradley.	16	15
10:35	Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.	16	15
10:28	Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.	16	15
10:28	Illinois State Timeout	16	15
10:19	Kendall Lewis Turnover.	16	15
10:19	Sam Vinson Steal.	16	15
10:07	Trey Robinson Turnover.	16	15
9:41	Dalton Banks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johnny Kinziger.	16	18
9:17	Michael Bradley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeramiah Israel.	19	18
8:53	Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:51	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	19	18
8:48	Jeramiah Israel missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:43	Dalton Banks Defensive Rebound.	19	18
8:32	Kendall Lewis Turnover.	19	18
8:32	Trey Robinson Steal.	19	18
8:27	Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:24	Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.	19	18
7:59	Luke Kasubke Turnover.	19	18
7:59	Sam Vinson Steal.	19	18
7:55	Northern Kentucky Timeout	19	18
7:55	Official TV Timeout	19	18
7:42	Foul on Sam Vinson.	19	18
7:42	Sam Vinson Turnover.	19	18
7:23	Dalton Banks Turnover.	19	18
7:23	Trey Robinson Steal.	19	18
7:08	Trey Robinson Turnover.	19	18
7:08	Brandon Lieb Steal.	19	18
6:54	Dalton Banks missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
6:51	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	19	18
6:26	Sam Vinson missed Layup.	19	18
6:24	Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.	19	18
6:21	Foul on Fiston Ipassou.	19	18
6:21	Darius Burford made Free Throw.	19	19
6:21	Darius Burford made Free Throw.	19	20
5:55	Marques Warrick missed Three Point Jumper.	19	20
5:54	Illinois State Defensive Rebound.	19	20
5:29	Malachi Poindexter missed Jumper.	19	20
5:26	Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.	19	20
5:22	Trey Robinson Turnover.	19	20
5:10	Dalton Banks Turnover.	19	20
5:10	LJ Wells Steal.	19	20
5:05	Jeramiah Israel made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Bradley.	21	20
4:40	Kendall Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Poindexter.	21	22
4:33	Marques Warrick made Layup. Assisted by LJ Wells.	23	22
4:14	Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
4:10	Darius Burford Offensive Rebound.	23	22
4:08	Darius Burford made Three Point Jumper.	23	25
4:07	Northern Kentucky Timeout	23	25
4:07	Official TV Timeout	23	25
3:37	Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper.	26	25
3:01	Luke Kasubke missed Jumper.	26	25
3:01	Keeyan Itejere Block.	26	25
2:58	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	26	25
2:50	Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.	26	25
2:47	Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.	26	25
2:42	Kendall Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Luke Kasubke.	26	27
2:42	Foul on Keeyan Itejere.	26	27
2:42	Kendall Lewis made Free Throw.	26	28
2:18	Marques Warrick missed Three Point Jumper.	26	28
2:15	Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:56	Darius Burford missed Jumper.	26	28
1:53	Michael Bradley Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:48	Sam Vinson missed Layup.	26	28
1:47	Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	26	28
1:28	Michael Bradley missed Jumper.	26	28
1:26	Trey Robinson Offensive Rebound.	26	28
1:24	Marques Warrick missed Layup.	26	28
1:21	Sam Vinson Offensive Rebound.	26	28
1:03	Michael Bradley Turnover.	26	28
0:49	Johnny Kinziger Turnover.	26	28
0:41	Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.	26	28
0:38	Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.	26	28
0:30	Brandon Lieb made Layup. Assisted by Kendall Lewis.	26	30
0:02	Marques Warrick missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
0:00	Johnny Kinziger Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0:00	End of 1st half	26	30

CEFCU Arena

1:00 AM, 7 December 2023

Normal, IL

Attendance: 3,215

Referees:
Randy Heimerman
Craig Murley
Edward Crenshaw

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Oakland	15-5	-	24-12
Youngstown State	14-6	1	22-10
Green Bay	13-7	2	18-14
Wright State	13-7	2	18-14
Milwaukee	12-8	3	20-15
Northern Kentucky	12-8	3	18-15
Purdue Fort Wayne	11-9	4	23-13
Cleveland State	11-9	4	21-15
Robert Morris	6-14	9	10-22
IUPUI	2-18	13	6-26
Detroit Mercy	1-19	14	1-31

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Indiana State	17-3	-	32-7
Drake	16-4	1	28-7
Bradley	13-7	4	23-12
Belmont	12-8	5	20-13
Northern Iowa	12-8	5	19-14
Southern Illinois	11-9	6	19-13
Illinois State	9-11	8	15-17
Murray State	9-11	8	12-20
Missouri State	8-12	9	17-16
Evansville	6-14	11	17-18
UIC	4-16	13	12-21
Valparaiso	3-17	14	7-25

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