Troy Trojans @ Illinois State Redbirds
Women's NIT - Semifinal
24-13, 9-9 Away
99
24-13, 9-9 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TROY | 28 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 99 |
ILST | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 96 |
24-13, 14-4 Home
96
24-13, 14-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Zay Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Layup.
- Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Elyce Knudsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nevaeh Thomas.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Layup.
- Doneelah Washington made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Jumper.
- Doneelah Washington made Layup.
- Ashley Baez missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Free Throw.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Layup.
- Zay Dyer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Briana Peguero made Jumper.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zay Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Baez.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Doneelah Washington.
- Brianna Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Jumper.
- Ashley Baez missed Three Point Jumper.
- Doneelah Washington made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Briana Peguero missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brianna Jackson made Layup.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup.
- Shannon Dowell missed Jumper.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Briana Peguero missed Layup.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup. Assisted by Trista Fayta.
- Zay Dyer missed Jumper.
- Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Ashley Baez made Layup.
- Shannon Dowell missed Jumper.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Layup.
- Zay Dyer missed Layup.
- Briana Peguero missed Jumper.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Savannah McGowan missed Jumper.
- Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zay Dyer.
- Savannah McGowan missed Jumper.
- Fortuna Ngnawo missed Jumper.
- Doneelah Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Trista Fayta.
- Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fortuna Ngnawo.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Emani Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell missed Jumper.
- Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Layup.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Leilani Guion missed Jumper.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Shannon Dowell missed Jumper.
- Leilani Guion made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Baez.
- Addison Martin missed Layup.
- Leilani Guion missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maya Wong made Layup.
- Shannon Dowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elyce Knudsen.
- Fortuna Ngnawo missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Emani Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Briana Peguero missed Three Point Jumper.
- Emani Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Jumper. Assisted by Doneelah Washington.
- Zay Dyer made Jumper.
- Ashley Baez made Layup.
- Doneelah Washington made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Briana Peguero missed Three Point Jumper.
- Leilani Guion missed Jumper.
- Addison Martin made Layup.
- Ashley Baez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Guion.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup.
- Zay Dyer missed Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Nevaeh Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brianna Jackson missed Layup.
- Addison Martin made Free Throw.
- Addison Martin made Free Throw.
- Maya Wong made Layup.
- Maya Wong made Free Throw.
- Brianna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Maya Wong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nevaeh Thomas.
- Zay Dyer made Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell missed Jumper.
- Elyce Knudsen made Free Throw.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Free Throw.
- Zay Dyer missed Layup.
- Nevaeh Thomas missed Layup.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Layup.
- Brianna Jackson made Free Throw.
- Brianna Jackson made Free Throw.
- Zay Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Baez.
- Briana Peguero made Layup.
- Addison Martin made Jumper.
- Ashley Baez missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brianna Jackson missed Layup.
- Maya Wong missed Three Point Jumper.
- Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Brianna Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Layup.
- Emani Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Guion.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup.
- Khila Morris missed Layup.
- Leilani Guion missed Three Point Jumper.
- Elyce Knudsen made Jumper.
- Brianna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Brianna Jackson made Free Throw.
- Fortuna Ngnawo missed Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Briana Peguero missed Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Zay Dyer missed Jumper.
- Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zay Dyer.
- Briana Peguero made Free Throw.
- Doneelah Washington missed Free Throw.
- Doneelah Washington made Free Throw.
- Briana Peguero missed Three Point Jumper.
- Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell missed Jumper.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup.
- Fortuna Ngnawo missed Layup.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Shannon Dowell made Free Throw.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Layup. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Elyce Knudsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nevaeh Thomas.
- Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper.
- Addison Martin made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong.
- Briana Peguero missed Jumper.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Layup. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Fortuna Ngnawo missed Free Throw.
- Addison Martin missed Layup.
- Briana Peguero made Jumper.
- Briana Peguero made Layup.
- Addison Martin missed Jumper.
- Zay Dyer made Free Throw.
- Zay Dyer missed Free Throw.
- Shaulana Wagner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zay Dyer.
- Elyce Knudsen made Jumper. Assisted by Nevaeh Thomas.
- Elyce Knudsen made Free Throw.
- Zay Dyer missed Jumper.
- Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Layup.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Free Throw.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Layup.
- Fortuna Ngnawo made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Shannon Dowell made Layup.
- Ashley Baez made Layup.
- Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Baez.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maya Wong missed Three Point Jumper.
- Briana Peguero missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zay Dyer made Free Throw.
- Zay Dyer made Free Throw.
- Maya Wong made Free Throw.
- Maya Wong made Free Throw.
- Brianna Jackson made Free Throw.
- Brianna Jackson made Free Throw.
- Nevaeh Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Addison Martin.
- Briana Peguero missed Free Throw.
- Briana Peguero made Free Throw.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maya Wong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Addison Martin.
- Ashley Baez missed Free Throw.
- Ashley Baez made Free Throw.
- Shaulana Wagner missed Free Throw.
- Shaulana Wagner made Free Throw.
- Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | TROY | ILST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Start game | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:59 | | Jump Ball won by Troy | 0 | 0 |
| 9:59 | | Jump Ball lost by Illinois State | 0 | 0 |
| 9:46 | | Zay Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner. | 2 | 0 |
| 9:33 | | Nevaeh Thomas made Layup. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:24 | | Foul on Addison Martin. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:24 | | Addison Martin subbing out for Illinois State | 2 | 2 |
| 9:24 | | Doneelah Washington subbing in for Illinois State | 2 | 2 |
| 9:15 | | Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner. | 5 | 2 |
| 8:53 | | Elyce Knudsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nevaeh Thomas. | 5 | 5 |
| 8:40 | | Fortuna Ngnawo made Layup. | 7 | 5 |
| 8:19 | | Doneelah Washington made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong. | 7 | 7 |
| 8:03 | | Fortuna Ngnawo made Jumper. | 9 | 7 |
| 7:51 | | Doneelah Washington made Layup. | 9 | 9 |
| 7:36 | | Ashley Baez missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 7:32 | | Nevaeh Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 7:23 | | Fortuna Ngnawo subbing out for Troy | 9 | 11 |
| 7:23 | | Brianna Jackson subbing in for Troy | 9 | 11 |
| 7:23 | | Nevaeh Thomas made Free Throw. | 9 | 12 |
| 7:23 | | Nevaeh Thomas made Layup. | 9 | 11 |
| 7:23 | | Foul on Fortuna Ngnawo. | 9 | 11 |
| 7:13 | | Zay Dyer missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Troy Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 12 |
| 6:58 | | Briana Peguero made Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 6:48 | | Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 6:46 | | Ashley Baez Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 6:38 | | Zay Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Baez. | 13 | 12 |
| 6:17 | | Nevaeh Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Doneelah Washington. | 13 | 14 |
| 6:08 | | Brianna Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 14 |
| 6:04 | | Elyce Knudsen Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 14 |
| 6:02 | | Foul on Brianna Jackson. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:58 | | Elyce Knudsen missed Jumper. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:56 | | Ashley Baez Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Ashley Baez missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:37 | | Doneelah Washington Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:15 | | Doneelah Washington made Layup. Assisted by Maya Wong. | 13 | 16 |
| 4:52 | | Briana Peguero missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | Brianna Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 16 |
| 4:46 | | Brianna Jackson made Layup. | 15 | 16 |
| 4:26 | | Shannon Dowell made Layup. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Foul on Brianna Jackson. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Brianna Jackson Turnover. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:20 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 18 | |
| 4:20 | | Elyce Knudsen subbing out for Illinois State | 15 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Trista Fayta subbing in for Illinois State | 15 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Brianna Jackson subbing out for Troy | 15 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Fortuna Ngnawo subbing in for Troy | 15 | 18 |
| 4:05 | | Shannon Dowell missed Jumper. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:05 | | Ashley Baez Block. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:00 | | Zay Dyer Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:48 | | Shaulana Wagner missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:46 | | Doneelah Washington Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Shannon Dowell Turnover. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Ashley Baez Steal. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:36 | | Briana Peguero missed Layup. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | Doneelah Washington Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Shannon Dowell made Layup. Assisted by Trista Fayta. | 15 | 20 |
| 3:15 | | Zay Dyer missed Jumper. | 15 | 20 |
| 3:15 | | Fortuna Ngnawo Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 20 |
| 3:15 | | Foul on Nevaeh Thomas. | 15 | 20 |
| 3:15 | | Nevaeh Thomas subbing out for Illinois State | 15 | 20 |
| 3:15 | | Savannah McGowan subbing in for Illinois State | 15 | 20 |
| 3:08 | | Briana Peguero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaulana Wagner. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:57 | | Savannah McGowan Turnover. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:57 | | Fortuna Ngnawo Steal. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:52 | | Ashley Baez made Layup. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:44 | | Shannon Dowell missed Jumper. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:41 | | Zay Dyer Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:35 | | Shaulana Wagner missed Layup. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Zay Dyer Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Zay Dyer missed Layup. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Doneelah Washington Block. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Troy Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Shannon Dowell subbing out for Illinois State | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Elyce Knudsen subbing in for Illinois State | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Ashley Baez subbing out for Troy | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Shaulana Wagner subbing out for Troy | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Emani Jenkins subbing in for Troy | 20 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Leilani Guion subbing in for Troy | 20 | 20 |
| 2:25 | | Briana Peguero missed Jumper. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:18 | | Fortuna Ngnawo Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 20 |
| 2:18 | | Fortuna Ngnawo made Two Point Tip Shot. | 22 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Savannah McGowan missed Jumper. | 22 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Troy Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 20 |
| 1:35 | | Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zay Dyer. | 25 | 20 |
| 1:20 | | Savannah McGowan missed Jumper. | 25 | 20 |
| 1:17 | | Zay Dyer Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 1:02 | | Fortuna Ngnawo missed Jumper. | 25 | 20 |
| 0:59 | | Trista Fayta Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 0:52 | | Doneelah Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Trista Fayta. | 25 | 22 |
| 0:36 | | Emani Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fortuna Ngnawo. | 28 | 22 |
| 0:08 | | Elyce Knudsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 22 |
| 0:04 | | Emani Jenkins Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 22 |
| 0:01 | | Emani Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 22 |
| 0:00 | | Illinois State Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 22 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st Quarter | 28 | 22 | |
Game Information
Normal, IL
Referee:Michael McConnell
Referee:Brian Garland
Referee:Lauren Niemiera
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 9-1 | - | 18-4 |
| Georgia Southern | 9-2 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
| Troy | 8-2 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Marshall | 8-3 | 1.5 | 17-6 |
| James Madison | 6-4 | 3 | 14-8 |
| Old Dominion | 5-5 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Texas State | 5-5 | 4 | 9-11 |
| Georgia State | 4-5 | 4.5 | 9-12 |
| Southern Miss | 4-6 | 5 | 11-10 |
| Coastal Carolina | 4-6 | 5 | 11-11 |
| UL Monroe | 3-8 | 6.5 | 8-12 |
| App State | 2-7 | 6.5 | 9-10 |
| South Alabama | 2-7 | 6.5 | 9-10 |
| Louisiana | 1-9 | 8 | 2-18 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 8-1 | - | 17-3 |
| Belmont | 7-1 | 0.5 | 11-8 |
| Bradley | 6-3 | 2 | 13-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 6-3 | 2 | 10-9 |
| Illinois State | 5-4 | 3 | 11-9 |
| Drake | 5-4 | 3 | 6-13 |
| UIC | 4-5 | 4 | 9-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 3-6 | 5 | 6-12 |
| Evansville | 3-6 | 5 | 5-15 |
| Indiana State | 2-7 | 6 | 6-13 |
| Valparaiso | 0-9 | 8 | 0-20 |
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