Ian Scott led the Sycamores in scoring with 20 points.

NORMAL, Ill. — Chase Walker had 18 points in Illinois State’s 85-65 win over Indiana State on Sunday.

Walker added five rebounds for the Redbirds (10-3, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Ty Pence scored 15 points, going 6 of 8 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Johnny Kinziger finished 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 10 points.

Ian Scott finished with 20 points for the Sycamores (7-6, 0-2). Indiana State also got 11 points and four assists from Xavier Hall. Camp Wagner also recorded 10 points and seven rebounds.

Illinois State took the lead for good with 13:00 remaining in the first half. The score was 42-25 at halftime, with Walker racking up 11 points. Illinois State pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a 16-point lead to 23 points.


Illinois State 85, Indiana State 65

INDIANA STATE (7-6) — Scott 6-10 5-7 20, Vorst 2-5 3-6 8, Hall 4-9 2-2 11, Van Buggenhout 1-4 0-1 2, Wagner 3-9 2-2 10, St. Bernard 0-0 1-6 1, Alocen 1-3 1-1 3, Young 1-4 2-2 4, Bean 0-0 0-0 0, Nordheim 0-0 0-0 0, J.Walker 1-1 0-0 3, Huttenlocker 1-1 0-0 3. Totals: 20-46 16-27 65.

ILLINOIS STATE (10-3) — C.Walker 8-13 2-2 18, Coleman 1-5 1-2 3, Kinziger 5-9 0-0 10, Pence 6-8 2-3 15, Skunberg 3-5 1-2 9, Lieb 3-5 1-1 7, Moore 1-1 4-4 7, Daugherty 1-5 0-0 3, Klabo 4-6 0-0 8, Wolf 2-8 1-1 5, Blake 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 34-65 12-15 85.

Halftime—Illinois State 42-25. 3-Point Goals—Indiana State 9-24 (Scott 3-5, Wagner 2-5, Huttenlocker 1-1, J.Walker 1-1, Vorst 1-2, Hall 1-5, Young 0-1, Alocen 0-2, Van Buggenhout 0-2), Illinois State 5-16 (Skunberg 2-2, Moore 1-1, Pence 1-1, Daugherty 1-5, Coleman 0-1, Kinziger 0-2, Klabo 0-2, Wolf 0-2). Rebounds—Indiana State 25 (Wagner 7), Illinois State 35 (Lieb 7). Assists—Indiana State 11 (Hall 4), Illinois State 16 (Lieb 4). Total Fouls—Indiana State 15, Illinois State 19. A—4,481 (10,200).

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