Illinois State Redbirds vs Dayton Flyers, NIT Quarterfinal
Lead tracker
ILST leadsBiggest lead ILST 19, DAY 0DAY leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 ILST | 33 | 28 | 61 |
 DAY | 23 | 32 | 55 |
Who won: Illinois St 61-55
The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Dayton Flyers 61-55 in NIT Quarterfinal on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at UD Arena. The Illinois St outscored the Dayton 33-23 in the 1st half. Johnny Kinziger led the Illinois St in points (16). Bryce Heard led the Dayton in points (12).
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Player of the game
Chase Walker
ILST · 13 PTS, 10 REB
7.0
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amal L'EtangF6.1 | 31 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Jaiun SimonF | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.5 |
| De'Shayne MontgomeryG5.5 | 22 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Keonte JonesG6.6 | 36 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Javon BennettG4.9 | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Damon FrieryF5.9 | 16 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Jacob ConnerF4.0 | 21 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Malcolm ThomasF | 7 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Sean PouedetG | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Makai GrantG | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will MaxwellG | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan DerkackG6.1 | 28 | 11 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6.1 |
| Bryce HeardG6.8 | 21 | 12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9.4 |
