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Illinois State Redbirds vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons, NIT 2nd Round

College Basketball
Illinois St
22-12
78-75
Final
Wake Forest
18-17
LJVM Coliseum

Lead tracker

ILST leadsBiggest lead ILST 3, WAKE 9
H1H2
WAKE leads
Team1H2HT
ILST324678
WAKE324375

Who won: Illinois St 78-75

The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 78-75 in NIT 2nd Round on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at LJVM Coliseum. Ty Pence led the Illinois St in points (23). Tre'Von Spillers led the Wake Forest in points (24).

Player of the game

Tre'Von Spillers

WAKE · 24 PTS, 8 REB

8.8

Win probability

100%ILST final
ILSTWAKE

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:01Chase Walker

    Steal

    Chase Walker Steal.

    C. Walker · 15 PTS

  4. H2 0:01Isaac Carr
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Isaac Carr bad pass turnover

    I. Carr · 3 PTS

  5. H2 0:01ILS

    Regulartimeout

    Illinois State Timeout

  6. H2 0:01WAK

    Regulartimeout

    Wake Forest Timeout

  7. THREEH2 0:02
    Johnny Kinziger

    Three! Jumper, 26 ft

    J. Kinziger · 19 PTS

    Johnny Kinziger makes 26-foot three point jumper

    ILST 78 - 75 WAKE
  8. H2 0:28Tre'Von Spillers
    +2

    Layup

    Tre'Von Spillers makes layup (Juke Harris assists)

    T. Spillers · 24 PTS · ast J. Harris

    ILST 75 - 75 WAKE
  9. H2 0:47Chase Walker
    +2

    Layup

    Chase Walker makes layup

    C. Walker · 15 PTS

    ILST 75 - 73 WAKE
  10. H2 1:04ILS

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois State Timeout

  11. H2 1:12Tre'Von Spillers
    +2

    Layup

    Tre'Von Spillers makes layup (Juke Harris assists)

    T. Spillers · 24 PTS · ast J. Harris

    ILST 73 - 73 WAKE
  12. H2 1:26Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 19 PTS

    ILST 73 - 71 WAKE
  13. H2 1:26Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 19 PTS

    ILST 72 - 71 WAKE
  14. H2 1:26Isaac Carr

    Foul on Isaac Carr

    Foul on Isaac Carr.

    I. Carr · 3 PTS

  15. H2 1:49Juke Harris
    +2

    Tip in layup, 0 ft

    Juke Harris makes 0-foot tip in layup

    J. Harris · 20 PTS

    ILST 71 - 71 WAKE
  16. H2 1:49Juke Harris

    Offensive Rebound

    Juke Harris Offensive Rebound.

    J. Harris · 20 PTS

  17. H2 1:54Chase Walker

    Block

    Chase Walker Block.

    C. Walker · 15 PTS

  18. H2 1:54Juke Harris

    Misses driving layup

    Juke Harris misses driving layup

    J. Harris · 20 PTS

  19. H2 2:10Omaha Biliew

    Defensive rebound

    Omaha Biliew Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 2:13Boden Skunberg

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Boden Skunberg misses 26-foot three point jumper

    B. Skunberg · 7 PTS

  21. H2 2:30Isaac Carr
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Isaac Carr makes free throw 2 of 2

    I. Carr · 3 PTS

    ILST 71 - 69 WAKE
  22. H2 2:30WAK

    Dead ball rebound

    Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.

  23. H2 2:30Isaac Carr

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Isaac Carr misses free throw 1 of 2

    I. Carr · 3 PTS

  24. H2 2:30Ty Pence

    Foul on Ty Pence

    Foul on Ty Pence.

    Ty Pence · 23 PTS

  25. H2 3:00Ty Pence
    +2

    Jumper, 10 ft

    Ty Pence makes 10-foot jumper

    Ty Pence · 23 PTS

    ILST 71 - 68 WAKE

Leaders

ILSTWAKE
Points
Ty Pence
23
Tre'Von Spillers
24
Assists
Johnny Kinziger
5
Nate Calmese
5
Rebounds
Boden Skunberg
9
Tre'Von Spillers
8

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