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

WAKE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
ILST	32	46	78
WAKE	32	43	75

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

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
Steal
Chase Walker Steal.
C. Walker · 15 PTS
H2 0:01
TO
Bad pass turnover
Isaac Carr bad pass turnover
I. Carr · 3 PTS
H2 0:01ILS
Regulartimeout
Illinois State Timeout
H2 0:01WAK
Regulartimeout
Wake Forest Timeout
THREEH2 0:02
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
J. Kinziger · 19 PTS
Johnny Kinziger makes 26-foot three point jumper
ILST 78 - 75 WAKE
H2 0:28
+2
Layup
Tre'Von Spillers makes layup (Juke Harris assists)
T. Spillers · 24 PTS · ast J. Harris
ILST 75 - 75 WAKE
H2 0:47
+2
Layup
Chase Walker makes layup
C. Walker · 15 PTS
ILST 75 - 73 WAKE
H2 1:04ILS
Shorttimeout
Illinois State Timeout
H2 1:12
+2
Layup
Tre'Von Spillers makes layup (Juke Harris assists)
T. Spillers · 24 PTS · ast J. Harris
ILST 73 - 73 WAKE
H2 1:26
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Kinziger · 19 PTS
ILST 73 - 71 WAKE
H2 1:26
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Kinziger · 19 PTS
ILST 72 - 71 WAKE
H2 1:26
Foul on Isaac Carr
Foul on Isaac Carr.
I. Carr · 3 PTS
H2 1:49
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Juke Harris makes 0-foot tip in layup
J. Harris · 20 PTS
ILST 71 - 71 WAKE
H2 1:49
Offensive Rebound
Juke Harris Offensive Rebound.
J. Harris · 20 PTS
H2 1:54
Block
Chase Walker Block.
C. Walker · 15 PTS
H2 1:54
Misses driving layup
Juke Harris misses driving layup
J. Harris · 20 PTS
H2 2:10
Defensive rebound
Omaha Biliew Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:13
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Boden Skunberg misses 26-foot three point jumper
B. Skunberg · 7 PTS
H2 2:30
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Isaac Carr makes free throw 2 of 2
I. Carr · 3 PTS
ILST 71 - 69 WAKE
H2 2:30WAK
Dead ball rebound
Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 2:30
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Isaac Carr misses free throw 1 of 2
I. Carr · 3 PTS
H2 2:30
Foul on Ty Pence
Foul on Ty Pence.
Ty Pence · 23 PTS
H2 3:00
+2
Jumper, 10 ft
Ty Pence makes 10-foot jumper
Ty Pence · 23 PTS
ILST 71 - 68 WAKE