Illinois State Redbirds vs Dayton Flyers, NIT Quarterfinal

College BasketballNIT · Quarterfinal

Illinois St

23-12

61-55

Final

Dayton

25-12

UD Arena

Lead tracker

ILST leadsBiggest lead ILST 19, DAY 0

DAY 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

ILSTDAY

22-40FG19-63

55Field Goal %30

6-163PT3-25

38Three Point %12

11-18FT14-19

61Free Throw %74

36Rebounds35

2Offensive Rebounds13

34Defensive Rebounds22

12Assists9

2Steals8

3Blocks3

15Turnovers5

0Team Turnovers1

15Total Turnovers5

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

5Points Off Turnovers17

2Fast Break Points6

32Points in Paint32

15Fouls19

19Largest Lead0

0Lead Changes0

96Percent Led0

Player of the game

Chase Walker

ILST · 13 PTS, 10 REB

7.0

Win probability

100%ILST final

ILSTDAY

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:14
+1
Makes free throw 3 of 3
Bryce Heard makes free throw 3 of 3
B. Heard · 12 PTS
ILST 61 - 55 DAY
H2 0:14
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 3
Bryce Heard makes free throw 2 of 3
B. Heard · 12 PTS
ILST 61 - 54 DAY
H2 0:14
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 3
Bryce Heard makes free throw 1 of 3
B. Heard · 12 PTS
ILST 61 - 53 DAY
H2 0:14
Foul on Boden Skunberg
Foul on Boden Skunberg.
B. Skunberg · 6 PTS
H2 0:21
Defensive rebound
Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:23
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
C. Walker · 13 PTS
ILST 61 - 52 DAY
H2 0:23
Foul on Jordan Derkack
Foul on Jordan Derkack.
J. Derkack · 11 PTS
H2 0:23
Defensive rebound
Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:23
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Chase Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
C. Walker · 13 PTS
H2 0:24
Misses layup
Jordan Derkack misses layup
J. Derkack · 11 PTS
H2 0:30
Defensive rebound
Damon Friery Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:31
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Chase Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
C. Walker · 13 PTS
H2 0:32
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
C. Walker · 13 PTS
ILST 60 - 52 DAY
H2 0:32
Foul on Keonte Jones
Foul on Keonte Jones.
K. Jones · 9 PTS
H2 0:32
Defensive rebound
Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:32
Misses tip in layup
Keonte Jones misses tip in layup
K. Jones · 9 PTS
H2 0:32
Offensive Rebound
Keonte Jones Offensive Rebound.
K. Jones · 9 PTS
H2 0:35
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Friery misses 25-foot three point jumper
D. Friery · 4 PTS
H2 0:42
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Chase Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
C. Walker · 13 PTS
ILST 59 - 52 DAY
H2 0:42
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
C. Walker · 13 PTS
ILST 58 - 52 DAY
H2 0:42
Foul on Bryce Heard
Foul on Bryce Heard.
B. Heard · 12 PTS
H2 0:43
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Derkack makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Derkack · 11 PTS
ILST 57 - 52 DAY
H2 0:43
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jordan Derkack makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Derkack · 11 PTS
ILST 57 - 51 DAY