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Walker's 27 help Illinois State defeat Saint Louis 81-77
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Chase Walker scored 27 points as Illinois State beat Saint Louis 81-77 on Sunday night.
Walker added eight rebounds for the Redbirds (6-4). Johnny Kinziger scored 20 points and added six rebounds. Dalton Banks shot 3 for 8, including 0 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with eight points, while adding three blocks.
Robbie Avila finished with 28 points for the Billikens (6-4). Isaiah Swope added 22 points, four assists and two steals for Saint Louis. Gibson Jimerson also recorded 15 points and six rebounds.
Illinois State went into halftime ahead of Saint Louis 43-31. Walker scored 14 points in the half. Walker led Illinois State with 13 points in the second half as their team was outscored by eight points over the final half but held on for the victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Redbirds gains possession) | Â |
| 19:33 | | +2 | Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:06 |  | Â | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:52 | | +2 | Chase Walker makes two point layup | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | | +3 | Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists) | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:13 | | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Dalton Banks blocks Isaiah Swope's two point layup | Â |
| 18:04 | | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:52 | | +2 | Landon Wolf makes two point layup (Chase Walker assists) | 3-6 |
| 17:37 | | Â | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:19 | | Â | Redbirds 30 second timeout | Â |
| 17:18 | | +3 | Chase Walker makes three point jump shot (Ty Pence assists) | 3-9 |
| 17:07 | | Â | Kalu Anya offensive foul | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Kalu Anya turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:43 | | +2 | Ty Pence makes two point jump shot | 3-11 |
| 16:31 | | Â | Dalton Banks blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point layup | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:23 | | Â | Dalton Banks blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point layup | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:15 | | +2 | Dalton Banks makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 3-13 |
| 15:48 | | Â | Robbie Avila misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Isaiah Swope personal foul | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:25 | | +2 | Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup | 3-15 |
| 15:11 | | Â | Isaiah Swope misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Landon Wolf defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | Kalu Anya blocks Johnny Kinziger's two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Robbie Avila offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:34 | | +1 | Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-15 |
| 14:34 | | +1 | Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-15 |
| 14:14 | | +2 | Landon Wolf makes two point hook shot (Malachi Poindexter assists) | 5-17 |
| 14:05 | | Â | Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:03 | | Â | Landon Wolf defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:45 | | +3 | Landon Wolf makes three point jump shot (Caden Boser assists) | 5-20 |
| 13:26 | | Â | Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:12 | | +2 | Ty Pence makes two point jump shot | 5-22 |
| 13:12 | | Â | Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Ty Pence misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Jack Daugherty personal foul | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Dylan Warlick offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Ty Pence shooting foul (Dylan Warlick draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Dylan Warlick misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:34 | | +1 | Dylan Warlick makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-22 |
| 12:15 | | Â | Kellen Thames shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:15 | | +1 | Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-23 |
| 11:51 | | Â | Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals) | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Malachi Poindexter turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Avila steals) | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Robbie Avila offensive foul | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Robbie Avila turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Dalton Banks misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Kellen Thames personal foul | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Amari McCottry defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point jump shot | 8-23 |
| 10:13 | | Â | Amari McCottry shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:13 | | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-24 |
| 10:13 | | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-25 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point jump shot | 10-25 |
| 9:22 | | +2 | Chase Walker makes two point layup (Landon Wolf assists) | 10-27 |
| 9:10 | | +3 | Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot | 13-27 |
| 8:55 | | +3 | Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists) | 13-30 |
| 8:52 | | Â | Billikens 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Robbie Avila shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-31 |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-32 |
| 8:00 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson offensive foul | Â |
| 8:00 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Ty Pence misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Redbirds offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Chase Walker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:47 | | +3 | Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Landon Wolf assists) | 13-35 |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Kalu Anya assists) | 16-35 |
| 5:57 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:55 | | Â | Chase Walker offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Chase Walker makes two point layup | 16-37 |
| 5:53 | | Â | Robbie Avila shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:53 | | +1 | Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-38 |
| 5:36 | | +3 | Kilian Brockhoff makes three point jump shot (Gibson Jimerson assists) | 19-38 |
| 5:07 | | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Kalu Anya defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Kilian Brockhoff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Kalu Anya offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Isaiah Swope turnover (lost ball) (Caden Boser steals) | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Isaiah Swope offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Swope makes two point tip layup | 21-38 |
| 3:24 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Kilian Brockhoff shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Ty Pence misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:01 | | +1 | Ty Pence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-39 |
| 2:45 | | +3 | Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot | 24-39 |
| 2:29 | | Â | Kilian Brockhoff shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-40 |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-41 |
| 2:11 | | Â | Jack Daugherty shooting foul (Gibson Jimerson draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:11 | | +1 | Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-41 |
| 2:11 | | +1 | Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-41 |
| 1:58 | | Â | Chase Walker turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 1:37 | | Â | Ty Pence personal foul | Â |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Kilian Brockhoff assists) | 29-41 |
| 1:05 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:03 | | Â | Kalu Anya defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Kalu Anya assists) | 31-41 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Chase Walker makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists) | 31-43 |
| 0:05 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Billikens offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Billikens turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Kalu Anya defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |