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phil fayne
Matt Turer
65
Illinois State ILSU 14-11 (7-5 MVC)
66
Winner Missouri State MSU 13-12 (7-5 MVC)
Illinois State ILSU
14-11 (7-5 MVC)
65
Final
66
Missouri State MSU
13-12 (7-5 MVC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Illinois State ILSU 32 33 65
Missouri State MSU 27 39 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Redbirds Fall to Buzzer-Beater at Missouri State

For the second time this season the Illinois State Redbirds fell victim to a half-court buzzer beater, this one giving host Missouri State a 66-65 win on Sunday afternoon.
 

How It Happened

The Redbirds jumped on the board quickly with a Zach Copeland three-pointer on the first possession of the game; however, Missouri State responded with a run and took a four-point lead at 14-10 with 12:36 to play in the first half. Over the next five-plus minutes the ISU defense tightened, helping hold Missouri State scoreless while scoring 10 points of their own, pushing out to a six-point, 20-14 lead. The Redbirds would not trail again in the half, despite Missouri State knotting the score twice, as ISU took a five-point, 32-27 lead into the locker room on a Milik Yarbrough three-point basket.

Illinois State's lead grew to as many as eight in the second half at 42-34 with 14:06 to play in the game, before the Bears rallied to score eight straight and knot the score at 42. The Redbird lead once again grew, this time to seven, but Missouri State rallied and took its lone lead of the second half as the clock on the scoreboard was at all zeros.

Key Moment

Jarred Dixon's half-court shot at the final buzzer gave Illinois State it's second loss in that fashion this season.

Inside the Box Score

  • Phil Fayne scored a game-high 22 points, making 9-of-15 shots from the field while pulling down six rebounds.
  • Yarbrough scored 17 points with six rebounds and three assists.
  • Copeland scored a dozen points with three assists and five rebounds.
  • Illinois State out-rebounded Missouri State 31-to-30.

Stat of the Game

For the first time this season, Illinois State lost the game when trailing at halftime.

What's Next

Illinois State returns to action on Wednesday night, Feb. 13, when the Redbirds travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to take on the UNI Panthers in a 7 p.m. tip-off.

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