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Terrion Moore
Dennis Banks
71
Drake DRA 12-10,10-5 MVC
81
Winner Illinois St. ISU 11-6,8-6 MVC
Drake DRA
12-10,10-5 MVC
71
Final
81
Illinois St. ISU
11-6,8-6 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Drake DRA 21 15 19 16 71
Illinois St. ISU 20 14 30 17 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Illinois State Completes Sweep of Drake, Wins 81-71 on Senior Day

NORMAL, Ill. –  The Illinois State women's basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a 81-71 win over Drake on Saturday inside Redbird Arena.

Junior Terrion Moore led the 'Birds with 18 points (6-13 FG, 46.2%; 4-8 3 PT, 50%), adding four rebounds, three first-quarter steals, two assists, and a game-high +17 plus/minus.

Seniors Juliunn Redmond and Paige Saylor were honored prior to the game. Redmond and Saylor each netted five points for Illinois State (12-6 overall, 9-6 MVC), which outscored Drake 30-19 in the third quarter.

Drake (12-10 overall, 10-5 MVC) was led by 22 points from Grace Berg.

HOW IT HAPPENED
An efficient first quarter for both teams saw a combined 15-of-24 (62.5%) shooting performance, yielding a Drake lead, 21-20 after 10 minutes.

The teams cooled off in the second quarter, shooting a combined 9-of-32 (28.1%) from the floor. Drake led 36-34 at halftime in a game that featured 19 lead changes.

ISU drilled 6-of-9 (66.7%) three-point attempts in the third period en route to taking a 64-55 advantage after 30 minutes of action.

The Illinois State lead grew to 79-66 with 3:26 remaining, its largest of the game, before the game ended at 81-71.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • The 2020-21 season is the first season since 2012-2013 that Illinois State swept Drake.
  • Illinois State was 13-of-25 (52%) from behind the arc, tying a season-high in made three-point field goals set in the season-opening game against Saint Xavier.
  • The Redbirds bench put on a solid showing, outscoring the Bulldogs' bench, 30-20. Freshman Kate Bullman scored 10 points (1-1 3 PT), redshirt freshman Maya Wong netted nine points (2-2 3 PT), and junior Kayel Newland chipped in nine points (3-3 3 PT).
  • The ISU bench was a combined 6-for-6 from three-point range, and 9-for-15 (60%) from the floor.
  • ISU was 16-for-18 (88.9%) from the free throw line. Combined, the teams were 29-of-33 (87.9%).
  • Illinois State posted 10 steals, the fifth time it has had at least 10 steals in a game this season.
  • Sophomore DeAnna Wilson put in 12 points (5-9 FG, 55.6%), adding five rebounds and a steal.
  • The game featured a made buzzer-beater at the end of all four quarters.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH KRISTEN GILLESPIE
On the sweep: "It's hard to put into words just how proud I am of that group in that locker room. This is a long time coming. After the game yesterday, everyone was really excited and I told them as good as this feeling is, it's going to be better in 24 hours if we can commit to each other and commit to being a little bit better versions of ourselves tomorrow night. Locker rooms like that, I mean that's why you coach. To see the elation on their faces, it's so worth it."

UP NEXT
The 'Birds are scheduled for a rematch with Bradley on Thursday at 6 p.m in Peoria. Illinois State won the season's first I-74 rivalry game between the two teams, 66-54.

For all the latest on Illinois State women's basketball, stay tuned at GoRedbirds.com and follow the team at @RedbirdWBB (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).

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