TERRE HAUTE, IN – Behind four double-figure scoring efforts, Illinois State Women's Basketball (14-6, 7-3 MVC) earned a third-straight win with a 64-59 victory at Indiana State (7-13, 3-7) Sunday.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Maya Wong scored 12 of her team-high 16 points in the first half, including a 6-for-6 mark from the charity stripe. Overall, she was 8-for-8 from the line and finished with 3 assists and 2 rebounds.
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DeAnna Wilson reached double figures for the 8th time in MVC play, tallying 13 points, 5 rebounds and one steal. She scored 8 of her points in the second half Sunday.
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Shannon Dowell and Kate Bullman both finished with 10 points. Bullman put up an impressive stat line of 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 steals. Her three in the fourth quarter gave Illinois State an 8-point lead and effectively put the game on ice. Meanwhile Dowell scored 8 points in the second half and finished with 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
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The two sides were within two possessions for most of the first half. Indiana State led 14-13 before an 11-3 run gave Illinois State a 24-16 lead at the 6:29 mark. Wong scored 9 of the Illinois State points in that surge, which included a pair of threes. The Redbirds took a 33-27 lead into the locker room.
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Illinois State jumped back in front by 8 in the early moments of the third quarter, but Indiana State battled to trim the Redbird advantage down to just two points. The Redbirds responded with 6 unanswered points to lead 43-35.
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Indiana State eventually took a 44-43 lead to open the fourth quarter before Illinois State hit seven free throws during a 10-3 run that put Illinois State back in front 54-47.
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The Sycamores went to the line and made it a 56-52 game, but Bullman answered with her three to put Illinois State ahead seven with under a minute to go.
GAME NOTES
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Wilson had five rebounds in the win, which puts her at 766 rebounds in her Illinois State career. She moved into the top five of Illinois State's career rebounding list with the effort.
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Illinois State won its tenth straight over Indiana State, which is Illinois State's second-longest active winning streak against an active MVC foe behind a streak of 12-straight over Evansville.
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Illinois State finished 25-for-27 from the free throw line, which is a season-best 92.6%. It marks the second time this season Illinois State has shot north of 90 percent from the free throw line, joining an effort of 90.5 percent (19-for-21) against UNI last week.
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It was the ninth time in MVC play that Illinois State has made double-digit free throws and the fourth time the Redbirds have made 20-plus free throws in a single league game this season.
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It was the second time this season Bullman has finished a single-game with five blocks, joining her five-block performance Jan. 10 vs Southern Illinois.
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It was the tenth time this season the Redbirds have finished with four-plus double figure scorers in a single game. The Redbirds are 9-1 in those contests.
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