Redbirds Surge Late for Road Win Over Indiana State, 85-77

TERRE HAUTE, IN – Illinois State women's basketball (15-9, 9-4 MVC) put five scorers into double-figure scorers in an 85-77 come-from-behind win over Indiana State (4-20, 2-11) Thursday night inside the Hulman Center.  

HIGHLIGHTS 

• Shannon Dowell led Illinois State with a 19-point, 7 rebound and 5 assist performance. She also added two steals to the effort, which included 11 points in the second half.  

• Illinois State's post duo of Nevaeh Thomas and Addison Martin both reached double figures. Thomas scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half, adding 5 rebounds and 5 assists to an 8-for-13 (61.5%) effort from the field. Martin totaled 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the win.   

• Elyce Knudsen (13 points) and Maya Wong (11 points) also reached double-figures in the win. Knudsen knocked down a trio of three pointers, while Wong knocked down a pair of long balls.  

• Trista Fayta totaled a solid all-around effort of 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in the win, playing 18 minutes off the bench.  

• Illinois State trailed 37-35 at halftime, before using a 12-5 run to take a 47-45 lead at the 4:04 mark of the third. Thomas scored four-straight points at the end of that run, giving Illinois State a lead that the Redbirds never surrendered. Illinois State took a 55-50 lead into the fourth on a long ball from Thomas. 

• The Redbird run continued into the fourth, jumping ahead 85-70 in the final moments. Wong finished through contact, then knocked down the free throw and Illinois State led 65-57 at the 6:52 mark of the fourth. Addi Martin put up an and-1 of her own moments later and the Redbirds led 76-67.  

• Martin's bucket with 1:45 to give Illinois State its first double-figure lead of the night, before Illinois State closed out the win.  

GAME NOTES 

• Graduate Maya Wong appeared in her 146th career game, setting a program record. She surpassed Nicolle Lewis (2005-10) for the most games played of any Redbird in program history.  

• Illinois State shot 32-for-57 from the field (56.1%) from the field, finishing north of 50% from the field for the 10th time this season and the seventh time against an MVC opponent this year. The Redbirds tied their season-high with a 9-for-18 (50%) mark from deep.  

• The Redbirds tallied 23 assists, finishing with 20+ assists for the sixth time this season. Four Redbirds finished with five assists in the win.  

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