ISU
vs.
Samford
December 8th


1st 2nd TOTAL
Illinois State 23 42 65
Samford 27 27 54
 

The game started slowly with Dirk Williams scoring the first points on 2 free throws with 18:31 left in the half. Shedrick Ford and Williams combined for 4 points to give ISU a 6-5 lead with 14:25 remaining. The teams traded baskets over the next 3 minutes to forge a 10-10 tie. Later, a Baboucarr Bojang basket gave ISU a 19-16 lead. Samford went on an 11-4 run to finish out the half with a 27-23 lead.

The 2 teams started the second half trading baskets, and later the Birds crept back within 1 point, 36-35, on a Bojang basket. ISU took the lead for good on a basket by Gregg Alexander, 40-39. A Shawn Jeppson 3 pointer off of a pass from Vince Greene and 2 pointer by Greene gave the Birds a 6 point lead. Samford got back within 1 point, 46-45, before back to back baskets by Bojang and Greene  put the Birds back out in front by 5. ISU sealed the game at the line and won 65-54.

Greene, Bojang and Williams all scored in double digits to lead ISU.



Samford
PLAYER MIN FGM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST PF PTS
Mills 28 2-5 0-0 0 3 2 1 6
Green 26 3-6 0-0 1 2 2 5 6
Ramelli 31 7-7 0-0 0 3 1 4 14
Weaver 37 2-4 2-4 0 4 2 1 7
Felton 35 2-5 3-4 0 6 1 2 8
E Harper 24 3-6 2-2 1 2 3 1 10
Gardner 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0
Boerjan 9 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3
Dorsey 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 200 20-36 7-10 2 20 13 17 54
  .556 .700  
TEAM REBS: 5
TURNOVERS: 25 (Mills 6, Felton 5, Ramelli 5, Weaver 4, Green 2, Dorsey, Gardner)
BLOCKED SHOTS: None
STEALS: 2 (Weaver 2)
3-PT FGS: 7-21, .333 (Mills 2-5, Green 0-3, Weaver 1-3, Felton 1-3, E Harper 2-5, Boerjan 1-1, Dorsey 0-1)

Illinois St
PLAYER MIN FGM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST PF PTS
D Williams 32 3-6 4-4 0 1 2 2 10
Ford 26 3-7 0-0 2 2 1 3 6
Bojang 32 6-12 1-3 2 5 1 3 13
Alexander 34 2-6 0-2 0 3 4 0 5
Rice 19 1-3 4-4 0 0 3 0 6
Strandmark 4 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 4
Greene 23 2-4 8-10 1 1 4 1 14
Jeppson 19 2-6 0-0 0 2 1 3 5
Reid 11 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 2
Totals 200 22-47 17-23 5 17 16 13 65
  .468 .739  
TEAM REBS: 3
TURNOVERS: 11 (Bojang 3, Jeppson 2, Alexander, Ford, Greene, Reid, Rice, Strandmark)
BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 (D Williams)
STEALS: 10 (Bojang 3, Rice 3, Alexander 2, D Williams, Jeppson)
3-PT FGS: 4-12, .333 (D Williams 0-1, Alexander 1-5, Greene 2-3, Jeppson 1-3)

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