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Associated Press
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Illinois State, Troy play in NIT
▶ Follow AP's full coverage of March Madness. ▶ Get the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Troy Trojans (23-13, 14-6 Sun Belt) at Illinois State Redbirds (24-12, 15-7 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State plays Troy in the National Invitation Tournament. The Redbirds' record in MVC games is 15-7, and their record is 9-5 in non-conference games. Illinois State ranks sixth in the MVC in rebounding averaging 32.6 rebounds. Nevaeh Thomas leads the Redbirds with 7.0 boards. The Trojans are 14-6 against Sun Belt opponents. Troy averages 16.9 turnovers per game and is 10-2 when winning the turnover battle. Illinois State makes 48.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.0 percentage points higher than Troy has allowed to its opponents (37.4%). Troy averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Illinois State allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Shannon Dowell is averaging 17.1 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Redbirds. Elyce Knudsen is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Zay Dyer is shooting 44.6% and averaging 13.8 points for the Trojans. Emani Jenkins is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 7-3, averaging 76.9 points, 29.0 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points per game. Trojans: 7-3, averaging 83.7 points, 45.7 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 7.8 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points. ___
Washington Post
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Illinois State and Louisiana Tech play in NIT
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (18-15, 9-11 CUSA) at Illinois State Redbirds (23-12, 15-7 MVC) Bloomington, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State plays Louisiana Tech in the National Invitation Tournament. The Redbirds are 15-7 against MVC opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Illinois State is third in the MVC with 25.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Nevaeh Thomas averaging 5.4.
Washington Post
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Illinois State plays Louisiana Tech in NIT matchup
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (18-15, 9-11 CUSA) at Illinois State Redbirds (23-12, 15-7 MVC) Bloomington, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State and Louisiana Tech meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Redbirds' record in MVC play is 15-7, and their record is 8-5 in non-conference play. Illinois State ranks third in the MVC with 25.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Nevaeh Thomas averaging 5.4. The Lady Techsters are 9-11 against CUSA teams. Louisiana Tech is third in the CUSA scoring 66.3 points per game and is shooting 41.8%. Illinois State makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.0 percentage points higher than Louisiana Tech has allowed to its opponents (40.2%). Louisiana Tech has shot at a 41.8% clip from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points above the 41.2% shooting opponents of Illinois State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Shannon Dowell is shooting 48.9% and averaging 17.3 points for the Redbirds. Elyce Knudsen is averaging 14.9 points over the last 10 games. Jordan Marshall is averaging 11.5 points and 8.6 rebounds for the Lady Techsters. Paris Bradley is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 7-3, averaging 75.7 points, 31.0 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game. Lady Techsters: 5-5, averaging 65.1 points, 34.2 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.7 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Illinois State and Louisiana Tech play in NIT
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (18-15, 9-11 CUSA) at Illinois State Redbirds (23-12, 15-7 MVC) Bloomington, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State plays Louisiana Tech in the National Invitation Tournament. Advertisement The Redbirds are 15-7 against MVC opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Illinois State is third in the MVC with 25.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Nevaeh Thomas averaging 5.4. The Lady Techsters are 9-11 in CUSA play. Louisiana Tech has a 2-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Illinois State makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.0 percentage points higher than Louisiana Tech has allowed to its opponents (40.2%). Louisiana Tech averages 66.3 points per game, 1.8 fewer than the 68.1 Illinois State allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Maya Wong is averaging 8.5 points and 4.1 assists for the Redbirds. Shannon Dowell is averaging 22.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 50.6% over the past 10 games. Advertisement Paris Bradley is averaging 14.3 points for the Lady Techsters. Jordan Marshall is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 7-3, averaging 75.7 points, 31.0 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game. Lady Techsters: 5-5, averaging 65.1 points, 34.2 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.7 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Illinois State and Louisiana Tech play in NIT
▶ Follow AP's full coverage of March Madness. ▶ Get the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Bloomington, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State plays Louisiana Tech in the National Invitation Tournament. The Redbirds are 15-7 against MVC opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Illinois State is third in the MVC with 25.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Nevaeh Thomas averaging 5.4. The Lady Techsters are 9-11 in CUSA play. Louisiana Tech has a 2-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Illinois State makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.0 percentage points higher than Louisiana Tech has allowed to its opponents (40.2%). Louisiana Tech averages 66.3 points per game, 1.8 fewer than the 68.1 Illinois State allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Maya Wong is averaging 8.5 points and 4.1 assists for the Redbirds. Shannon Dowell is averaging 22.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 50.6% over the past 10 games. Paris Bradley is averaging 14.3 points for the Lady Techsters. Jordan Marshall is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 7-3, averaging 75.7 points, 31.0 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game. Lady Techsters: 5-5, averaging 65.1 points, 34.2 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.7 points.
