>>ISU Pounds Delaware State
Tyler Brown scored 14 points, Jon Ekey and Nick Zeisloft each chipped in with 11 and Illinois State had no problems with visiting Delaware State in an 87-48 rout for the Redbirds on Sunday afternoon.
Illinois State (3-0) shot 54.7% from the field, making 35 of 64 shot attempts including a 9 for 23 mark from behind the arc. Jordan Threloff scored nine points, had eight rebounds and added four assists to his stat total while Bryant Allen and Jackie Carmichael each had eight points.
Delaware State (3-1) had only one player in double figures with Miles Bowman scoring 10 points off the bench, going a perfect 5 for 5 from the field in 20 minutes of play. The Hornets had 22 turnovers and were outrebounded 42 to 28 by the Redbirds.
Illinois State put the game away in the first half, taking a 49-22 lead at the break.
NCAA Basketball ("USA Today" Top-25 Poll)
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#2 Louisville Cardinals 80, Miami (OH) Redhawks 39
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes 77, Washington Huskies 66
Oklahoma State Cowboys 76, #6 North Carolina State Wolfpack 56
#8 Syracuse Orange 88, Wagner Seahawks 57
#9 Duke Blue Devils 88, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 67
#10 Florida Gators 66, Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 45
#16 Creighton Bluejays 87, Presbyterian Blue Hose 58
#17 Baylor Bears 97. St. John's Red Storm 78
#19 Gonzaga Bulldogs 96, South Dakota Coyotes 58
#22 Michigan State Spartans 69, Texas Southern Tigers 41
#23 Wisconsin Badgers 73, Cornell Big Red 40
#24 Cincinnati Bearcats 93, North Carolina A&T Aggies 39
>>Illini Hoops Open Maui Invitational
(Maui, HI) -- Illinois basketball starts the Maui Invitational late tonight against USC. The Illini slipped past Hawaii on Saturday in overtime, 78-77, to improve to 3-and-0. Tonight's game is scheduled to tip off at 11:00 p.m. central time.
