Kent State 58, Illinois State 79 - Box Score

NET #141

	H1	H2	T
Kent State	25	33	58
Illinois State	45	34	79

Illinois State

NET #95

	H1	H2	T
Kent State	25	33	58
Illinois State	45	34	79

Wed, Mar 18, 2026CEFCU ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Kent State

Illinois State

17%

83%

✓ CorrectMargin: +11.2 predicted → +21 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.9%→ 38.3

eFG%

52.3 ←53.7%

15.3%→ 12.6

TO Rate

5.3 ←14.1%

34.0%

ORB%

27.3%

44.3%→ 18.8

FT Rate

28.1 ←31.8%

Kent State

Predicted Actual

Illinois State

Recap

Redbirds Dominate Flashes

Illinois State's 46-point first-half pace sets tone in 21-point rout of Kent State, fueled by a 14-point NET rank gap.

The Illinois State Redbirds established control early, taking a 20-point lead into halftime with a 45-25 advantage over the Kent State Golden Flashes. This significant gap set the tone for the remainder of the game, as Illinois State maintained a substantial margin throughout. The final score of 79-...

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Top Performers

Kent State

Morgan Safford30.3

PTS19REB4AST3STL1

7-14 FG, 2-8 3PT, 3-3 FT

Rob Whaley Jr.25.1

PTS13REB3AST4STL1BLK1

5-9 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-3 FT

Delrecco Gillespie23.0

PTS5REB15AST2

2-12 FG, 0-2 3PT, 1-2 FT

Illinois State

Landon WolfMVP34.4

PTS24REB7AST0STL1

8-14 FG, 5-11 3PT, 3-3 FT

Chase Walker32.4

PTS19REB7AST3STL1

8-11 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-3 FT

Johnny Kinziger29.1

PTS11REB3AST7STL2

3-8 FG, 2-6 3PT, 3-4 FT

Hot Players

Landon WolfIllinois State+137%

PTS

7.6 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

0.7 avg

57% FG 8-14

Dezmon BriscoeKent State+95%

PTS

1.9 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

0.3 avg

33% FG 1-3

Chase WalkerIllinois State+37%

PTS

13.7 avg

REB

5.4 avg

AST

2.1 avg

73% FG 8-11

Morgan SaffordKent State+23%

PTS

14.1 avg

REB

5.6 avg

AST

1.4 avg

50% FG 7-14

Mason KlaboIllinois State+22%

PTS

5.5 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

1.2 avg

50% FG 1-2

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Kent State58

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Cian Medley	32	3	1-6	1-2	0-0	2	7	0	0	2
Jahari Williamson	32	11	4-13	3-9	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
Morgan Safford	31	19	7-14	2-8	3-3	4	3	1	0	0
Delrecco Gillespie	26	5	2-12	0-2	1-2	15	2	0	0	2
Rob Whaley Jr.	25	13	5-9	1-2	2-3	3	4	1	1	1
Quinn Woidke	18	2	0-4	0-4	2-2	3	0	0	0	2
Dezmon Briscoe	13	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0
Rayvon Griffith	12	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Magnus Entenmann	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Brenden Moss	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Deandre Jones	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Omer Hamama	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaymen Townsend	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamal Sumlin	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Landon Vanderwarker	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Huffman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Lakatos	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	58	21-64	7-28	9-12	40	16	2	2	10

Illinois State79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Johnny Kinziger	33	11	3-8	2-6	3-4	3	7	2	0	0
Landon Wolf	26	24	8-14	5-11	3-3	7	0	1	0	0
Ty'Reek Coleman	24	10	4-10	1-3	1-2	2	2	2	1	1
Mason Klabo	24	5	1-2	1-2	2-2	3	3	0	0	1
Boden Skunberg	23	3	1-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
Chase Walker	23	19	8-11	2-3	1-3	7	3	1	0	1
Ty Pence	16	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	6	1	1	0	0
Landon Moore	15	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	2	4	0	0	0
Brandon Lieb	13	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	2	0
Jack Daugherty	2	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Blake		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Allen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Ericksen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Barnes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	79	27-64	13-35	12-18	37	21	7	3	4