It was ISU's first opening-day win in an MTE since November 16, 2017, against South Carolina at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach. With the win, Illinois State snapped an eight-game losing skid in on-site MTE (multi-team events), with the previous last win in such an event was on November 20, 2018, against Boise State in the Cayman Islands. (CT) against the High Point Panthers, who picked up an 82-68 win over Iona. The Redbirds take the court tomorrow at 4 p.m. Banks dished out a team-high three assists, while his six steals were one off the school record held by five former Redbirds including Vince Greene, Victor Williams, Ron Jones (twice), Mike Bonczyk, and Bubbles Hawkins, and only Bonczyk did it as a senior.
Foster pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds, while Lewis grabbed seven. Kendall Lewis scored nine for the Redbirds, while Malachi Poindexter added eight, and ISU got seven points each from Myles Foster and Darius Burford. – Behind a game-high 15 points from Dalton Banks – in addition to a near-record six steals – the Illinois State Redbirds never trailed in a 61-52 win over Long Beach State in the opening round of the 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase.īanks scored 15 points while Johnny Kinziger scored 10 – his second consecutive game scoring in double-figures this season.
