Who’s Playing
Saint Louis Billikens @ Illinois State Redbirds
Current Records: Saint Louis 6-3, Illinois State 5-4
How To Watch
When: Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 5 p.m. ETWhere: CEFCU Arena — Normal, IllinoisTV: ESPN PlusFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Ticket Cost: $20.27
What to Know
Illinois State will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Saint Louis Billikens at 5:00 p.m. ET at CEFCU Arena. The Redbirds are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 79.9 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Illinois State was able to grind out a solid victory over Pacific, taking the game 72-61.
Chase Walker was the offensive standout of the match as he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Daugherty, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points.
Saint Louis’ season wasn’t pretty last year but it’s starting to look like struggles are in the rearview. They blew past Chicago State 85-62 on Sunday. The Billikens were heavily favored coming into this matchup, and the results showcase why.
Saint Louis relied on the efforts of Robbie Avila, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, and Kalu Anya, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Avila had some trouble finding his footing against San Fran. last Thursday, so this was a step in the right direction. Another player making a difference was Gibson Jimerson, who had 18 points in addition to seven rebounds.
Saint Louis was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chicago State only posted 11.
Illinois State’s win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to…
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