Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-18, 7-10 Big South) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (19-14, 11-11 MVC)
Daytona Beach, Florida; Sunday, 7:30 PM EDT
In a nutshell: Illinois State and Presbyterian Square off at the Invitational College Basketball.
The Redbirds are 11-11 against MVC and 8-3 opponents in the game not with the conference. The state of Illinois has a 5-4 record in games of a possession.
The blue hose has 7-10 in Big South Play. Presbyterian has 8-8 in games determined by at least 10 points.
The state of Illinois makes 47.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 higher percentage points that the Presbyterian has allowed its opponents (45.2%). Presbyterian has triggered a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points have been averaged above 45.6% of the opponents of the shots of the state of Illinois.
The best players: Chase Walker is scoring 14.8 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Redbirds. Johnny Kinziger is averaging 14.5 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 40.2% in the last 10 games.
Kobe Stewart is scoring 15.3 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the blue hose. Kory Mining averages 15.7 points, five assists and 1.6 robberies in the last 10 games.
Last 10 Games: Redbirds: 5-5, with an average of 72.5 points, 27.9 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.3 robberies and 2.4 Blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. His opponents have averaged 72.6 points per game.
Blue hose: 5-5, with an average of 71.9 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.2 robberies and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. His opponents have averaged 70.7 points.
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