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Caden Boser's powerful performance off the bench sends Illinois State to CBI crown

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Caden Boser will never forget his final game as an Illinois State basketball player, and neither will the Redbirds.

ISU's back up center did not miss a shot in a season-high 20-point performance that propelled ISU to a 79-68 victory over Cleveland State on Wednesday in the championship game of the College Basketball Invitational at Ocean Center.

Illinois State basketball wins CBI
The Illinois State basketball team celebrated after winning the College Basketball Invitational championship Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida.

"It takes a whole family, a whole community around us," ISU coach Ryan Pedon told his players in a jubilant locker room.