NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds got 14 points off the bench from Luke Kasubke and a 12-point, eight-rebound, five-assist game from Seneca Knight, as the 'Birds picked up a 66-52 win in the teams' final scheduled non-conference game of the season over Chicago State.
Kasubke was 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 from long range for his 14 points, while Knight's five assists tied a season-high for the fifth-year guard. Kendall Lewis scored 11 points with five rebounds and two steals. Darius Burford and Malachi Poindexter each finished a point shy of double digits, as Burford added three rebounds, three assists and two steals, and Poindexter three assists and a steal.