NORMAL, Ill. – Playing inside Horton Field House for the first time in over 34 years, the Illinois State men's basketball team fed off the energy from the 3,420 fans that packed the building, rallying late for a 77-71 win over SIUE on Saturday afternoon.
Darius Burford scored a season-high-tying 20 points for ISU, making 6-of-12 shots from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. Colton Sandage added 16 points for the Redbirds, while Seneca Knight added a dozen points and a game-high-tying seven rebounds. Malachi Poindexter chipped in nine points off the bench, while Kendall Lewis pulled down seven rebounds while scoring six points despite being plagued by foul trouble.