NORMAL, Ill. – For the second time in as many games, the Illinois State Redbirds did not trail, as ISU used the strong shooting of Josiah Strong and Antonio Reeves to pull away in the second half to an 85-64 win on Saturday afternoon.
Strong made eight of his 10 shots from the field, and 6-of-7 from long range en route to scoring 23 points, his second 20+-point scoring output in his last three contests. Reeves was 6-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 from long range for his 17 points. Chatman also reached double-figure scoring with 10 points, while Kendall Lewis narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.