NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Johnny Hill scored 18 points, Jackie Carmichael added 16 and Illinois State rode a late run to a 60-58 victory over Indiana State on Wednesday night.
Hill was 6 of 9 from the floor. Carmichael grabbed nine rebounds for the Redbirds (11-9, 2-6 Missouri Valley), who avenged a 77-75 loss to Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind., on Dec. 30.
Manny Arop led the Sycamores (12-7, 5-3) with 13 points. R.J. Mahurin added nine points and eight rebounds but missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jake Odum put Indiana State ahead 53-51 on a jumper with 3:53 left, but that was the Sycamores' last lead. Illinois State scored the next seven points on a Hill layup, a John Wilkins tip-in and three free throws. Odum's two free throws with 6 seconds left pulled Indiana State within 59-58, but the Sycamores could get no closer.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Indiana State (12-7) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Illinois State (11-9) « | 29 | 31 | 60 |
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| Indiana State Sycamores | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Arop, F | 31 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| R. Mahurin, F | 27 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| J. Gant, C | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Odum, G | 31 | 3-12 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| D. Brown, G | 20 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Cummings | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| L. Eitel | 18 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Smith | 15 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Kitchell | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 23-60 | 7-14 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 58 | |
| 38.3% | 50% | ||||||
| Illinois State Redbirds | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Carmichael, F | 34 | 4-12 | 8-13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| J. Wilkins, F | 26 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| T. Brown, G | 33 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Hill, G | 30 | 6-9 | 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| B. Allen, G | 24 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Ekey | 21 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Cousin | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Keane | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 21-56 | 18-30 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 60 | |
| 37.5% | 60% | ||||||
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