Sandage has 28, Illinois State downs Eastern Michigan 87-81
AP
Dec 07, 2022
Colton Sandage scored 28 points as Illinois State Redbirds beat Eastern Michigan Eagles 87-81 on Wednesday night.
Sandage shot 6 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 13 of 14 from the free throw line for the Redbirds (4-6). Kendall Lewis scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 13 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line, and added 10 rebounds and three steals. Seneca Knight shot 5 for 9 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding nine rebounds and five assists.
Tyson Acuff finished with 14 points and four assists for the Eagles (2-8). Legend Geeter added 13 points for Eastern Michigan. Orlando Lovejoy also had 11 points and three steals.
Sandage scored 14 points in the first half for Illinois State, who led 41-35 at the break. Lewis led Illinois State with 14 points in the second half.
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1st Half
EMU
Eagles
35
ILST
Redbirds
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Legend Geeter vs. Liam McChesney (Eagles gains possession)
19:47
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
19:45
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
19:36
Yusuf Jihad personal foul
19:32
Liam McChesney misses two point hook shot
19:30
Yusuf Jihad defensive rebound
19:17
Colton Sandage blocks Tyson Acuff's two point layup
19:15
Eagles offensive rebound
18:53
+3
Yusuf Jihad makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)
3-0
18:40
Kendall Lewis misses two point jump shot
18:38
Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
18:22
+2
Legend Geeter makes two point layup
5-0
18:05
Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball)
17:41
Emoni Bates turnover (traveling)
17:26
Seneca Knight misses three point jump shot
17:24
Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
17:11
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point dunk (Kendall Lewis assists)
5-2
16:59
Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
16:57
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
16:49
Emoni Bates shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
16:46
Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:46
+1
Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-3
16:26
+2
Legend Geeter makes two point jump shot (Noah Farrakhan assists)
7-3
16:07
Liam McChesney turnover (Emoni Bates steals)
15:54
Yusuf Jihad misses two point hook shot
15:52
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
15:46
Colton Sandage turnover (bad pass)
15:46
TV timeout
15:41
Legend Geeter misses two point hook shot
15:39
Legend Geeter offensive rebound
15:25
Legend Geeter turnover (Kendall Lewis steals)
15:04
+2
Darius Burford makes two point layup (Liam McChesney assists)
7-5
14:55
Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
14:53
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
14:39
Liam McChesney misses three point jump shot
14:37
Darius Burford offensive rebound
14:24
Jalin Billingsley personal foul
14:21
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point jump shot
7-7
14:12
Liam McChesney blocks Noah Farrakhan's two point layup
14:10
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
14:08
+3
Kendall Lewis makes three point jump shot (Seneca Knight assists)
7-10
14:03
Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
14:01
Eagles offensive rebound
13:48
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot
9-10
13:28
Colton Sandage turnover (Orlando Lovejoy steals)
13:16
+3
Orlando Lovejoy makes three point jump shot (Colin Golson Jr. assists)
12-10
12:55
Seneca Knight turnover (traveling)
12:43
Tyson Acuff misses two point layup
12:41
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
12:31
Kendall Lewis turnover (Orlando Lovejoy steals)
12:23
Jalin Billingsley misses three point jump shot
12:21
Colin Golson Jr. offensive rebound
12:17
Darius Burford personal foul
12:09
Ryan Schmitt personal foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
12:09
Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:09
+1
Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-10
12:03
Darius Burford turnover (Orlando Lovejoy steals)
11:56
+2
Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup
15-10
11:56
Darius Burford shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul)
11:56
TV timeout
11:56
+1
Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-10
11:39
Colin Golson Jr. shooting foul (Colton Sandage draws the foul)
11:39
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 1 of 3
16-11
11:39
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 2 of 3
16-12
11:39
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 3 of 3
16-13
11:29
+2
Legend Geeter makes two point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)
18-13
11:15
Orlando Lovejoy personal foul
11:03
+3
Colton Sandage makes three point jump shot
18-16
10:34
Emoni Bates misses two point jump shot
10:32
Ryan Schmitt defensive rebound
10:24
Ryan Schmitt offensive foul
10:24
Ryan Schmitt turnover (offensive foul)
10:12
Legend Geeter misses two point jump shot
10:10
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
9:56
+3
Jayden Johnson makes three point jump shot (Seneca Knight assists)
18-19
9:43
Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
9:41
Colton Sandage defensive rebound
9:25
Seneca Knight misses three point jump shot
9:23
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
9:14
Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
9:12
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
9:06
Yusuf Jihad personal foul
8:55
+2
Jayden Johnson makes two point layup
18-21
8:50
Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
8:48
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
8:33
+3
Colton Sandage makes three point jump shot (Seneca Knight assists)
18-24
8:20
Eagles 30 second timeout
8:15
Emoni Bates turnover (Seneca Knight steals)
7:55
Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
7:55
+1
Seneca Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-25
7:55
Seneca Knight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:55
Colin Golson Jr. defensive rebound
7:40
+2
Colin Golson Jr. makes two point jump shot
20-25
7:15
Colton Sandage misses three point jump shot
7:13
Colin Golson Jr. defensive rebound
7:05
+2
Colin Golson Jr. makes two point jump shot
22-25
6:37
Orlando Lovejoy personal foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
6:37
Seneca Knight misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:37
Legend Geeter defensive rebound
6:24
Luke Kasubke personal foul
6:18
Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
6:16
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
6:16
Jump ball. Legend Geeter vs. Kendall Lewis (Redbirds gains possession)
6:16
Emoni Bates technical foul
6:16
Colton Sandage misses technical free throw 1 of 2
6:16
+1
Colton Sandage makes technical free throw 2 of 2
22-26
5:50
Noah Farrakhan shooting foul (Colton Sandage draws the foul)
5:50
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-27
5:50
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-28
5:36
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point layup
24-28
5:14
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point layup
24-30
5:03
Jayden Johnson personal foul
4:50
Darius Burford personal foul (Kevin-David Rice draws the foul)
4:50
Kevin-David Rice misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:50
Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
4:46
Luke Kasubke misses two point layup
4:44
Kevin-David Rice defensive rebound
4:33
Luke Kasubke personal foul (Kevin-David Rice draws the foul)
4:27
+1
Kevin-David Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-30
4:27
+1
Kevin-David Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-30
4:19
Seneca Knight misses three point jump shot
4:17
Javantae Randle defensive rebound
3:55
Emoni Bates offensive foul
3:55
Emoni Bates turnover (offensive foul)
3:55
TV timeout
3:52
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
3:50
Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
3:35
+3
Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Seneca Knight assists)
26-33
3:06
Seneca Knight shooting foul (Kevin-David Rice draws the foul)
3:06
+1
Kevin-David Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-33
3:06
+1
Kevin-David Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-33
2:46
Alex Kotov turnover (3-second violation)
2:37
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point layup
30-33
2:30
+2
Colton Sandage makes two point layup
30-35
2:17
+3
Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Noah Farrakhan assists)
33-35
1:56
Redbirds 30 second timeout
1:50
Colton Sandage misses three point jump shot
1:48
Seneca Knight offensive rebound
1:36
Kevin-David Rice personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
1:36
+1
Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-36
1:36
+1
Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-37
1:04
Luke Kasubke personal foul
1:04
+1
Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-37
1:04
+1
Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-37
0:52
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point layup
35-39
0:35
Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
0:33
Joe Petrakis defensive rebound
0:07
Tyson Acuff shooting foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
0:07
+1
Seneca Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-40
0:07
+1
Seneca Knight makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-41
0:01
Tyson Acuff misses two point layup
0:00
Joe Petrakis defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
EMU
Eagles
46
ILST
Redbirds
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
+2
Colton Sandage makes two point jump shot
35-43
19:31
Legend Geeter misses two point layup
19:29
Ryan Schmitt defensive rebound
19:17
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point layup
35-45
19:04
+2
Colin Golson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)
37-45
18:36
Tyson Acuff shooting foul (Ryan Schmitt draws the foul)
18:36
Ryan Schmitt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:36
+1
Ryan Schmitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-46
18:26
+2
Colin Golson Jr. makes two point layup
39-46
18:01
Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
17:59
Darius Burford offensive rebound
17:54
Darius Burford turnover (bad pass)
17:48
+2
Legend Geeter makes two point dunk
41-46
17:38
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Seneca Knight assists)
41-48
17:21
Tyson Acuff turnover (Kendall Lewis steals)
17:10
+2
Darius Burford makes two point dunk (Kendall Lewis assists)
41-50
16:39
Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
16:39
+1
Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 3
42-50
16:39
Emoni Bates misses regular free throw 2 of 3
16:39
+1
Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 3 of 3
43-50
16:30
+3
Colton Sandage makes three point jump shot
43-53
16:09
Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
16:07
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
15:48
Colton Sandage misses three point jump shot
15:46
Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
15:39
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
15:37
Colin Golson Jr. offensive rebound
15:21
Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
15:19
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
15:10
Colin Golson Jr. blocks Kendall Lewis's two point layup
15:08
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
14:49
+2
Tyson Acuff makes two point layup (Noah Farrakhan assists)
45-53
14:38
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
14:36
Seneca Knight offensive rebound
14:30
Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
14:28
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
14:21
TV timeout
14:02
+3
Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Emoni Bates assists)
48-53
13:35
+2
Joe Petrakis makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)
48-55
13:13
+3
Emoni Bates makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)
51-55
12:50
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point layup
51-57
12:24
+2
Orlando Lovejoy makes two point jump shot
53-57
12:06
Luke Kasubke turnover (traveling)
11:55
Joe Petrakis personal foul
11:55
TV timeout
11:44
+2
Orlando Lovejoy makes two point layup
55-57
11:44
Seneca Knight shooting foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul)
11:44
+1
Orlando Lovejoy makes regular free throw 1 of 1
56-57
11:36
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point hook shot
56-59
11:18
Seneca Knight shooting foul (Tyson Acuff draws the foul)
11:18
+1
Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-59
11:18
+1
Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-59
10:51
Seneca Knight misses three point jump shot
10:49
Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
10:28
+2
Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup (Yusuf Jihad assists)
60-59
9:58
Jalin Billingsley personal foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
9:55
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point layup
60-61
9:40
+2
Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup
62-61
9:30
Seneca Knight shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
9:30
Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:30
Colton Sandage defensive rebound
9:00
Jayden Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:58
Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
8:52
Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
8:52
Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:52
+1
Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
62-62
8:41
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot
64-62
8:18
+2
Colton Sandage makes two point layup
64-64
8:05
Legend Geeter turnover (Kendall Lewis steals)
7:51
+2
Darius Burford makes two point dunk (Luke Kasubke assists)
64-66
7:29
Colton Sandage shooting foul
7:29
Legend Geeter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:29
+1
Legend Geeter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-66
7:02
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point layup
65-68
7:02
Colin Golson Jr. turnover
7:02
Eagles technical foul
7:02
+1
Colton Sandage makes technical free throw 1 of 1
65-69
6:47
Colton Sandage personal foul (Colin Golson Jr. draws the foul)
6:47
+1
Colin Golson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
66-69
6:47
Noah Farrakhan offensive foul
6:47
Colin Golson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:27
+2
Luke Kasubke makes two point layup
66-71
6:10
+2
Tyson Acuff makes two point layup
68-71
5:54
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
5:52
Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
5:42
+3
Emoni Bates makes three point jump shot
71-71
5:29
Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
5:29
+1
Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
71-72
5:29
Luke Kasubke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:29
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
5:20
Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
5:18
Redbirds defensive rebound
5:17
Legend Geeter personal foul
5:13
Kendall Lewis misses two point jump shot
5:11
Emoni Bates defensive rebound
4:59
+2
Legend Geeter makes two point dunk (Noah Farrakhan assists)
73-72
4:39
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point jump shot
73-74
4:13
Kendall Lewis personal foul (Legend Geeter draws the foul)
4:13
+1
Legend Geeter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
74-74
4:13
+1
Legend Geeter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
75-74
4:04
Redbirds 60 second timeout
3:57
Seneca Knight offensive foul
3:57
Seneca Knight turnover (offensive foul)
3:55
TV timeout
3:43
Luke Kasubke personal foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
3:43
+1
Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2
76-74
3:43
Emoni Bates misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:43
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
3:31
Jayden Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:29
Legend Geeter defensive rebound
3:05
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
3:03
Orlando Lovejoy offensive rebound
2:46
Noah Farrakhan misses two point layup
2:44
Colton Sandage defensive rebound
2:43
Legend Geeter personal foul
2:43
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 1 of 2
76-75
2:43
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 2 of 2
76-76
2:22
Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
2:20
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
2:14
Noah Farrakhan shooting foul (Colton Sandage draws the foul)
2:14
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 1 of 2
76-77
2:14
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 2 of 2
76-78
1:57
Noah Farrakhan offensive foul
1:57
Noah Farrakhan turnover (offensive foul)
1:47
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point dunk (Colton Sandage assists)
76-80
1:43
Tyson Acuff personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
1:43
Eagles 30 second timeout
1:43
+1
Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
76-81
1:25
Kendall Lewis blocks Noah Farrakhan's two point jump shot
1:23
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
1:07
Noah Farrakhan shooting foul
1:07
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 1 of 2
76-82
1:07
+1
Colton Sandage makes regular free throw 2 of 2
76-83
0:56
Eagles 30 second timeout
0:52
+2
Tyson Acuff makes two point layup
78-83
0:29
Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:24
Kendall Lewis misses two point jump shot
0:22
Colin Golson Jr. defensive rebound
0:16
Colin Golson Jr. offensive foul
0:16
Colin Golson Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
0:15
Kevin-David Rice personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
0:15
+1
Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
78-84
0:15
+1
Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
78-85
0:12
+3
Yusuf Jihad makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)
81-85
0:12
Eagles 30 second timeout
0:10
Tyson Acuff personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
