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Kinziger scores 21 as Illinois State knocks off Northern Iowa 81-73

AP
Feb 21, 2024

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Johnny Kinziger scored 21 points to help Illinois State Redbirds defeat Northern Iowa Panthers 81-73 on Wednesday night.

Kinziger shot 7 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free throw line for the Redbirds (14-14, 8-9 Missouri Valley Conference). Myles Foster scored 18 points while shooting 6 of 12 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line, and added 14 rebounds. Kendall Lewis was 7 of 11 shooting (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 17 points, while adding 10 rebounds.

The Panthers (15-13, 9-8) were led by Nate Heise, who posted 20 points and two steals. Bowen Born added 14 points, four assists and three steals for Northern Iowa. Tytan Anderson also had 13 points, two steals and two blocks.

Illinois State took the lead with 1:26 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 37-34 at halftime, with Kinziger racking up 11 points. Foster scored a team-high 10 points after intermission.

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1st Half
UNI
Panthers
34
ILST
Redbirds
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jacob Hutson vs. Kendall Lewis (Malachi Poindexter gains possession)
19:38	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot (Dalton Banks assists)	0-2
19:21	+2	Jacob Hutson makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists)	2-2
19:05		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
19:03		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
19:03		Tytan Anderson personal foul
18:43		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
18:41		Trey Campbell defensive rebound
18:36		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
18:34		Myles Foster defensive rebound
18:13		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
18:11		Nate Heise defensive rebound
17:55		Tytan Anderson misses two point layup
17:53		Tytan Anderson offensive rebound
17:53		Tytan Anderson misses two point layup
17:51		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
17:41		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
17:39		Redbirds offensive rebound
17:27		Kendall Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Tytan Anderson steals)
17:13		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
17:11		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	2-4
16:50	+3	Trey Campbell makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	5-4
16:19	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	5-7
16:01		Dalton Banks shooting foul (Tytan Anderson draws the foul)
16:01	+1	Tytan Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-7
16:01	+1	Tytan Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-7
15:50		TV timeout
15:27		Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
15:25		Bowen Born defensive rebound
15:18		Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (Nate Heise draws the foul)
15:18		Nate Heise misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18		Nate Heise misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:18		Myles Foster defensive rebound
14:51		Myles Foster misses two point hook shot
14:49		Cole Henry defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (Michael Duax assists)	9-7
13:59	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	9-10
13:34		Kyle Pock misses two point jump shot
13:32		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	9-12
13:10		Michael Duax misses two point layup
13:08		Michael Duax offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (RJ Taylor assists)	11-12
12:34		Kendall Lewis misses two point jump shot
12:32		Kyle Pock defensive rebound
12:22		Cole Henry misses two point jump shot
12:20		Cole Henry offensive rebound
12:15	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup	13-12
11:53		Cole Henry shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-13
11:53	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-14
11:36		RJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:34		Redbirds defensive rebound
11:18		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
11:16		Trey Campbell defensive rebound
10:58		Tytan Anderson misses two point layup
10:56		Jacob Hutson offensive rebound
10:51	+2	Tytan Anderson makes two point layup	15-14
10:36		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
10:34		RJ Taylor defensive rebound
10:15		Trey Campbell misses three point jump shot
10:13		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
9:47		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
9:45		RJ Taylor defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Trey Campbell makes two point jump shot	17-14
9:38		Redbirds 30 second timeout
9:19	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot (Jordan Davis assists)	17-16
8:53		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
8:51		Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
8:46		Trey Campbell personal foul
8:38	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	17-18
8:30		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
8:28		Cole Henry offensive rebound
8:25		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
8:23		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Chase Walker makes two point jump shot	17-20
7:49	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Cole Henry assists)	20-20
7:32		Myles Foster misses two point layup
7:30		Chase Walker offensive rebound
7:29		Landon Wolf shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:29		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:29	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
7:20		Johnny Kinziger personal foul
7:02		Jacob Hutson misses two point layup
7:00		Chase Walker defensive rebound
6:39		Tytan Anderson blocks Chase Walker's two point layup
6:37		Tytan Anderson defensive rebound
6:37		Chase Walker personal foul
6:26		Jacob Hutson turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
6:20		Nate Heise blocks Johnny Kinziger's two point layup
6:18		Nate Heise defensive rebound
5:59		Chase Walker shooting foul (Jacob Hutson draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Jacob Hutson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
5:59		Jacob Hutson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:59		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	21-23
5:26		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Michael Duax draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Michael Duax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-23
5:26		Michael Duax misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:26		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
5:13		Michael Duax personal foul
5:12	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	22-25
4:57		RJ Taylor misses two point jump shot
4:55		Panthers offensive rebound
4:44	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup	24-25
4:12	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	24-28
3:56	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot	27-28
3:42		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
3:40		Michael Duax defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Kyle Pock makes two point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	29-28
3:09		Cole Henry personal foul
3:09		TV timeout
2:57		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
2:55		Nate Heise defensive rebound
2:32		Nate Heise turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
2:25	+2	Myles Foster makes two point dunk (Johnny Kinziger assists)	29-30
2:07		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
2:05		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
1:56		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
1:51	+2	Trey Campbell makes two point layup (Bowen Born assists)	31-30
1:26	+3	Kendall Lewis makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	31-33
1:05		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
1:03		Myles Foster defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	31-35
0:56		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:38	+2	Bowen Born makes two point jump shot	33-35
0:09	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	33-37
0:03		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
0:01		Tytan Anderson offensive rebound
0:00		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Tytan Anderson draws the foul)
0:00		Tytan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:00	+1	Tytan Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNI
Panthers
39
ILST
Redbirds
44

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Bowen Born makes two point layup	36-37
19:32	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	36-39
19:08		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
19:06		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
18:51		Jacob Hutson personal foul
18:40	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot	36-42
18:30		Myles Foster shooting foul (Jacob Hutson draws the foul)
18:30		Jacob Hutson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:30	+1	Jacob Hutson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-42
18:19	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point dunk (Dalton Banks assists)	37-44
18:07	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Bowen Born assists)	39-44
17:46		Nate Heise personal foul
17:38		Trey Campbell shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
17:37		Malachi Poindexter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:37	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-45
17:18	+2	Nate Heise makes two point dunk (Bowen Born assists)	41-45
16:52		Myles Foster misses two point layup
16:50		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
16:48	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup	41-47
16:30		Jacob Hutson offensive foul
16:30		Jacob Hutson turnover (offensive foul)
16:21		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
16:19		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
16:15	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	41-50
15:57		Jacob Hutson misses three point jump shot
15:55		Tytan Anderson offensive rebound
15:54		Dalton Banks personal foul
15:54		TV timeout
15:50		Michael Duax misses two point layup
15:48		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
15:30		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
15:28		RJ Taylor defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Nate Heise makes two point jump shot	43-50
14:59		Malachi Poindexter turnover (traveling)
14:42	+2	Michael Duax makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)	45-50
14:42		Chase Walker shooting foul (Michael Duax draws the foul)
14:42		Michael Duax misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:42		Myles Foster defensive rebound
14:28		RJ Taylor personal foul
14:20	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Luke Kasubke assists)	45-53
13:50	+2	Michael Duax makes two point jump shot	47-53
13:38	+2	Myles Foster makes two point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	47-55
13:19		Cole Henry turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Davis steals)
13:19		Redbirds 30 second timeout
13:19		TV timeout
12:53		Myles Foster misses two point layup
12:51		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
12:51		Jump ball. Kendall Lewis vs. Kyle Pock (Kendall Lewis gains possession)
12:48		Kyle Pock personal foul
12:38		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Landon Wolf steals)
12:09		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
12:07		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
12:01		Bowen Born personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
12:01		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:58		TV timeout
11:43		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Nate Heise steals)
11:35		Kyle Pock misses three point jump shot
11:33		Myles Foster defensive rebound
11:21		Landon Wolf blocks Kendall Lewis's two point layup
11:19		Kyle Pock defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Nate Heise makes two point dunk (Tytan Anderson assists)	49-55
10:44		Luke Kasubke misses two point jump shot
10:42		Panthers defensive rebound
10:23		Johnny Kinziger personal foul
10:09		Malachi Poindexter shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Bowen Born makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
10:09	+1	Bowen Born makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
10:00		Nate Heise personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-56
10:00	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-57
9:47	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Tytan Anderson assists)	53-57
9:31		Bowen Born personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-58
9:31	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
9:10		Trey Campbell misses three point jump shot
9:08		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
9:05		Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Tytan Anderson steals)
9:03	+2	Tytan Anderson makes two point layup	55-59
9:03		Dalton Banks shooting foul (Tytan Anderson draws the foul)
9:03		Tytan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:03		Myles Foster defensive rebound
8:44		Tytan Anderson blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
8:42		Myles Foster offensive rebound
8:41		Trey Campbell shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
8:41	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
8:16		Nate Heise misses two point layup
8:14		Myles Foster defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point jump shot	55-63
7:23		Myles Foster personal foul (Tytan Anderson draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Tytan Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
7:23	+1	Tytan Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-63
7:11		Nate Heise personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
7:11		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:11	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-64
6:59		Michael Duax misses two point layup
6:57		Myles Foster defensive rebound
6:37	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	57-67
6:06		Tytan Anderson misses two point layup
6:04		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:44		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
5:30	+2	Tytan Anderson makes two point layup	59-67
5:28		Panthers 30 second timeout
5:02		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
5:00		Redbirds offensive rebound
5:00		Jacob Hutson personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
5:00	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
4:44	+2	Tytan Anderson makes two point layup	61-69
4:23	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point jump shot	61-71
4:05		Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
4:03		Panthers offensive rebound
4:03		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Jacob Hutson draws the foul)
4:03		Jacob Hutson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:03		Myles Foster defensive rebound
4:00		TV timeout
3:53		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Michael Duax steals)
3:42		Official timeout
3:41		Dalton Banks personal foul (Nate Heise draws the foul)
3:41	+1	Nate Heise makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
3:41		Nate Heise misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:41		Myles Foster defensive rebound
3:29		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
3:16	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	65-71
2:50		Jacob Hutson personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-72
2:50	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-73
2:38		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
2:36		Redbirds defensive rebound
2:28		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
2:24	+2	Nate Heise makes two point dunk	67-73
2:12		Michael Duax personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
2:12		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:12	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-74
2:01		Jacob Hutson misses two point layup
1:59		Myles Foster defensive rebound
1:52		Jordan Davis turnover (bad pass)
1:44		Myles Foster shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Bowen Born makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
1:44	+1	Bowen Born makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-74
1:37		Bowen Born personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
1:37		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:37	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-75
1:21		Bowen Born misses two point layup
1:19		Bowen Born offensive rebound
1:16		Myles Foster blocks Bowen Born's two point layup
1:14		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
0:46		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
0:44		Nate Heise defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup	71-75
0:42		Panthers 60 second timeout
0:34	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point dunk (Myles Foster assists)	71-77
0:31		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
0:29		Nate Heise offensive rebound
0:25		Jump ball. Myles Foster vs. Tytan Anderson (Myles Foster gains possession)
0:18		Kyle Pock misses three point jump shot
0:16		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
0:13		Landon Wolf personal foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-78
0:13	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-79
0:09		Bowen Born misses two point layup
0:07		Kyle Pock offensive rebound
0:07		Kyle Pock misses two point layup
0:05		Panthers offensive rebound
0:05		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Kyle Pock draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Kyle Pock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:01	+1	Kyle Pock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-79
0:01	+2	Myles Foster makes two point dunk	73-81
0:00		End of period

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Myles Foster makes two point dunk