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Reeves leads Illinois St. past Valparaiso 78-75 in OT

AP
Feb 09, 2022

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Antonio Reeves had a career-high 34 points as Illinois State Redbirds narrowly defeated Valparaiso Beacons 78-75 in overtime on Wednesday night.

The Redbirds led for all of overtime.

Liam McChesney had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Illinois State (11-14, 4-8 Missouri Valley Conference), which ended its five-game losing streak. Josiah Strong added 10 points.

Kevion Taylor scored a season-high 26 points for Valpo (11-13, 4-8). Kobe King added 14 points. Ben Krikke had 12 points and four blocks.

The Redbirds leveled the season series against Valpo. Valparaiso defeated Illinois State 81-76 on Jan. 2.

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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
37
ILST
Redbirds
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Krikke vs. Liam McChesney (Beacons gains possession)
19:36		Eron Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Schmitt steals)
19:15		Ryan Schmitt turnover (lost ball) (Ben Krikke steals)
18:59		Ben Krikke misses two point hook shot
18:57		Ryan Schmitt defensive rebound
18:45		Kevion Taylor personal foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
18:37	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point step back jump shot	0-3
18:19		Kevion Taylor misses two point layup
18:17		Ryan Schmitt defensive rebound
18:12		Josiah Strong turnover (bad pass) (Kobe King steals)
17:55		Kevion Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:53		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
17:43	+2	Ryan Schmitt makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	0-5
17:43	+3	Kevion Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists)	3-5
16:58		Liam McChesney misses two point layup
16:56		Kevion Taylor defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point jump shot (Eron Gordon assists)	5-5
16:24	+2	Liam McChesney makes two point hook shot	5-7
16:13		Ben Krikke misses two point layup
16:11		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
16:03	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Liam McChesney assists)	5-10
15:42	+2	Kobe King makes two point turnaround jump shot	7-10
15:27		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
15:25		Kobe King defensive rebound
15:16		Kobe King misses two point jump shot
15:14		Ryan Schmitt defensive rebound
15:05		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) (Kobe King steals)
14:56	+3	Kevion Taylor makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	10-10
14:40	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point pullup jump shot	10-13
14:18		Kobe King misses two point layup
14:16		Beacons offensive rebound
14:16		TV timeout
14:11	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Sheldon Edwards assists)	12-13
13:56		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
13:54		Kobe King defensive rebound
13:44		Harouna Sissoko shooting foul (Kobe King draws the foul)
13:44		Kobe King misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:44	+1	Kobe King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-13
13:23	+2	Abdou Ndiaye makes two point reverse layup (Mark Freeman assists)	13-15
13:03		Sheldon Edwards misses two point floating jump shot
13:01		Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
12:54		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
12:52		Abdou Ndiaye offensive rebound
12:47		Abdou Ndiaye misses two point layup
12:45		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
12:27	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point layup	15-15
12:01		Ben Krikke shooting foul (Harouna Sissoko draws the foul)
12:01		Harouna Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:01		Harouna Sissoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:01		Liam McChesney offensive rebound
11:55		Liam McChesney misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:53		Sheldon Edwards defensive rebound
11:55		Harouna Sissoko personal foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:37		Sheldon Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:35		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
11:23		Liam McChesney turnover (bad pass)
11:09		Trey Woodyard misses three point jump shot
11:07		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
10:45		Mark Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Kevion Taylor steals)
10:28		Antonio Reeves blocks Trey Woodyard's two point layup
10:26		Beacons offensive rebound
10:13		Kevion Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Strong steals)
10:05		Preston Ruedinger shooting foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-16
10:05	+1	Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-17
9:52	+2	Sheldon Edwards makes two point jump shot	17-17
9:33	+2	Liam McChesney makes two point hook shot	17-19
9:22	+3	Sheldon Edwards makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists)	20-19
9:01		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
8:59		Eron Gordon defensive rebound
8:54	+3	Kevion Taylor makes three point jump shot (Eron Gordon assists)	23-19
8:52		Redbirds 30 second timeout
8:21		Mark Freeman misses two point pullup jump shot
8:19		Beacons defensive rebound
7:55		Kendall Lewis blocks Ben Krikke's two point layup
7:53		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
7:52		Mark Freeman offensive foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
7:52		Mark Freeman turnover
7:52		TV timeout
7:27		Ryan Schmitt blocks Ben Krikke's two point layup
7:25		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
7:09		Ben Krikke blocks Ryan Schmitt's two point layup
7:07		Kevion Taylor defensive rebound
7:01		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Kevion Taylor draws the foul)
6:47	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point hook shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	25-19
6:27		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
6:25		Ben Krikke defensive rebound
6:20	+3	Kevion Taylor makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	28-19
5:56		Kevion Taylor shooting foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-20
5:56	+1	Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-21
5:42		Abdou Ndiaye personal foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
5:37		Kobe King misses two point layup
5:35		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
5:30		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
5:28		Beacons defensive rebound
5:01		Trey Woodyard misses three point jump shot
4:59		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
4:53		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
4:51		Trey Woodyard defensive rebound
4:20		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
4:18		Trey Woodyard offensive rebound
4:20		Josiah Strong shooting foul (Trey Woodyard draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Trey Woodyard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-21
4:20		Trey Woodyard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
4:04		Trey Woodyard shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-22
4:04	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-23
3:41	+2	Kobe King makes two point jump shot	31-23
3:16		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass)
3:16		TV timeout
3:07		Ben Krikke misses two point layup
3:05		Ben Krikke offensive rebound
2:59		Ben Krikke misses two point putback layup
2:57		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Ryan Schmitt makes two point layup (Antonio Reeves assists)	31-25
2:31	+2	Kobe King makes two point jump shot (Eron Gordon assists)	33-25
2:15	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point driving layup	33-27
1:54	+2	Sheldon Edwards makes two point jump shot (Kobe King assists)	35-27
1:34		Kendall Lewis misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:32		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
1:22		Beacons 30 second timeout
1:05		Preston Ruedinger misses two point jump shot
1:03		Ryan Schmitt defensive rebound
0:52	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (Mark Freeman assists)	35-30
0:18	+2	Eron Gordon makes two point driving layup	37-30
0:03	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot	37-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VALP
Beacons
33
ILST
Redbirds
37

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Kevion Taylor personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
19:36	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot (Ryan Schmitt assists)	37-35
19:35		Kobe King shooting foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
19:35	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-36
19:17		Antonio Reeves shooting foul (Kevion Taylor draws the foul)
19:17	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-36
19:17	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
19:05		Josiah Strong misses two point layup
19:03		Ryan Schmitt offensive rebound
19:00		Ben Krikke blocks Ryan Schmitt's two point layup
18:58		Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Preston Ruedinger assists)	41-36
18:50		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) (Kevion Taylor steals)
18:34	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point jump shot (Preston Ruedinger assists)	43-36
18:12	+2	Ryan Schmitt makes two point hook shot	43-38
17:40	+2	Kobe King makes two point driving layup	45-38
17:40		Ryan Schmitt shooting foul (Kobe King draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Kobe King makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-38
17:26		Kobe King personal foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
17:13		Ryan Schmitt turnover (traveling)
17:04	+3	Preston Ruedinger makes three point pullup jump shot	49-38
16:49		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Ryan Schmitt draws the foul)
16:33		Eron Gordon personal foul (Mark Freeman draws the foul)
16:23		Ryan Schmitt misses two point dunk
16:21		Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Kevion Taylor makes two point driving layup	51-38
16:14		Ryan Schmitt shooting foul (Kevion Taylor draws the foul)
16:14		Redbirds 30 second timeout
16:14		TV timeout
16:14	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-38
15:53		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) (Kevion Taylor steals)
15:48	+2	Kevion Taylor makes two point layup	54-38
15:33		Antonio Reeves misses two point step back jump shot
15:31		Abdou Ndiaye offensive rebound
15:25		Abdou Ndiaye misses two point jump shot
15:23		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
15:19	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	54-41
15:05		Kobe King misses two point layup
15:03		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot	54-43
14:48		Preston Ruedinger shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
14:48		TV timeout
14:48		Josiah Strong misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:48		Sheldon Edwards defensive rebound
14:31		Sheldon Edwards misses three point jump shot
14:29		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
14:25		Kendall Lewis turnover (bad pass)
14:07		Ben Krikke misses two point hook shot
14:05		Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
13:53		Harouna Sissoko misses two point layup
13:51		Redbirds offensive rebound
13:35		Josiah Strong misses two point pullup jump shot
13:33		Redbirds offensive rebound
13:28	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point jump shot	54-45
13:17		Kevion Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:15		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
13:04		Antonio Reeves misses two point floating jump shot
13:02		Trey Woodyard defensive rebound
12:56		Sheldon Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Strong steals)
12:51		Josiah Strong misses two point layup
12:49		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
12:29		Antonio Reeves personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
12:23		Kevion Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Strong steals)
12:03		Darius DeAveiro personal foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
12:02	+1	Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-46
12:02	+1	Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-47
11:45	+2	Sheldon Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot	56-47
11:30	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point floating jump shot	56-49
11:13		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
10:58		Abdou Ndiaye blocks Darius DeAveiro's two point floating jump shot
10:56		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
10:51		Sheldon Edwards blocks Mark Freeman's two point layup
10:49		Liam McChesney offensive rebound
10:45	+2	Liam McChesney makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	56-51
10:31		Sheldon Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:29		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
10:14		Ben Krikke shooting foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
10:14		Antonio Reeves misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:14		Antonio Reeves misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:14		Eron Gordon defensive rebound
9:58		Kobe King misses three point jump shot
9:56		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point floating jump shot	56-53
9:32	+2	Preston Ruedinger makes two point hook shot (Kevion Taylor assists)	58-53
9:24		Mark Freeman misses three point jump shot
9:22		Eron Gordon defensive rebound
8:58		Abdou Ndiaye personal foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
8:46	+2	Kobe King makes two point layup	60-53
8:46		Liam McChesney shooting foul (Kobe King draws the foul)
8:46		Kobe King misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:46		Abdou Ndiaye defensive rebound
8:22		Abdou Ndiaye misses two point hook shot
8:20		Ben Krikke defensive rebound
7:53		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Kevion Taylor draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-53
7:53	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-53
7:26		Liam McChesney misses three point jump shot
7:24		Eron Gordon defensive rebound
7:04		Kevion Taylor misses two point layup
7:02		Abdou Ndiaye defensive rebound
6:50		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
6:48		Eron Gordon defensive rebound
6:40		Kobe King misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:38		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
6:30	+2	Liam McChesney makes two point driving dunk (Josiah Strong assists)	62-55
6:07		Ben Krikke offensive foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
6:07		Ben Krikke turnover
5:42		Darius DeAveiro personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
5:41	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
5:17		Kobe King misses two point jump shot
5:15		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
4:59		Mark Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Kobe King steals)
4:38		Kevion Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Antonio Reeves steals)
4:33	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point layup	62-59
4:33		Beacons 30 second timeout
4:20		Abdou Ndiaye blocks Kobe King's two point layup
4:18		Abdou Ndiaye defensive rebound
4:13		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
4:11		Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound
3:56	+3	Kevion Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kobe King assists)	65-59
3:39	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point driving layup	65-61
3:30		Mark Freeman personal foul (Preston Ruedinger draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-61
3:30		Preston Ruedinger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:30		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point pullup jump shot	66-63
2:41		Ben Krikke misses two point hook shot
2:39		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
2:31		Abdou Ndiaye misses three point jump shot
2:29		Eron Gordon defensive rebound
2:27		Jump ball. (Beacons gains possession)
2:09	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Preston Ruedinger assists)	68-63
1:54	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point driving layup	68-65
1:16		Kevion Taylor misses two point layup
1:14		Beacons offensive rebound
1:16		Beacons turnover (shot clock violation)
1:05	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point step back jump shot	68-68
1:02		Beacons 30 second timeout
0:49		Josiah Strong personal foul (Kevion Taylor draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-68
0:49	+1	Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-68
0:39	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point floating jump shot	70-70
0:32		Beacons 30 second timeout
0:09		Kevion Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:07		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:08		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:00		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
0:00		Redbirds offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
VALP
Beacons
5
ILST
Redbirds
8

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Ben Krikke vs. Liam McChesney (Abdou Ndiaye gains possession)
4:48		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Josiah Strong draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Josiah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
4:48	+1	Josiah Strong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-72
4:29		Kevion Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Abdou Ndiaye steals)
4:23		Ben Krikke blocks Abdou Ndiaye's two point layup
4:21		Kevion Taylor defensive rebound
3:59		Sheldon Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:57		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point floating jump shot	70-74
3:13	+2	Kobe King makes two point pullup jump shot	72-74
3:11		Beacons 30 second timeout
2:50		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
2:48		Kobe King defensive rebound
2:24		Kobe King misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:22		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
1:58		Mark Freeman misses three point jump shot
1:56		Ben Krikke defensive rebound
1:28		Kevion Taylor misses two point layup
1:26		Abdou Ndiaye defensive rebound
0:58		Ben Krikke blocks Josiah Strong's two point layup
0:56		Redbirds offensive rebound
0:56		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
0:43		Preston Ruedinger turnover (bad pass) (Antonio Reeves steals)
0:30	+2	Liam McChesney makes two point layup (Mark Freeman assists)	72-76
0:30	+2	Liam McChesney makes two point layup (Mark Freeman assists)	72-76
0:15		Sheldon Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:13		Liam McChesney defensive rebound
0:06		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Mark Freeman draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Mark Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-77
0:06	+1	Mark Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-78
0:03	+3	Sheldon Edwards makes three point jump shot	75-78
0:00		End of period

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Sheldon Edwards makes three point jump shot