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Pence scores 22 in Illinois State's 75-68 victory over Southern Illinois

AP
Dec 19, 2025

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Ty Pence scored 22 points as Illinois State Redbirds beat Southern Illinois Salukis 75-68 on Thursday night in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.

Pence shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, for the Redbirds (9-3, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Chase Walker scored 15 points and added seven rebounds and five assists. Boden Skunberg had 10 points.

The Salukis (6-6, 0-1) were led by Quel'Ron House, who finished with 22 points and two steals. Drew Steffe added 17 points and three steals for Southern Illinois. Rolyns Aligbe also had eight points, eight rebounds and two steals.

Walker scored 11 points in the first half and Illinois State went into halftime trailing 35-30. Pence scored 15 points in the second half.

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1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
30
SIU
Salukis
35

Time		Play	Score
19:52		(Redbirds gains possession)
19:52		Chase Walker misses two point jump shot
19:50		Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
19:41	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:26		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
19:24		Boden Skunberg offensive rebound
19:19		Drew Steffe personal foul
19:12		Chase Walker turnover (lost ball) (Rolyns Aligbe steals)
19:02		Quel'Ron House turnover (bad pass) (Ty'Reek Coleman steals)
18:45		Ty'Reek Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:43		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
18:29		Davion Sykes turnover (lost ball) (Chase Walker steals)
18:12	+3	Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot (Ty'Reek Coleman assists)	3-2
18:00		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
17:58		Ty'Reek Coleman defensive rebound
17:43		Ty'Reek Coleman misses two point layup
17:41		Chase Walker offensive rebound
17:32	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	5-2
17:24		Rolyns Aligbe misses two point layup
17:22		Chase Walker defensive rebound
17:14		Boden Skunberg misses two point layup
17:12		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
17:04		Drew Steffe misses two point jump shot
17:02		Salukis offensive rebound
16:53		Ty'Reek Coleman blocks Davion Sykes's two point layup
16:51		Salukis offensive rebound
16:32		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
16:30		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
16:23		Chase Walker misses three point jump shot
16:21		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
16:08		Ty'Reek Coleman personal foul
16:06	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	5-4
15:56		Boden Skunberg turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals)
15:42	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point jump shot	5-6
15:23		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
15:21		Jorge Moreno defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	5-8
14:45		Max Pikaar blocks Ty'Reek Coleman's two point jump shot
14:43		Ty'Reek Coleman offensive rebound
14:43	+3	Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Ty'Reek Coleman assists)	8-8
14:43	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot (Max Pikaar assists)	8-10
14:43	+2	Ty Pence makes two point jump shot	10-10
14:26	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot (Jorge Moreno assists)	10-12
14:07		Brandon Lieb turnover (lost ball) (Damien Mayo Jr. steals)
13:07		Ty'Reek Coleman personal foul
13:07		TV timeout
13:07	+1	Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
13:07	+1	Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-14
12:39		Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
12:39		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:39		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:39		Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
12:37		Jalen Haynes turnover (lost ball) (Chase Walker steals)
11:46	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Boden Skunberg assists)	12-14
11:46		Rolyns Aligbe shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
11:46	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-14
11:45		TV timeout
11:43		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
11:41		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
11:33		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
11:31		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
11:24		Isaiah Stafford turnover (bad pass) (Landon Wolf steals)
11:15		Landon Wolf turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Haynes steals)
11:04		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
11:04		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:04		Ty Pence defensive rebound
10:50		Landon Moore turnover (traveling)
10:45	+2	Drew Steffe makes two point jump shot	13-17
10:38		Chase Walker misses two point layup
10:36		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
10:23		Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
10:21		Jorge Moreno offensive rebound
10:10		Landon Moore personal foul
10:00		Quel'Ron House turnover (traveling)
9:57		Chase Walker misses two point jump shot
9:55		Landon Wolf offensive rebound
9:34	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point layup	15-17
9:27		Quel'Ron House turnover (traveling)
9:17		Ty Pence misses two point jump shot
9:15		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
8:52		Brandon Lieb shooting foul (Rolyns Aligbe draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Rolyns Aligbe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
8:52	+1	Rolyns Aligbe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-19
8:49		Mason Klabo misses three point jump shot
8:47		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Rolyns Aligbe makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	15-21
8:24		Redbirds 30 second timeout
8:24		TV timeout
8:19	+2	Ty Pence makes two point layup	17-21
8:10		Quel'Ron House turnover (bad pass) (Landon Wolf steals)
7:34		Redbirds 30 second timeout
7:32		Chase Walker turnover (bad pass)
7:20		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
7:18		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
7:02	+3	Boden Skunberg makes three point jump shot (Mason Klabo assists)	20-21
6:52	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	20-23
6:39		Mason Klabo misses three point jump shot
6:37		Landon Wolf offensive rebound
6:09		Boden Skunberg misses three point jump shot
6:07		Max Pikaar defensive rebound
6:01		Landon Wolf personal foul
5:57		Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
5:55		Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
5:48	+2	Chase Walker makes two point dunk (Boden Skunberg assists)	22-23
5:32	+2	Drew Steffe makes two point jump shot	22-25
5:06	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	24-25
4:58	+3	Max Pikaar makes three point jump shot (Drew Steffe assists)	24-28
4:48		Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
4:16	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	26-28
4:14		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
4:12		Jorge Moreno offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point jump shot	26-30
3:56		Chase Walker misses three point jump shot
3:54		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Max Pikaar makes two point dunk (Jalen Haynes assists)	26-32
3:00		Boden Skunberg misses three point jump shot
2:58		Redbirds offensive rebound
2:58		TV timeout
2:53		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
2:51		Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
2:44		Quel'Ron House turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
1:55		Isaiah Stafford personal foul
1:40	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point layup	28-32
1:24		Rolyns Aligbe misses three point jump shot
1:22		Max Pikaar offensive rebound
1:13	+3	Jalen Haynes makes three point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists)	28-35
0:56		Boden Skunberg misses three point jump shot
0:54		Chase Walker offensive rebound
0:40		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
0:38		Boden Skunberg offensive rebound
0:25		Isaiah Stafford shooting foul (Boden Skunberg draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Boden Skunberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
0:25	+1	Boden Skunberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-35
0:18		Salukis turnover (back court violation)
0:16		Chase Walker misses two point layup
0:14		Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
45
SIU
Salukis
33

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Ty'Reek Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Rolyns Aligbe steals)
19:44		Davion Sykes turnover (lost ball)
19:19		Jorge Moreno shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
19:08		Ty Pence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:08	+1	Ty Pence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
19:01	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point layup	31-37
18:38	+3	Ty'Reek Coleman makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	34-37
18:18	+2	Drew Steffe makes two point layup	34-39
17:50		Ty'Reek Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Damien Mayo Jr. steals)
17:31		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
17:29		Chase Walker defensive rebound
17:21		Ty Pence misses two point layup
17:19		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
17:12		Quel'Ron House misses three point jump shot
17:10		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
17:02		Ty'Reek Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:00		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Rolyns Aligbe makes two point layup (Drew Steffe assists)	34-41
16:46		Chase Walker shooting foul (Rolyns Aligbe draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Rolyns Aligbe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-42
16:44		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
16:42		Boden Skunberg offensive rebound
16:33	+3	Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	37-42
16:02		Brandon Lieb personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:55		Jalen Haynes misses three point jump shot
15:53		Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
15:42		Quel'Ron House personal foul
15:36		Max Pikaar shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
15:36		Ty Pence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:36		Ty Pence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:36		Brandon Lieb offensive rebound
15:33		Brandon Lieb turnover (lost ball)
15:25		Jorge Moreno turnover (traveling)
15:20	+2	Ty Pence makes two point layup (Boden Skunberg assists)	39-42
15:11		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
15:09		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	41-42
14:14		Boden Skunberg personal foul
13:54		Johnny Kinziger personal foul
13:45		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
13:43		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Ty Pence makes two point jump shot (Brandon Lieb assists)	43-42
13:16		Brandon Lieb personal foul
13:16		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Isaiah Stafford draws the foul)
13:16		Isaiah Stafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:16	+1	Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-43
13:06		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
13:04		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
12:55		Davion Sykes misses two point jump shot
12:53		Chase Walker defensive rebound
12:40		Rolyns Aligbe shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
12:40		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:40		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:40		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
12:15	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot (Davion Sykes assists)	43-45
12:00		TV timeout
11:55		Mason Klabo misses three point jump shot
11:53		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
11:43		Drew Steffe turnover (lost ball)
11:34		Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot
11:32		Redbirds offensive rebound
11:22	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	45-45
10:59		Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
10:57		Ty Pence defensive rebound
10:46	+3	Mason Klabo makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	48-45
10:32	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	48-47
10:24		Mason Klabo shooting foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
10:24		Quel'Ron House misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:24		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Ty Pence makes two point dunk (Chase Walker assists)	50-47
9:56		Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
9:54		Jorge Moreno offensive rebound
9:47		Chase Walker shooting foul (Jorge Moreno draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Jorge Moreno makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-48
9:47		Jorge Moreno misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:47		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Mason Klabo makes two point jump shot	52-48
8:40		Salukis turnover (shot clock violation)
8:37	+3	Landon Moore makes three point jump shot	55-48
8:28	+2	Drew Steffe makes two point jump shot (Jalen Haynes assists)	55-50
8:09		Salukis 30 second timeout
8:09		TV timeout
8:04		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
8:02		Chase Walker offensive rebound
7:54		Jorge Moreno personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:44	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point layup (Landon Moore assists)	57-50
7:32	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup (Quel'Ron House assists)	57-52
7:26		Mason Klabo shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
7:26		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:26		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point layup (Chase Walker assists)	59-52
6:59		Landon Wolf blocks Jalen Haynes's two point jump shot
6:57		Chase Walker defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	61-52
6:12		Scott Nagy technical foul
6:12		Salukis turnover
6:12	+1	Mason Klabo makes technical free throw 1 of 2	62-52
6:12	+1	Mason Klabo makes technical free throw 2 of 2	63-52
5:51		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
5:49		Rolyns Aligbe offensive rebound
5:40		Boden Skunberg personal foul
5:40	+1	Rolyns Aligbe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-53
5:40		Rolyns Aligbe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:40		Quel'Ron House offensive rebound
5:36	+3	Drew Steffe makes three point jump shot (Max Pikaar assists)	63-56
5:15		Mason Klabo misses three point jump shot
5:13		Max Pikaar defensive rebound
4:50		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
4:48		Salukis offensive rebound
4:35		Chase Walker shooting foul (Drew Steffe draws the foul)
4:35		Drew Steffe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35		Drew Steffe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Ty Pence defensive rebound
4:33	+3	Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	66-56
4:24		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
4:22		Rolyns Aligbe offensive rebound
4:13		Chase Walker personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
4:00	+1	Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-58
3:55		Landon Moore turnover (bad pass) (Drew Steffe steals)
3:43		Quel'Ron House misses three point jump shot
3:41		Ty Pence defensive rebound
3:33		Boden Skunberg turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals)
3:23	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point layup	66-60
3:10		Redbirds 30 second timeout
3:05		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
3:03		Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
2:51		Quel'Ron House misses two point layup
2:49		Redbirds defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	68-60
2:28	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	68-62
2:06		Salukis 30 second timeout
2:02		Boden Skunberg misses two point jump shot
2:00		Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
1:53		Rolyns Aligbe turnover (lost ball) (Landon Wolf steals)
1:42		Rolyns Aligbe shooting foul (Landon Wolf draws the foul)
1:35		Landon Wolf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:35	+1	Landon Wolf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-62
1:19		Ty Pence shooting foul (Drew Steffe draws the foul)
1:19		Drew Steffe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:19		Drew Steffe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Boden Skunberg defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	71-62
1:09		Quel'Ron House turnover (lost ball) (Boden Skunberg steals)
0:56		Landon Wolf turnover (lost ball) (Drew Steffe steals)
0:46	+3	Drew Steffe makes three point jump shot	71-65
0:36		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Ty Pence makes two point layup (Mason Klabo assists)	73-65
0:25		Damien Mayo Jr. shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul)
0:25		Ty Pence misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:25		Max Pikaar defensive rebound
0:23		Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
0:21		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
0:21		Davion Sykes personal foul
0:16		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Drew Steffe steals)
0:16	+2	Drew Steffe makes two point layup	73-67
0:16		Boden Skunberg shooting foul (Drew Steffe draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Drew Steffe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-68
0:14		Drew Steffe personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
0:14		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
0:01		Davion Sykes misses two point layup
0:01		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Boden Skunberg makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	75-68
0:00		End of period

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Boden Skunberg makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)