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Gulf Coast Showcase - Long Beach State Beach vs Illinois State Redbirds Recap - Illinois State Wins 61-52
Illinois State earned a 61-52 victory over Long Beach State on Monday, getting 15 points from Dalton Banks at Hertz Arena.
Illinois State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Johnny Kinziger had 10 points for Illinois State and Kendall Lewis chipped in with 9 points. Dalton Banks had 3 assists for them, while Myles Foster was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Long Beach State got 10 points from Messiah Thompson in a losing cause and another 8 points from Lassina Traore. Messiah Thompson contributed 4 assists for them, while Lassina Traore had 15 rebounds.
Illinois State was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Long Beach State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 39-35.
Illinois State heads into a battle against UIC. Long Beach State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Montana State.