Sandage leads Illinois State against SIU-Edwardsville after 28-point outing

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (7-3) at Illinois State Redbirds (4-6, 1-1 MVC)

Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State plays the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars after Colton Sandage scored 28 points in Illinois State's 87-81 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

The Redbirds are 2-2 on their home court. Illinois State has a 1-3 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Cougars are 2-2 on the road. SIU-Edwardsville ranks second in the OVC allowing 68.0 points while holding opponents to 41.8% shooting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kendall Lewis is scoring 13.5 points per game with 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Redbirds. Seneca Knight is averaging 10.9 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 51.5% for Illinois State.

Ray'Sean Taylor is averaging 12.3 points for the Cougars. Damarco Minor is averaging 12.2 points and 1.8 steals for SIU-Edwardsville.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.