6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 13 NIT APPEARANCES // 5 MVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES // 4 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES // 21 ALL-AMERICANS GAME: ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS (7-6, 1-0 MVC) vs INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES (6-7, 1-0 MVC) 14 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 // 3 P.M. // DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA (10,200) // NORMAL, ILLINOIS 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION STATISTICAL COMPARISON NOVEMBER (3-4) Listen: Illinois State Radio Network (93.7 FM and 1230 AM) IllState IndState Overall Record 7-6 6-7 5 LEWIS 1 W, 79-52 ESPN3 Talent: Dick Luedke (PBP), Mike Matthews (analyst) Watch: ESPN3 Conference Record 1-0 1-0 11 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 87-98 ESPN3 Talent: Kurt Pegler (PBP), Bob Morris (analyst) Scoring Offense 74.5 74.8 2 16 vs. South Carolina W, 69-65 ESPN2 In-Game Twitter Updates: @Redbird_MBB Scoring Defense 75.5 73.8 17 vs. Boise State 2 L, 64-82 ESPN2 Illinois State vs. Missouri Valley Conference: 394-315 (page 9) Scoring Margin -0.9 +0.9 19 vs. Tulsa 2 W, 84-68 ESPNU Coaches: FG Percentage .430 .427 22 QUINCY W, 86-57 ESPN3 (111-71) is in his sixth season at Illinois State. FG Percentage Defense .434 .434 3FG Percentage .363 .395 25 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN L, 62-64 (ot) ESPN3 Greg Lansing (126-115) is in his eighth season at Indiana State 3FG Percentage Defense .304 .330 29 at Nevada 3 L, 68-98 MWN On Stadium Series vs. Indiana State: Illinois State leads 63-55 (page 8) 3FG Per Game 9.8 9.3 DECEMBER (4-2) Home: Illinois State leads 39-15 Percentage .684 .701 2 TULSA W, 65-58 NBC Sports Chicago Plus+ Road: Indiana State leads 37-21 Rebounding Offense 33.4 36.5 6 at BYU L, 68-80 BYU TV Neutral: Illinois State leads 3-2 Rebounding Margin -7.7 +0.4 9 MURRAY STATE L, 72-78 NBC Sports Chicago Plus+ First Meeting: Jan. 17, 1914; Terre Haute, Ind. Assists Per Game 15.1 12.1 Turnovers Per Game 12.7 15.9 16 at Ole Miss W, 101-97 (ot) SEC Network Illinois State 31, Indiana State 26 Turnover Margin +1.5 -0.6 19 UIC W, 71-70 NBC Sports Chicago Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2017; Normal, Ill. / Turnover Ratio 1.2 0.8 • 23 at Evansville W, 76-66 Fox Sports Midwest Illinois State 71, Indiana State 66 Steals Per Game 6.3 7.5 31 INDIANA STATE • 3 p.m. ESPN3 Blocked Shots/Game 3.5 4.1 JANUARY (0-0) SETTING THE TABLE 3 at Drake • 7 p.m. ESPN3 • Phil Fayne is currently the only men’s basketball player in the Missouri Valley Conference that ranks inside of the top-10 7 MISSOURI STATE • 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network in both blocks and steals. Of the last 16 players in MVC history to finish a season ranked in the top-10 in both, five of those played for Illinois State (Anthony Slack, 2006-07; , 2005-06; , 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-00). 10 LOYOLA CHICAGO • 7 p.m. ESPN3 • Illinois State rallied from a 10- deficit on Dec. 23 against Evansville, and it was the 10th time since 2010-11 that the 13 at Southern Illinois • 5 p.m. CBS Sports Network Redbirds had a double-digit deficit before winning. (Page 4) • 17 BRADLEY 6 p.m. Fox Sports Midwest / NBC • Illinois State guard/forward Milik Yarbrough was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the Sports Chicago second consecutive week. (page 4) 20 at Indiana State • 1 p.m. ESPN3 • The trio of Keyshawn Evans, Yarbrough, and Evans are one of five trios in the NCAA this season that all average at least 16 24 at Northern Iowa • 7 p.m. ESPN3 points per game this season. (page 4) 27 VALPARAISO • 9 p.m. ESPN2 • The aforementioned trio is averaging 52.5 points per game, which is the ninth-highest three-player scoring average in the 30 at Missouri State • 7 p.m. ESPN3 country, the fourth-most in Missouri Valley Conference history, and ninth in Illinois State history. (page 5) • Illinois State is 17-3 all-time when Fayne leads the Redbirds in rebounds. (page 5) FEBRUARY (0-0) • Yarbrough ranks fifth in the country in fouls drawn per 40 minutes. (page 6) • 3 EVANSVILLE 3 p.m. ESPN3 • The Redbirds have the three highest scoring duos in the Missouri Valley Conference this season, as Evans and Fayne, 8 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • 8 p.m. CBS Sports Network Evans and Yarbrough, and Fayne and Yarbrough each average at least 34.0 points per game as a group, where the next 11 at Valparaiso • 3 p.m. ESPNU highest pair, Evansville’s Ryan Taylor and Dru Smith average 33.8 points per game. (page 6) 14 at Bradley • 7 p.m. ESPN3 • Illinois State’s 111-71 record during Dan Muller’s tenure is the best of the 13 programs that are in the state of Illinois. (page 7) 17 NORTHERN IOWA • 5 p.m. ESPN2 • Illinois State has the 17th-best opponent winning pct. in the country, and the 17th hardest strength of schedule. (page 7) 21 DRAKE • 7 p.m. MVC TV Wildcard • Phil Fayne averages 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game all-time against Indiana State. (page 7) • Illinois State is 5-2 all-time on New Years’ Eve. (page 17) 24 at Loyola Chicago • 1 / 3 p.m. ESPN2 • The Redbirds have out-rebounded three of its last five opponents (BYU, Ole Miss, and Evansville). (page 16) MARCH (0-0) 4 REDBIRD PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED OFF OF THE PREVIOUS GAME) 1 MVC First Round TBD TBD Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 2 MVC Quarterfinals 4 TBD TBD F 10 Phil Fayne 6-9 200 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. 16.8 6.9 1.0 .553 - .486 3 MVC Semifinals 4 TBD TBD F 32 Taylor Bruninga 6-8 200 Fr. Mapleton, Ill. 5.6 2.9 0.5 .381 .346 1.000 4 MVC Championship 4 TBD TBD G 3 Keyshawn Evans 6-0 180 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 18.5 3.1 4.4 .463 .484 .746

1 G 25 Madison Williams 6-3 170 So. Augusta, Ga. 6.8 2.3 1.8 .369 .375 .818 = Exhibition Game (Normal, Ill.) G 52 Milik Yarbrough 6-6 230 Jr. Zion, Ill. 17.2 5.5 4.4 .496 .371 .784 2 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach (Conway, S.C.) 3 = Mountain West / Missouri Valley Challenge Reserves 4 = Arch Madness (St. Louis, Mo.) F 0 Isaac Gassman 6-5 180 Fr. Ottawa, Ill. 3.2 4.7 0.6 .467 .471 .625 • = Missouri Valley Conference Game G 1 Elijah Clarance 6-4 190 Fr. Malmo, Sweden 0.0 0.8 0.8 .000 .000 - ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS C 4 David N’Diaye 7-0 215 Jr. Dakar, Senegal ------Bill Salyer, Assistant Director / MBB Contact G 5 Matt Hein 6-3 185 So. Windermere, Fla. 2.7 1.5 0.8 .306 .250 .500 203C Horton Field House G 23 William Tinsley 6-6 195 Jr. Colfax, Ill. 4.2 5.8 1.2 .247 .224 .750 Normal, IL 61790-7130 F 30 Luke Litwiller 6-5 200 Fr. Hopedale, Ill. 1.9 0.4 0.0 .625 .500 - Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (309) 438-3805 Email: [email protected] F 34 Christian Romine 6-9 220 So. Mahomet, Ill. ------GoRedbirds.com / @bill_salyer LAST GAME: 3 points (1-1 3FG), 2 rebuonds, 2 assists at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 0 NOTES: Came to Illinois State as a walk-on, but earned a scholarship for the 2017- Pts: 6 Two times 18 season ... Was named the 2016 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Most Reb: 4 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) ISAAC GASSMAN Valuable Player ... Averaged 17.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as a senior ... Helped lead Ottawa to an 18-10 overall record, falling in the Ast: 2 Two times r-Fr. | Guard Class 4A Championship Game ... Named to the 2016 Associated Press Class 4A Stl: 2 Two times 6-5 | 180 All-Stae Honorable Mention team ... Advanced to the championship of the individual CAREER HIGHS IHSA 3A/4A Country Financial Three-Point Showdown ... His father, Phil, played Pts: 6 Two times Ottawa, Ill. basketball at Upper Iowa. Ottawa Township HS Reb: 4 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 2 Two times 13 / 0 3.2 1.7 0.6 1 6 .467 .471 .625 Stl: 2 Two times LAST GAME: 0 points (0-3 FG, 0-2 3FG), 2 assists, 1 at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 1 NOTES: Made his Illinois State debut on November 25 against Charleston South- Pts: 0 - ern ... First player in program history from Sweden ... Averaged 18.7 points, 4.7 Reb: 2 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) ELIJAH CLARANCE rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game as a senior at St. Moria Goretti HS, helping his team to a 29-9 record ... He made 55 percent of his tries, Ast: 2 at Evansville (12-23-17) Fr. | Guard and 34 percent of his three-point attempts ... Was named the 2016-17 Herald-Mail Stl: 0 - 6-4 | 190 Washington County Boys Basketball Player of the Year ... Averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 CAREER HIGHS rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game as a junior. Malmo, Sweden Pts: 0 - St. Maria Goretti HS Reb: 2 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 2 at Evansville (12-23-17) 3 / 0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0 0 .000 - - Stl: 0 - LAST GAME: 16 points (5-6 FG, 5-5 3FG), 2 assists, 1 rebound at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 3 NOTES: Was named the MVC Player of the Week on November 20 ... Scored a Pts: 29 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17) career-high 28 points while also dishing out a career-best seven assists at Florida Reb: 5 Two times KEYSHAWN EVANS Gulf Coast ... Earned the program’s Most Improved Award by playng in 35 games and averaging 5.8 points, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 rebound per contest as a sophomore Ast: 7 Two times Jr. | Guard ... Twice scored his career-high of 16 points, including the most recent time in the Stl: 2 Two times 6-0 | 180 MVC Tournament quarterfinal against Evansville ... Before coming to Illinois State he CAREER HIGHS averaged 15.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game as a senior Pts: 29 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at Sagemont HS ... Was named All-State and All-County. The Sagemont School Reb: 5 Two times GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 7 Two times 13 / 13 18.5 3.1 4.4 0 9 .463 .484 .746 Stl: 4 vs. Evansville (3-3-17) LAST GAME: Did not play at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 4 NOTES: Led the Redbirds during the 2015-16 season in blocked shots per game, Pts: 0 - averaging 1.6 per contest ... Played in 26 games during the sesaon, coming off of Reb: 0 - DAOUDA “DAVID” the bench in each, and averaged 1.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Recorded N’DIAYE a career-high of nine rebounds against Bradley on February 11 ... Nearly averaged Ast: 0 - DOWD-uh, IN-jye a triple-double at Windermere Prep, averaging 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 8.0 Stl: 0 - blocked shots per game, and was named All-State for his efforts. CAREER HIGHS Jr. | Pts: 9 Two times 7-0 | 215 Reb: 9 vs. Bradley (2-11-17) Dakar, Senegal GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 1 Five times Windermere Preperatory 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stl: 1 Five times LAST GAME: 0 points (0-3 FG), 2 rebounds, 3 assists at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 5 NOTES: Recorded his first career start in a win against South Carolina ... Played Pts: 7 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) in 15 games off of the bench during the season as a redshirt freshman ... Scored Reb: 4 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) MATT HEIN his first collegiate points on December 10 against UT Martin with his only career HINE three-point basket ... Averaged 11.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game at Wind- Ast: 3 at Evansville (12-23-17) ermere Prep. Stl: 2 Two times r-So. | Guard CAREER HIGHS 6-3 | 185 Pts: 7 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Windermere, Fla. Windermere Preperatory Reb: 4 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 3 at Evansville (12-23-17) 12 / 4 2.7 1.5 0.8 1 7 .306 .250 .500 Stl: 2 Two times LAST GAME: 17 points (7-13 FG, 3-5 FT), 7 rebounds, 1 at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 10 NOTES: Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Second Team ... Pts: 24 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) Named to the MVC All-Newcomer team after the 2016-17 season ... Named the Reb: 13 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) PHIL FAYNE Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on January 30 ... Played in all 35 games with 34 starts ... Led the team and ranked second in the MVC in field Ast: 2 vs. Tulsa (12-2-17) Jr. | Forward goal percentage, second on the team in rebounds (6.3), and fourth on the team in Stl: 3 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17) 6-9 | 200 scoring (9.1) ... Averaged 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a freshman at CAREER HIGHS Western Nebraska College ... Was named to the 2016 NJCAA Region IX All-Tour- Pts: 24 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) Elk Grove, Calif. nament Team Franklin HS Reb: 15 vs. Southern Illinois (2-22-17) Western Nebraska College GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 3 Two times 12 / 11 16.8 6.9 1.0 15 16 .553 - .486 Stl: 3 Three times LAST GAME: Did not play at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 22 NOTES: Will not play this season because of the NCAA transfer residency re- Pts: 0 - quirement ... Came to Illinois State from Loyola Chicago ... Will have three seasons Reb: 0 - MATT CHASTAIN of eligibility remaining ... Averaged 3.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.7 blocked shots per game in three games with Loyola ... Averaged 26.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 Ast: 0 - r-Fr. | Guard / Forward blocks, and just under three steals per game while leading Leroy HS to a state title ... Stl: 0 - 6-6 | 190 Finished his high school career as LeRoy’s career leader in points (2,081), rebounds CAREER HIGHS (709), and blocked shots (213). LeRoy, Ill. Pts: 0 - LeRoy HS Reb: 0 - Loyola Chicago GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 0 - 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stl: 0 - 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 2 | GAME NOTES LAST GAME: 3 points (1-2 3FG), 6 rebounds, 1 block, at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 23 NOTES: Averaged 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, and 1.2 assists per game Pts: 9 Two times in 28 contests for Lake Land College in 2016-17 ... Shot 44.3 percent from the field Reb: 10 Two times WILLIAM TINSLEY and 39.5 percent on three-pointers during the season ... As a freshman he aver- aged 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game ... Helped Ridgeview Ast: 2 Five Times Jr. | Guard High School to a third-place finish in the 2014 Class 1A State Tournament, and was Stl: 4 vs. UIC (12-19-17) 6-6 | 195 named All-State for his efforts. CAREER HIGHS Colfax, Ill. Pts: 9 Two times Ridgeview HS Reb: 10 Two times Lake Land College GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 2 Five Times 13 / 9 4.2 5.8 1.2 14 10 .247 .224 .750 Stl: 4 vs. UIC (12-19-17) LAST GAME: 0 points (0-3 3FG), 2 rebounds, 1 block at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 25 NOTES: Came off the bench in all 28 games he played in, and averaged 1.6 points Pts: 14 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) and 1.0 rebounds per contest ... Scored a career-high 11 points at Hawai’i on De- Reb: 5 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) MADISON WILLIAMS cember 22 ... Averaged 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game as a senior at the Academy of Richmond County ... Reached double-figures 17 times Ast: 5 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) So. | Guard during his senior season, including a season-high 32 against Effingham County ... Stl: 4 vs. Tulsa (12-2-17) 6-3 | 170 Averaged 15.0 points per game as a junior at Augusta Christian. CAREER HIGHS Augusta, Ga. Pts: 14 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Academy of Richmond County Reb: 5 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 5 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 13 / 13 6.8 2.3 1.8 4 16 .369 .375 .818 Stl: 4 vs. Tulsa (12-2-17) LAST GAME: Did not play at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 30 NOTES: Scored his first career points on a tip-in against Boise State ... Late ad- Pts: 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) dition walk-on to the program ... Was named All-State Fourth Team in the 1A/2A Reb: 2 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) LUKE LITWILLER classification ... Averaged nearly 15 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior lit-WHY-ler ... Was named Second Team All-Corn Belt Conference. Ast: 0 - Stl: 1 at Nevada (11-29-17) Fr. | Forward CAREER HIGHS 6-8 | 200 Pts: 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Hopedale, Ill. Reb: 2 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) Olympia HS GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 0 - 7 / 0 1.9 0.4 0.0 0 1 .625 .500 - Stl: 1 at Nevada (11-29-17) LAST GAME: 5 points (1-2 3FG, 2-2 FT), in 12 minutes at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 32 NOTES: Led the state of Illinois in scoring in 2016-17, averaging 33.4 points per Pts: 20 at BYU (12-6-17) game, and scoring at least 20 points in every contest ... Five times scored over 40 Reb: 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) TAYLOR BRUNINGA points, including a season-high of 49 against Athens where he hit 16-of-23 shots BRUH-knee-guh from the field ... Also averaged 11.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game ... Ast: 1 Four times Finished fifth in the Illinois Mr. Basketball voting, the only person from Class 1A and Stl: 1 Two times Fr. | Forward 2A to be within the top-15 in the voting ... CAREER HIGHS 6-8 | 200 Pts: 20 at BYU (12-6-17) Mapleton, Ill. Reb: 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Illini Bluffs HS GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 1 Three times 13 / 5 5.6 2.9 0.5 3 3 .381 .346 1.000 Stl: 1 Two times LAST GAME: Did not play at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 34 NOTES: Sat out last season due to the NCAA transfer residency requirement ... Pts: 0 - Comes to Illinois State from UTEP ... Pulled from redshirt status as a freshman Reb: 0 - CHRISTIAN ROMINE at UTEP because of injuries ... Played in 14 games and scoed 12 points with five rebounds in 50 minutes of action ... As a senior at Mahomet-Seymour High School, Ast: 0 - r-So. | Forward / Center averaged 13.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while adding 42 blocked shots ... Stl: 0 - 6-9 | 220 Helped the squad to the Class 3A Super Sectional, where the team came up a game CAREER HIGHS shy of the state semifinals. Mahomet, Ill. Pts: 0 - Mahomet-Seymour HS Reb: 0 - UTEP GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 0 - 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stl: 0 - LAST GAME: 28 points (8-14 FG, 3-7 3FG, 9-9 FT), 3 rebounds at Evansville SEASON HIGHS 52 NOTES: Was named the MVC Player and Newcomer of the Year on Dec. 18 ... Pts: 30 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) Named the MVC Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 26 ... Scored a career-high 30 Reb: 10 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) MILIK YARBROUGH points at home against Murray State on Dec. 9 ... Had a near-triple-double against Florida Gulf Coast in the season opener with 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists Ast: 10 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) r-Jr. | Guard / Forward ... Comes to Illinois State from Saint Louis University ... Was named to the Atlantic Stl: 2 Two times 6-6 | 230 10 All-Rookie team after averaging 10 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while also CAREER HIGHS dishing out 47 assists ... Scored more than 2,600 career points, making him the all- Pts: 30 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) Zion, Ill. time leading boys basketball scorer in Lake County history. Zion-Benton Township HS Reb: 13 Two times Saint Louis University GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 10 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 12 / 10 17.2 5.5 4.4 8 8 .496 .371 .784 Stl: 2 Seven times

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 3 | GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES ILLINOIS STATE WHEN... Name of School Illinois State University Indiana State comes into the second game of the Missouri Valley Overall 7 - 6 City/Zip Normal, Ill. 61790 Conference season on Sunday afternoon having won three of its Home 3 - 2 last five games, including a 73-64 win against Valparaiso in the MVC Founded 1857 Road 2 - 3 Enrollment opener. Neutral 2 - 1 Nickname Redbirds Wins Tip 3 - 4 School Colors Red (PMS 186) and White In the win over the Crusaders, the Sycamores were led by Jordan Scores First 3 - 4 Arena Name Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Barnes who went for 18 points, including making 4-of-5 three-point Leads at Half 7 - 1 Capacity 10,200 baskets, while dishing out three assists and grabbing five rebounds Tied at Half 0 - 0 Affiliation NCAA Division I (both tied for the team-high). Trails at Half 0 - 5 Shoots 50% + 2 - 1 Conference Missouri Valley Shots less than 50% 5 - 5 President Dr. Larry Dietz Brenton Scott score 15 points, while Qiydar Davis added 11. Davis Shoots better than Opp. 5 - 1 Alma Mater Southern Illinois ’70 also dished out three assists, as he also grabbed a game-high three Shots equal to Opp. 1 - 0 Athletic Director Larry Lyons steals. Shoots worse than Opp. 1 - 5 Alma Mater Illinois ’78 Has more FT made 1 - 2 Ticket Office Phone (309) 438-8000 For the season Barnes averages 17.2 points per game, as he is mak- Has equal FT made 0 - 0 Website GoRedbirds.com Has fewer FT made 6 - 4 ing over half of his long-range tries (53-of-105, 50.5 percent). Scott Outrebounds Opp. 4 - 1 Twitter @ISURedbirds avrages 13.9 points, while Davis averages 10.9. Tyreke Key is just Has equal rebounds 0 - 0 Basketball Twitter @Redbird_MBB off of the double-figure pace at 9.2 points per game. Is Outrebounded 3 - 5 Basketball Hashtag #REDBIRDHoops More TO’s than Opp. 3 - 3 Scott also leads the team with 72 rebounds, as Barnes has dished Equal TO’s 0 - 0 HISTORY out 54 assists. Emondre Rickman has blocked a team-best 13 shots, Fewer TO’s 4 - 3 More Bench Points 2 - 3 First Year of Basketball 1898-99 as Scott has 21 steals to pace the squad. All-Time Record 1603-1146 Equal Bench Points 0 - 0 Fewer Bench Points 5 - 3 NCAA Appearances 6 DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK Scores More Points than Opp. 7 - 0 Last 1998 Or do call it a comeback...who are we to judge? When Illinois State Scores Fewer Points than Opp. 0 - 6 NIT Appearances 14 rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit against Evansville on Dec. 23, 5+ Three-Pt. FG’s 6 - 6 Last 2017 No Illinois State Players Foul Out 5 - 1 it was the program’s 10th game over the past seven years in which CBI Appearances 1 1 Player Fouls Out 1 - 4 the Redbirds overcame deficits of 10 points or more. The school re- Last 2014 2+ Players Foul Out 1 - 1 cord for the largest comeback is 21 points when the Redbirds trailed Last Postseason UCF (NIT Second Round) In November 3 - 4 Butler by 21 in the second half before rallying for an eight-point over- In December 4 - 2 In January 0 - 0 COACHING STAFF time win. Below are the most recent deficits of 10 points or more that Illinois State has rallied back from. In February 0 - 0 Head Coach Dan Muller (6th season) In March 0 - 0 Alma Mater/Year Illinois State ’98 OVERTIME GAMES/RECORD During the Day 4 - 3 Record at School (Yrs.) 110-71 (6) Deficit Opponent H / A Date At Night (5 p.m. or later local time) 3 - 3 Career Record (Yrs.) 110-71 (6) 17 Drake A 2-6-2013 On Sunday 1 - 0 Basketball Office Phone (309) 438-8681 16 Wichita State H 2-6-2016 On Monday 0 - 0 15 Bradley A 1-26-2011 On Tuesday 1 - 0 Twitter @DanMuller 13 Missouri State H 12-30-2015 On Wednesday 1 - 2 Assistant Coach (Yrs.) Brian Reese (2nd) 13 Loyola H 1-6-2016 On Thursday 1 - 0 Alma Mater North Carolina ’94 13 Wichita State N 3-3-2012 On Friday 0 - 1 Assistant Coach (Yrs.) Brian “Penny” Collins (1st) 12 Drake A 1-3-2016 On Saturday 3 - 3 Alma Mater Belmont ’06 12 Wichita State N 3-7-2015 Margin 5 pts or less 3 - 1 Assistant Coach (Yrs.) Brendan Mullins (1st) 12 Oakland H 2-18-2012 Margin between 6-10 2 - 1 Alma Mater Saint Michael’s ’07 11 Missouri State H 1-25-2012 Margin between 11-20 1 - 3 Margin more than 20 1 - 1 Dir. of Basketball Ops. Spencer Johnson (3rd) 10 Evansville A 12-23-2017 10 Bradley A 2-25-2012 Illinois State Scores 59 or less 0 - 0 Alma Mater UMKC ’12 Illinois State Scores 60-69 2 - 4 Video Coordinator (Yrs.) Darshawn McClellan (2nd) Illinois State Scores 70-79 2 - 1 Alma Mater Vanderbilt ’11 16.0 X 3 Illinois State Scores 80-89 2 - 1 Athletic Trainer John Munn This season the Redbirds have three players (Keyshawn Evans, Illinois State Scores 90-99 0 - 0 Strength Coach Ryan Swenson Phil Fayne, and Milik Yarbrough) that average at least 16 points per Illinois State Scores 100+ 1 - 0 Opponent Scores 59 or less 2 - 0 game. If the group continues at this pace, they will become the fourth TEAM INFORMATION Opponent Scores 60-69 2 - 2 Illinois State team since 1950 to have four players with such an av- Opponent Scores 70-79 1 - 1 Starters R/L 1/4 erage. They will join the 1966-67 team (Jerry McGreal, George Terry, Opponent Scores 80-89 1 - 1 Letterwinners R/L 5/7 and Steve Arends), 1973-74 (Rick Whitlow, Robert Hawkins, and Opponent Scores 90-99 1 - 2 2016-17 Record 28-7 Ron deVries), and 1975-76 (Roger Powell, Billy Lewis, Jeff Wilkins). Opponent Scores 100+ 0 - 0 Home 16-1 Additionally, there are only four other schools in NCAA Division I who BACK-TO-BACK NEWCOMER HONORS Away 9-4 have three players that average at least 16 points per game: Mar- Milik Yarbrough has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Neutral 3-2 shall, Kansas, Eastern Michigan, and Oakland. 2016-17 Conf. Record 17-1 (t-1st) Newcomer of the Week for the second consecutive week after he Home 9-0 averaged 24.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game during COVERING THE COUNTRY Away 8-1 a week in which the Redbirds went 2-0. He made 16-of-29 from the With Illinois State’s game at BYU, which is in the Mountain Time field in the two games (55.2 percent), 3-of-9 from long range, and ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Zone, the Redbirds will have played games in all four time zones 13-of-18 (72.2 percent) from the charity stripe. Men’s BBall Contact Bill Salyer in the contiguous United States (South Carolina, ET; home games, CT; BYU, MT; and Nevada, PT). That occurrence is the first time for Email [email protected] SWEEPING THE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Illinois State since the 1989-90 season. During the 1989-90 season Office Phone (309) 438-3805 Illinois State junior Milik Yarbrough was named the Missouri Valley the Redbirds faced Fairleigh Dickinson (ET), home games (CT), Col- Cell Phone (260) 705-3963 Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week. By sweeping the orado (MT), and vs. Michigan in the NCAA Tournament, played in Media Row Phone (309) 438-5950 / (309) 438-8217 two awards, he became the 14th player, and the 15th time overall Long Beach, California. SID Mailing Address Illinois State University time since 2003-04 (the first season that Newcomer of the Week was Campus Box 7130 awarded) to sweep the two awards. Among those that have swept Normal, IL 61790-7130 the awards include former Redbird Lorenzo Gordon, and five play- Overnight Address Horton Field House 203C ers from last season. The last person to pull the sweep was Wichita College at Delaine State’s Landry Shamet who accomplished the feat on Feb. 26. Normal, IL 61761

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 4 | GAME NOTES SEASON AND CAREER TOTALS THREE OF A KIND THE THREE AMIGOS Record in such games in ( ) The Illinois State trio of Evans, Yarbrough, and Fayne combine to We’re not talking about the legendary trio of Chevy Chase, Steve 2017-18 Career average 52.5 points (which is mentioned in other notes after this as Martin, and Martin Short, but Illinois State’s group of three are just TEAM LEADER IN POINTS Milik Yarbrough 6 (5-1) 6 (5-1) well), but that trio is the ninth-highest scoring trio in the NCAA this as good. Later in the notes we talk about where Illinois State’s top Keyshawn Evans 5 (2-3) 5 (2-3) season, among players that have seen action in at least half of his two scorers are the best pair of scorers in the Missouri Valley Confer- Phil Fayne 2 (1-1) 9 (7-2) team’s games. ence. In addition to that, the three-headed monster of Keyshawn Ev- Taylr Bruninga 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) TOP THREE-PERSON SCORING TOTALS IN THE NCAA THIS SEASON ans, Phil Fayne, and Milik Yarbrough combine to average 51.8 points School (1) (2) (3) Tot. per game. Not only is that the highest trio scoring in the Missouri TEAM LEADER IN REBOUNDS 1. Oakland Kendrick Jalen Martez Valley Conference this season, it is the fourth-highest in Missouri Phil Fayne 6 (4-2) 20 (17-3) Nunn Hayes Walker 64.2 Valley conference history. Milik Yarbrough 5 (2-3) 5 (2-3) (24.6) (20.2) (19.4) William Tinsley 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) 2. Marshall Jon C.J. Ajdin TOP THREE-PERSON SCORING TOTALS IN MVC SINCE 1996-97 David Ndiaye 0 (0-0) 4 (2-2) Elmore Burks Penava 61.8 School (1) (2) (3) Tot. (22.9) (19.9) (19.0) 1. Bradley Hersey Donald Anthony TEAM LEADER IN ASSISTS 3. Marquette Andrew Markus Sam 1987-88 Hawkins Powell Manuel 60.6 Milik Yarbrough 8 (5-3) 8 (5-3) Rowsey Howard Hauser 57.5 (36.3) (12.3) (12.2) Keyshawn Evans 7 (3-4) 10 (6-4) (21.5) (21.1) (14.9) 2. Southern Steve Kai Randy Phil Fayne 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 4. Arizona Tra Shannon Romello Illinois Middleton Nurnberger House 57.2 Matt Hein 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) State Holder Evans II White 54.0 1987-88 (25.4) (17.7) (14.1) (21.3) (17.8) (14.9) 3. Bradley Anthony Dion Paul TEAM LEADER IN STEALS Niagara Matt Kahlil Marvin 1988-89 Manuel Thurman Wilson 55.5 Phil Fayne 4 (2-2) 9 (3-6) Scott Dukes Prochet 54.0 (21.1) (18.1) (16.3) Madison Williams 4 (2-2) 7 (4-3) (23.9) (21.9) (8.2) 4. Illinois State Keyshawn Phil Milik Jerron Martin 3 (0-3) 3 (0-3) 6. Oklahoma Trae Christian Brady 2017-18 Evans Fayne Yarbrough 52.5 William Tinsley 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) Young James Manek 53.4 (18.7) (16.7) (16.2) Matt Hein 2 (2-0) 7 (6-1) (28.7) (13.4) (11.3) 5. Tulsa Gary Shea Lou Isaac Gassman 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) 7. Campbell Chris Marcus Shane 1993-94 Collier Seals Dawkins 52.2 Milik Yarbrough 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) Clemons Burk Whitfield 52.8 (22.9) (16.8) (12.5) Keyshawn Evans 1 (1-0) 6 (5-1) (23.2) (18.2) (11.4) 6. Northern Randy Cam Brian Luke Litwiller 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 8. Notre Dame Bonzie Matt T.J. Iowa Blocker Johnson Carpenter 51.8 Taylor Bruninga 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Colson Farrell Gibbs 52.6 1993-94 (23.0) (21.1) (7.7) (21.3) (16.9) (14.4) 7. Creighton Bob Chad Duan TEAM LEADER IN BLOCKS 9. Illinois State Keyshawn Milik Phil 1989-90 Harstad Gallagher Cole 48.4 Will Tinsley 8 (4-4) 8 (4-4) Evans Yarbrough Fayne 52.5 (22.2) (17.7) (8.5) Phil Fayne 7 (5-2) 25 (18-7) (18.5) (17.2) (16.8) 8. Illinois State Tarise Shawn Shedrick Milik Yarbrough 4 (3-1) 4 (3-1) 10. Duke Marvin Grayson Wendell 2000-01 Bryson Jeppson Ford 47.4 Madison Williams 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) Bagley III Allen Carter Jr. 51.9 (22.8) (12.5) (12.1) Taylor Bruninga 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) (21.1) (17.1) (13.7) Southern Ill. Troy Rashad Monte David Ndiaye 0 (0-0) 12 (12-0) 1996-97 Hudson Tucker Jenkins 47.4 Matt Hein 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) (21.0) (15.1) (11.3) EXTRA TIME 10. Evansville D.J. Egidijus Jaylon SEASON AND CAREER TOTALS This season Illinois State has played in two overtime games, the 2015-16 Balentine Mockevicius Brown 47.0 Record in such games in ( ) most in a single season since 2014-15. In 2008-09 the Redbirds (20.5) (15.7) (10.8) 2017-18 Career played in seven overtime games. Below are the top-10 single-sea- The same trio’s scoring average stands as the 10th-highest in Illinois DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES son overtime totals in program history. All-time Illinois State is now State history. The three-person school scoring record is held by two Phil Fayne 12 (7-5) 25 (20-5) Keyshawn Evans 12 (7-5) 19 (14-5) 63-51 all-time in overtime games, including a 1-1 mark this season. different groups, the 1971-72 trio of Doug Collins, Ron deVries, and Milik Yarbrough 9 (6-3) 9 (6-3) OVERTIME GAMES/RECORD Jim Smith; and the 1973-74 group of Rick Whitlow, Robert Hawkins, Taylor Bruninga 4 (1-3) 4 (1-3) RK. Year OT Games Record and Ron deVries. Below are the top-10 all-time scoring trios in Illinois Madison Williams 3 (2-1) 4 (3-1) 1. 2008-09 7 5-2 State history 2. 1984-85 6 5-1 TOP THREE-PERSON SCORING TOTALS IN ILLINOIS STATE HISTORY 20+ POINT GAMES 3. 2011-12 5 2-3 Year (1) (2) (3) Tot. Keyshawn Evans 5 (2-3) 5 (2-3) 4. 1966-67 4 3-1 1. 1971-72 Doug Ron Jim Milik Yarbrough 5 (4-1) 5 (4-1) 5. 2014-15 3 2-1 Collins deVries Smith 57.1 Phil Fayne 1 (0-1) 2 (1-1) 2013-14 3 1-2 (32.6) (12.7) (11.8) Taylor Bruninga 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 2010-11 3 3-0 1973-74 Rick Robert Ron 10+ REBOUND GAMES 1999-00 3 2-1 Whitlow Hawkins deVries 57.1 (21.8) (18.6) (16.7) Phil Fayne 3 (2-1) 10 (9-1) 1994-95 3 3-0 3. 1967-68 George Jerry Steve William Tinsley 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 1989-90 3 2-1 Terry McGreal Arends 56.9 Milik Yarbrough 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1979-80 3 0-3 1970-71 3 2-1 (22.6) (20.5) (13.8) 3+ GAMES 1952-53 3 0-3 4. 1956-57 Fred Tony Dave Marberry Cadle Schertz 56.4 Madison Williams 2 (2-0) 4 (4-0) (29.5) (14.3) (12.6) Phil Fayne 1 (1-0) 4 (1-3) 101 FOR THE 101ST TIME 5. 1955-56 Fred Al Essic William Tinsley 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Marberry Meyer Robinson 55.6 Keyshawn Evans 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Against Ole Miss on Dec. 16, Illinois State scored 101 points, the first time since the opener of the 2012-13 season that the Redbirds have (26.9) (17.3) (11.4) 3+ THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS 1970-71 Doug Greg Jim reached triple digits. The 100+ point effort was Illinois State’s 101st Collins Guy Smith 55.6 Keyshawn Evans 9 (5-4) 14 (10-4) triple-digit game over the history of the program. (28.6) (13.7) (13.3) Taylor Bruninga 3 (0-3) 3 (0-3) 7. 1976-77 Jeff Billy Derrick William Tinsley 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) GOING AGAINST BLUE Wilkins Lewis Mayes 53.2 Madison Williams 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) (21.8) (18.2) (13.2) Milik Yarbrough 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Through the first 12 games of the season for Illinois State, it will have 8. 1975-76 Roger Billy Jeff Luke Litwiller 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) a similarity in 10 of those dozen games – the opponent has blue Powell Lewis Wilkins 52.8 as one of its school colors. Through the first 12 games the team (19.2) (17.1) (16.5) STARTS has faced Florida Gulf Coast, South Carolina (not blue), Boise State, 9. 2017-18 Keyshawn Phil Milik Keyshawn Evans 13 (7-6) 17 (11-6) Tulsa, Quincy (not blue), Charleston Southern, Nevada, Tulsa, BYU, Evans Fayne Yarbrough 52.5 Madison Williams 13 (7-6) 13 (7-6) (18.7) (16.7) (16.2) Phil Fayne 11 (6-5) 45 (33-12) Murray State, Ole Miss, and UIC. There has not been a season that 1978-79 Derrick Ron Joe Milik Yarbrough 10 (5-5) 10 (5-5) was a monochromatically heavy towards the color blue since the Mayes Jones Galvin 52.5 Will Tinsley 9 (4-5) 9 (4-5) 1960’s. Taylor Bruninga 5 (4-1) 5 (4-1) (19.8) (19.1) (13.6) Matt Hein 4 (2-2) 4 (2-2)

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 5 | GAME NOTES MEDIA INFORMATION GETTING TO THE FREE THROW LINE ANOTHER BIG GIVER This season Milik Yarbrough has gone to the free throw line 88 times KenPom also has its own assist metric, Assist Rate. In this catego- in his 12 games, with 69 makes. Those 88 attempts have him with ry, Milik Yarbrough ranks sixth in the country at 44.o. Assist rate is ISU MEDIA CONFERENCES fouls drawn per 40 minute total of 8.6, which is the fifth-highest such calculated by taking a player’s assist total, divided by teammates’ ISU Athletics Communications hosts seven in-season me- total in NCAA Division I. Below are the top-seven players in the coun- made field goals, and then scaled for playing time. It is based on dia conferences during the 2017-18 season. Each confer- try in regards to drawing fouls averaged out over 40 minutes, per the opportunities available. ence will feature head coach Dan Muller and a member of website KenPom. ASSIST RATE LEADERS the ISU basketball team. The media conferences ­­— which FOULS DRAWN PER 40 MINUTES Rk Player School A/Rate will be recorded and posted to GoRedbirds.com — start at Rk. Player School FD/40 1. Trae Young Oklahoma 58.4 1 p.m. in the Redbird Arena Media Room: 1. Souley Boum San Francisco 9.4 2. Darrian Ringo Miami (Ohio) 53.4 2. Chris Silva South Carolina 9.1 3. Erick Neal UT Arlington 46.2 Monday, Dec. 18; Friday, Jan. 5; Monday, Jan. 15; 3. Nick Ward Michigan State 8.9 4. Kyron Cartwright Providence 44.2 Thursday, Jan. 25; Thursday, Feb. 1; 4. Collin Sexton Alabama 8.6 5. Jordan Talley UNC Wilmington 44.2 Thursday, Feb. 15; Monday, Feb. 26. 5. Milik Yarbrough Illinois State 8.6 6. Milik Yarbrough Illinois State 44.0 6. Bryson Scott Fort Wayne 8.5 7. Cassius Winston Michigan State 42.6 7. Zach Thomas Bucknell 8.5 8. Brailen Neely Oakland 40.4 MVC MEDIA TELECONFERENCES The Missouri Valley Conference hosts eight in-season DYNAMIC SCORING DUOS NO PLACE LIKE HOME media teleconferences during the 2016-17 season. Each Illinois State has the top three scoring does in the Missouri Valley Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena has turned itself into one of media teleconference begins at 10:15 a.m., and media Conference this season, as Keyshawn Evans and Phil Fayne, Evans the most difficult places to play in the Missouri Valley Conference. members can call in at (877) 441-0939. Each conference and Milik Yarbrough, and Fayne and Yarbrough have the three high- During head coach Dan Muller’s tenure, the Redbirds have a 68-19 will feature head coach Dan Muller at 11:03 a.m., along est combined scoring averages in the conference. Below are the top record at home, including a 16-1 mark during the 2016-17 season with the league’s other nine head coaches. 10 scoring pairs in the conference, with a minimum of having played and a 3-2 mark in 2017-18. The five-plus year stretch that Illinois in the teams’ games during the season. State is in - with its 68 wins - is the winningest run of home contests 10:15 a.m. - Greg Lansing, Indiana State HIGHEST SCORING PAIRS IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONF. in program history. 10:21 a.m. - , UNI School Player 1 Player 2 Total HOME COURT RECORDS 10:27 a.m. - Niko Medved, Drake Keyshawn Evans Milik Yarbrough (MULLER TENURE) 1. Illinois State 35.7 10:33 a.m. - Paul Lusk, Missouri State (18.5) (17.2) Year Record Pct. Keyshawn Evans Phil Fayne 2012-13 11-5 .688 10:39 a.m. - Porter Moser, Loyola 2. Illinois State 35.3 10:45 a.m. - Marty Simmons, Evansville (18.5) (16.8) 2013-14 14-3 .824 Milik Yarbrough Phil Fayne 10:51 a.m. - Barry Hinson, Southern Illinois 3. Illinois State 34.0 2014-15 11-5 .688 (17.2) (16.8) 2015-16 13-3 .812 10:57 a.m. - Brian Wardle, Bradley Ryan Taylor Dru Smith Evansville 33.8 2016-17 16-1 .914 11:03 a.m. - Dan Muller, Illinois State (21.4) (12.4) 2017-18 3-2 .600 Ryan Taylor Blake Simmons 11:09 a.m. - Matt Lottich, Valparaiso Evansville 33.3 Total 68-19 .779 (21.4) (11.9) Jordan Barnes Brenton Scott Monday, Jan. 8; Monday, Jan. 15; Monday, Jan. 22; Indiana State 31.1 (17.2) (13.9) COACHING THE ALMA MATER Monday, Jan. 29; Monday, Feb. 5; Monday, Feb. 12; Reed Timmer De’antae McMurray There are currently 35 NCAA Division I head coaches that are lead- Monday, Feb. 19; Monday, Feb. 26 4. Drake 30.2 (18.8) (11.4) ing their alma maters, including Illinois State’s Dan Muller. Of that Ryan Taylor Duane Gibson Evansville 29.8 (21.4) (8.4) group, Jim Boeheim leads the select fraternity with 912 victories. WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY Reed Timmer Graham Woodward Below is that list, sorted by victories at the alma mater. (as of games Drake 29.5 All player and coach interviews should be arranged (18.8) (10.7) played on 12/29) Ryan Taylor K.J. Riley through the Athletics Communications Office. Cell phone Evansville 29.0 COACHES CURRENTLY AT THEIR ALMA MATER numbers for players will not be released, and they have (21.4) (7.6) Rk. Coach School Seas. W L been instructed not to conduct interviews without prior 1. Jim Boeheim Syracuse 42 914 359 approval of the Athletics Communications Office. The STRONG SCHEDULE 2. Roy Williams North Carolina 15 410 117 locker room and training room are closed to the media This season’s opponents have combined for a 77-44 overall record 3. Matt Painter Purdue 13 277 145 4. Mick Cronin Cincinnati 12 248 137 at all times. Please allow 24 hours in order to facilitate (excluding games played against Illinois State), which is a .636 win- 5. Bob Huggins West Virginia 11 242 120 ning percentage, 17th-best such percentage in the country. Below is arrangements. 6. Scott Cross UT Arlington 12 213 153 a list of the top-19 win percentage of past opponents. 7. Chris Mack Xavier 9 198 92 MEDIA CREDENTIALS OPPONENT WIN PERCENTAGE 8. Lewis Jackson Alabama State 13 179 208 Rk. School Conference W L Pct. 9. Marty Simmons Evansville 11 177 164 Media and scout credentials (game and parking) can be 1. Texas Southern Southwestern 115 37 .757 10. LeVelle Moton N.C. Central 8 150 89 obtained by contacting Bill Salyer in the Illinois State Ath- 2. Temple American 96 39 .711 11. Mitch Henderson Princeton 7 126 67 letics Communications Office at (309) 438-3805. Creden- 3. Dayton Atlantic 10 88 37 .704 12. Kevin Ollie UConn 6 120 66 tials may be picked up from the Athletics Communications ... 13. Dan Muller Illinois State 6 111 71 Office during the week or from media will call (Gate 4) at 15. USC Pac-12 90 49 .647 14. Brian Katz Sacramento State 10 107 174 the Southwest Loading Dock entrance of Redbird Arena 16. St. John’s (NY) Big East 87 49 .640 15. Marty Wilson Pepperdine 8 88 123 on game day. Media parking is located in the Annex Lot, 17. Illinois State Missouri Valley 77 44 .636 16. Jamion Christian Mount St. Mary’s 6 89 89 located across College Avenue, directly south of Redbird 18. Middle Tennessee Conference USA 71 41 .634 17. Nick McDevitt UNC Asheville 5 84 59 Arena. 19. UMES Mid-Eastern 90 53 .629 18. Mike Martin Brown 6 68 89 Additionally, Illinois State’s future schedule is also very strong, and as 19. Rob Krimmel St. Francis (Pa.) 6 67 100 such, the Redbirds’ strength of schedule is ranked 17th in the coun- 20. Travis DeCurie Montana 4 65 46 MEDIA MEAL 21. Dan D’Antoni Marshall 4 57 57 try. Below are the top 20 teams in regards to strength of schedule this The Redbird Arena Media Room, site for postgame inter- 22. Joe Golding Abilene Christian 5 55 81 season, and their overall RPI. 23. Willie Hayes Alabama A&M 7 54 125 views, is located near the Southwest Loading Dock en- NCAA STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE 24. Mike Dunlap Loyola Marymount 4 42 63 trance. Before the game, approximately 60 minutes prior Rk. School Conference RPI 25. Michael Huger Green 3 38 40 to tip-off, a light meal is served. 1. Texas Southern Southwestern 158 26. Jamie Dixon TCU 2 36 15 2. Temple American 23 27. Chris Mullin St. John’s 3 32 46 The media meal for Sunday, Dec. 31 against Indiana 3. Dayton Atlantic 10 70 28. Lamont Smith San Diego 3 32 42 State is Moe’s Southwest Grill. ... 29. Russ Pennell Central Arkansas 4 24 79 15. New Orleans Southland 228 30. Rodney Billups Denver 2 22 22 16. CSU Bakersfield Western Athletic 129 31. Louis Rowe James Madison 2 14 32 17. Illinois State Missouri Valley 65 32. Bacari Alexander Detroit 2 12 33 18. Missouri Southeastern 18 33. LaVall Jordan Butler 1 11 3 19. St. John’s (NY) Big East 33 34. Georgetown 1 10 2 20. Middle Tennessee Conference USA 38 35. Anthony Grant Dayton 1 6 6

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 6 | GAME NOTES BEST IN THE STATE 2017-18 STARTING LINEUPS Over the last five-plus seasons, there has been one NCAA Division I Game G G G G/F F school in the state of Illinois to have a winning record five times - Illi- at Florida Gulf Coast Evans Williams Tinsley Yarbrough Fayne nois State. During current head coach Dan Muller’s tenure, the Red- vs. South Carolina Evans Williams Tinsley Hein Bruninga birds have experienced a level of success that is unrivaled among the other 12 Division I schools within the state. ISU is 111-71 over the vs. Boise State Evans Williams Tinsley Yarbrough Fayne last five-plus seasons, and the next best program’s record - Illinois’ - vs. Tulsa Evans Williams Tinsley Yarbrough Fayne is 107-81. (as of games played on 12/29) Quincy Evans Williams Tinsley Hein Fayne RECORD OVER LAST FIVE-PLUS SEASONS Charleston Southern Evans Williams Tinsley Hein Fayne RK. School Record Pct. at Nevada Evans Williams Tinsley Yarbrough Fayne 1. Illinois State 111-71 .610 Tulsa Evans Williams Tinsley Yarbrough Fayne 2. Illinois 107-81 .569 at BYU Evans Williams Tinsley Yarbrough Fayne 3. Northwestern 96-84 .533 4. Loyola 93-85 .522 Murray State Evans Williams Hein Yarbrough Bruninga 5. Southern Illinois 88-89 .497 at Ole Miss Evans Williams Yarbrough Bruninga Fayne 6. Northern Illinois 78-95 .451 UIC Evans Williams Yarbrough Bruninga Fayne 7. Eastern Illinois 72-96 .429 at Evansville Evans Williams Yarbrough Bruninga Fayne 8. Western Illinois 65-91 .417 9. Bradley 68-112 .378 Indiana State 10. DePaul 61-115 .347 at Drake 11. UIC 61-119 .339 Missouri State 12. SIUE 48-109 .306 Loyola Chicago 13. Chicago State 43-126 .254 at Southern Illinois Bradley THE BEST OF HALVES, THE WORST OF HALVES at Indiana State Against BYU on December 6, the Illinois State Redbirds had a po- at Northern Iowa lar-opposite result in regards to its two halves. In the first half, Illinois Valparaiso State was held to just 17 points, the first time that the squad had been held to below 20 points in a half since Mar. 4, 2016. The second at Missouri State half was quite the opposite, as the Redbirds scored 51 points, the Evansville first time that Illinois State had scored 50 or more points in a half Southern Illinois since Dec. 29, 2014 against Quincy. at Valparaiso at Bradley RUNNING ON (NOT SO) EMPTY Northern Iowa This season in its 13 games, Illinois State has 12 runs of nine points Drake or more. Below is a full listing of those 12 runs. at Loyola Chicago LONGEST RUNS OF THE SEASON BY GROUP Rk. Opponent Run Half Start End Evans, Williams, Tinsley, Yarbrough, Fayne 2-4 1. Tulsa (Nov. 19) 20-0 1st 18:22 13:16 Evans, Williams, Tinsley, Hein, Bruninga 1-0 2. Boise State 17-0 2nd 4:22 1:53 3. Tulsa (Dec. 2) 13-0 1st 18:07 15:02 Evans, Williams, Tinsley, Hein, Fayne 1-1 4. Tulsa (Dec. 2) 11-0 2nd 8:09 2:59 Evans, Williams, Yarbrough, Bruninga, Fayne 3-0 5. UIC 10-0 1st/2nd 1:54 19:11 Evans, Williams, Hein, Yarbrough, Bruninga 0-1 Ole Miss 10-0 1st 16:19 14:25 Quincy 10-0 1st 14:16 12:03 8. Evansville 9-0 1st 4:56 1:21 Nevada 9-0 1st 19:47 18:37 Quincy 9-0 2nd 16:01 14:24 Quincy 9-0 1st 7:52 5:46 South Carolina 9-0 1st 8:46 5:36

CONFERENCE-ONLY CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 0 Isaac Gassman 1 0 10 10.0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 3.0 1 Elijah Clarance 1 0 7 7.0 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 3 Keyshawn Evans 20 5 424 21.2 50 106 .472 38 82 .463 11 22 .500 4 22 26 1.3 27 1 38 27 0 11 149 7.5 4 David N’Diaye 20 0 268 13.4 10 24 .417 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 17 50 67 3.4 29 0 3 13 26 5 28 1.4 5 Matt Hein 8 0 40 5.0 1 7 .143 0 4 .000 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 0.5 4 0 3 1 1 3 4 0.5 10 Phil Fayne 19 18 484 25.5 75 125 .600 0 0 .000 36 73 .493 46 82 128 6.7 39 0 9 21 15 7 186 9.8 23 William Tinsley 1 0 28 28.0 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 5 6 6.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.0 25 Madison Williams 13 1 119 9.2 6 22 .273 0 8 .000 4 10 .400 0 12 12 0.9 12 0 4 9 1 3 16 1.2 32 Taylor Bruninga 1 0 12 12.0 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.0 52 Milik Yarbrough 1 1 35 35.0 8 14 .571 3 7 .429 9 9 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 3 0 3 6 0 2 28 28.0 CAREER STATS VS. INDIANA STATE Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 3 Keyshawn Evans 2 0 27 13.5 1 7 .143 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 4 0 2 3 0 2 3 1.5 4 David N’Diaye 2 0 21 10.5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 5 5 2.5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 5 Matt Hein 1 0 2 2.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 Phil Fayne 2 2 56 28.0 8 12 .667 0 0 .000 10 18 .556 11 5 16 8.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 13.0 25 Madison Williams 2 0 7 3.5 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 3 3 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 7 | GAME NOTES ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-25 DIALING UP FROM LONG RANGE REDBIRDS VS THE STATE OF INDIANA School (First-Place) Record Pts. Illinois State junior Keyshawn Evans has been putting up three-point Against Illinois’ neighbor to the east, Indiana, the Redbirds are 1 Villanova (43) 12-0 1,600 shots at a rate and at a percentage that puts him as one of the top 128-103 in the program’s history, with the majority of those games 2 Michigan State (16) 12-1 1,560 shooters in the country. Evans ranks 12th in total 3-point field goals, coming against two opponents - Evansville and Indiana State. 3 Arizona State (6) 12-0 1,481 15th in 3-point field goals per game, and 22nd in 3-point field goal School Illinois St. Muller 4 Duke 12-1 1,435 percentage (with a minimum of 2.5 makes per game). 5 Texas A&M 11-1 1,309 Ball State 10-10 0-0 6 Xavier 12-1 1,242 TOTAL THREE-POINT MAKES Butler 5-4 0-0 7 West Virginia 11-1 1,226 Rk. Player School G 3FG 3FGA Evansville 39-19 9-3 8 Wichita State 10-2 992 1. Fletcher Magee Wofford 12 56 102 Fort Wayne 3-0 2-0 9 Virginia 11-1 969 Donte Wright South Carolina St. 15 56 137 Indiana 0-4 0-0 3. Jordan Howard Central Arkansas 14 54 126 10 TCU 12-0 923 Indiana State 63-55 5-6 11 Kansas 10-2 920 ... 10. Francis Alonso UNCG 13 48 106 IUPUI 2-0 1-0 12 Oklahoma 10-1 901 Notre Dame 0-0 0-0 13 North Carolina 11-2 891 Andrew Rowsey Marquette 13 48 111 12. Keyshawn Evans Illinois State 13 46 95 Purdue 0-7 0-0 14 Purdue 12-2 839 Valparaiso 7-4 0-0 15 Miami 10-1 827 Markus Howard Marquette 13 46 123 Totals 128-103 16-9 16 Kentucky 9-2 735 14. Jake Allsmiller Georgia Southern 14 45 117 17 Arizona 10-3 511 J.T. Escobar North Florida 15 45 102 Justinian Jessup Boise State 13 45 93 18 Baylor 10-2 437 ISU SIGNS TWO TO NLI’S Roosevelt Smart North Texas 14 45 112 19 Tennessee 9-2 405 Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller has signed 20 Gonzaga 10-3 382 Kendall Stephens Nevada 15 45 97 two players – Rey Idowu and Demontay Dixon - to National Letters 21 Cincinnati 11-2 377 THREE-POINT MAKES PER GAME of Intent for the 2018-19 season. 22 Texas Tech 11-1 351 Rk. Player School G 3FG Avg. 23 Seton Hall 11-2 227 1. Fletcher Magee Wofford 12 56 4.67 Idowu (pronounced E-doe-woo) – who is currently at Clearwater 24 Florida State 11-1 169 2. Kendrick Nunn Oakland 11 49 4.45 Academy International – is 6-9, 240 pounds. He played previously 25 Creighton 10-2 143 3. Jordan Barnes Indiana State 13 53 4.08 with Holy Trinity High School, and during the 2016-17 season helped ... his team to a 21-7 record, and an appearance in the Class 5A region OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Arkansas 85, 11. Francis Alonso UNCG 13 48 3.69 semifinal. He averaged 15 points and 13 rebounds last season for Clemson 55, Notre Dame 40, Louisville 26, Texas Andrew Rowsey Marquette 13 48 3.69 Holy Trinity. 21, UCLA 12, Oklahoma State 8, SMU 5, St. 13. Marcus Burk Campbell 12 43 3.58 “Rey is a hardworking, blue-collar player who can rebound the ball Bonaventure 5, Auburn 5, New Mexico State 4, Manu Lecomte Baylor 12 43 3.58 at an elite level,” said Muller. “He is also very skilled for his size and Rhode Island 2, Nevada 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, 15. Keyshawn Evans Illinois State 13 46 3.54 runs the court extremely well. Rey has tremendous upside and will Florida 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1 Markus Howard Marquette 13 46 3.54 come on campus with a great college-ready body.” 17. Lafayette Rutledge Nicholls State 14 49 3.50 Daniel Utomi Akron 12 42 3.50 He played in the AAU circuit with Team Speights. “Rey will be an amazing asset to our student body as well,” Muller THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE (MIN. 2.5 MADE PER GAME) noted. “He is an outstanding student and plans to major in our busi- Rk. Player School FG FGA Pct. ness program, focusing on finance. We are very excited to add Rey 1. Ben Emelogu SMU 36 58 .621 USA TODAY COACHES POLL to the Redbird Family.” School (First-Place) Record Pts. 2. Ria’N Holland Mercer 38 64 .594 3. Connor Burchfield William & Mary 38 67 .567 Dixon, a senior at Summit High School in Spring Hill, Tennessee, 1 Villanova (27) 12-0 795 is 6-9, 190 pounds. He helped Summit to an 18-4 record last sea- 2 Michigan State (5) 12-1 769 ... son, and was named to the all-district, all-region, and Third Team 3 Duke 12-1 712 20. Lance Tejada Lehigh 36 74 .486 4 Arizona State 12-0 708 21. Matej Kavas Seattle 50 103 .485 All-Mid-State. He averaged nearly 17 points, eight rebounds, and two 5 Xavier 12-1 635 22. Keyshawn Evans Illinois State 46 95 .484 blocked shots per game during his junior season. 6 Texas A&M 11-1 599 23. Justinian Jessup Boise State 45 93 .484 “We are extremely excited to add Demontay to this class,” said 7 West Virginia 11-1 581 24. Caleb Martin Nevada 41 85 .482 Muller. “Demontay is a versatile forward that is very talented with 8 TCU 12-0 518 the ball. His ability to make plays for himself and others is unique 9 Virginia 11-1 496 ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST INDIANA STATE for his size.” 10 Wichita State 10-2 478 Indiana State and Illinois State have a history that spans 118 meet- As a sophomore at Grace Christian Academy, he averaged 15.8 11 Kansas 10-2 455 ings, and the Redbirds hold a 63-55 record in the all-time series, points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.5 blocked shots per game, while record- 12 Oklahoma 10-1 421 including winning each of the last two meetings. ing five double-doubles during the season. His season high came on 13 Purdue 12-2 410 Dec. 5 with 25 points, while he pulled down 16 rebounds on Dec. 29. 14 North Carolina 11-2 385 SERIES STATISTICS The Spring Hill, Tennessee, native, played for Team Thad during 15 Kentucky 9-2 375 Overall Series: Illinois State leads 63-55 the summer AAU season. 16 Miami 11-1 328 Games in Normal: Illinois State leads 39-15 “With his size and athletic ability he can be a mismatch while also 17 Baylor 10-2 233 Games in Terre Haute: Indiana State leads 37-21 18 Arizona 10-3 226 giving him the ability to guard multiple positions,” commented Muller. 19 Gonzaga 10-3 196 Games at Neutral Site: Illinois State leads 3-2 “Demontay is a terrific young man that comes from a basketball fami- 20 Tennessee 9-2 195 Current Series Win Streak: Illinois State 2 games ly and will be a huge part of our program while he is here.” 21 Texas Tech 11-1 194 Longest Illinois State Win Streak: 13 games 22 Cincinnati 11-2 159 Longest Indiana State Win Streak 10 games ILLINOIS STATE VS THE MVC 23 Creighton 10-2 123 Largest Illinois State Victory: 43 (Jan. 16, 1997) Illinois State joined the Missouri Valley Conference in for the 1981-82 24 Seton Hall 11-2 122 Largest Indiana State Victory: 27 (two times) 25 Florida State 11-1 90 season, and the Redbirds are 393-315 all-time against the teams Most Illinois State Points: 101 (Jan. 16, 1997) currently in the league. Below is a school-by-school breakdown of OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Clemson 45, Fewest Illinois State Points: 24 (Feb. 1, 1936) how Illinois State has done against each of the current other nine Louisville 27, Virginia Tech 22, Notre Dame 18, Most Indiana State Points: 105 (Dec. 22, 1970) teams in the MVC.

Arkansas 18, Texas 17, UCLA 12, Saint Mary’s Fewest Indiana State Points: 22 (Feb. 2, 1935) School Illinois State Muller 11, Michigan 5, Syracuse 4, Boise State 3, Bradley 60-64 8-2 Rhode Island 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Missouri 2, Oklahoma State 2, St. Bonaventure 2, Mississippi PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR EVANS Drake 57-29 9-1 State 1, New Mexico State 1, Auburn 1, Florida 1 After securing an MVC-high five Player of the Week honors in Evansville 39-19 9-3 2016-17, Keyshawn Evans continued the trend of success when he Indiana State 63-55 5-6 BOLD = 2017-18 opponent earned his first career Player of the Week honor, announced by the Loyola 14-4 7-1 MVC office on November 20. Last season Paris Lee (three times), Missouri State 41-29 7-4 MiKyle McIntosh, and Deontae Hawkins each earned the honor. Last Northern Iowa 41-33 5-7 season two schools (Wichita State and Loyola) each had three Play- Southern Illinois 73-78 8-3 er of the Week award winners. Valparaiso 7-4 0-0 Totals 393-315 57-27

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 8 | GAME NOTES FIRST FROM THE COUNTRIES FINAL FOUR SCHEDULING IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS This years’ team features two players: Daouda “David” N’Diaye Since Dan Muller has taken of the reigns of the program, he has Over the course of the program’s history, Illinois State has taken part and Elijah Clarance, who are the first players in program history made a concerted effort in putting together a difficult non-conference in numerous in-season tournaments, including playing in one in each from their respective countries. N’Diaye, a native of Dakar, Senegal, schedule. As part of the scheduling this season is South Carolina, of the last nine seasons. Over the last nine seasons, the Redbirds is just the third total player from continent of Africa, joining Camer- who advanced to the NCAA Final Four last season. Starting during have a 26-8 record during the in-season tournaments. oon’s Eric Vianney (2005-06), and Nigeria’s Dinma Odiakosa the 2012-13 season, Illinois State has had five games against teams Year Tournament Rec. (2005-06, 2008-10). that played in the Final Four the year before: Louisville (2012 Final 2017-18 Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach 2-1 Four), Wichita State (twice, 2013 Final Four), Kentucky (2015 Final 2016-17 Hawai’ian Airlines Diamondhead Classic 2-1 Clarance, who is from Malmo, Sweden, is the first player from his Four), and South Carolina (2017 Final Four). The team’s win over 2015-16 Cancun Challenge 1-3 country; however, Roy Herold (1977-81) and Markku Larkio (1993- the Gamecocks in the tournament marked the first win among the 2014-15 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam 2-1 94) of Finland and Ronald van Velzen (1995-98) of the Netherlands, games in this grouping. 2013-14 San Francisco Golden Gate Challenge 2-1 also hail from the greater Nordic region. 2012-13 South Padre Island Invitational 3-1 TEAMS WITH POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2011-12 Cancun Challenge 3-1 NOT DOUBLING UP ON THE MASCOTS The 2017-18 Illinois State schedule is littered with teams with post- 2010-11 Global Sports Roundball Classic 3-0 This season’s Redbird basketball team will face off during the season experience, including the team’s season-opening game 2009-10 Basketball Travelers Classic 3-0 non-conference schedule against Eagles, Gamecocks, Hawks, Buc- against Florida Gulf Coast. FGCU is one of three teams on the Red- 2008-09 SMU Tip-Off Classic 3-0 caneers, Wolf Pack, Golden Hurricane, Cougars, Racers, Rebels, birds’ schedule - along with South Carolina and Nevada - that played 2008-09 World Vision Invitational 3-0 and Flames. What you don’t see in that group are any duplicate mas- in the NCAA Tournament last season, while two others (BYU and Ole cots (for the sake of argument, even though Eagles, Gamecocks, Miss) played in the NIT. MODEL OF EFFICIENCY and Hawks are all fowl, they are all different). This anomaly marks Illinois State junior forward Phil Fayne is one of seven returning play- the first time since 2013-14 that Illinois State does not have a match- MID-MAJOR TOP-25 ers in NCAA Division I who made at least 59 percent of their shots ing mascot during its non-conference (slate. Previous seasons have Last season the Illinois State men’s basketball team rose up the while scoring at least 300 points, pulling down at least 200 rebounds, seen Hawks duplicated in 2016-17 (UT Martin Skyhawks and Saint rankings in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25, ending the and blocking at least 40 shots during the season. Joseph’s Hawks), 2015-16 (Quincy and Saint Joseph’s), and 2014- season ranked fourth in the poll consisting of schools in the America RETURNING PLAYERS THAT MEET THE MINIMUMS 15 (UT Martin and Quincy). East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Player Yr. School FG% Pts. Rebs Blks Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Mis- Devontae Cacok Jr. UNCW .800 431 343 44 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS souri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Tacko Fall Jr. UCF .715 391 343 94 In each of the last four seasons, the Illinois State men’s basketball Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic. Nana Foulland Sr. Bucknell .630 511 264 72 team has surpassed its preseason coaches poll prediction, including MID-MAJOR TOP-25 POLL So. St. Mary’s .611 576 322 72 last season in which it was picked to finish second, and ended in a School (First-Place) Record Pts. Prev. Nick Ward So. Michigan State .592 485 227 54 tie for first place in the league standings. Below are the last 23 years Phil Fayne Jr. Illinois State .590 320 222 40 1. Gonzaga (29) 10-3 773 1 Mike Watkins So. Penn State .590 319 267 90 of prediction, and actual finish, in the Missouri Valley Conference, 2. Saint Mary's (2) 11-2 744 2 with the 17 times the Redbirds exceeded the preseason poll in gray. 3. BYU 11-2 699 3 Year Poll Finish 4. Albany 11-3 613 5 5. Charleston 9-3 550 10 1994-95 6th 3rd 6. Stephen F. Austin 11-2 527 11 1995-96 3rd 2nd 7. Loyola Chicago 10-3 507 6 1996-97 1st 1st 8. UT Arlington 9-4 497 8 1997-98 1st 1st 9. Northern Iowa 8-4 483 7 1998-99 3rd 7th 10. New Mexico State 11-3 469 19 1999-00 7th 7th 11. Louisiana 10-3 433 9 2000-01 7th 2nd 12. Towson 10-3 407 4 2001-02 1st 3rd 13. Missouri State 11-3 403 16 2002-03 4th 9th 14. Furman 9-4 335 12 2003-04 7th 10th 15. UC Santa Barbara 10-3 307 22 2004-05 10th 6th 16. Wofford 8-4 214 NR 2005-06 10th 10th 17. Valparaiso 9-4 197 14 2006-07 9th 8th 18. South Dakota 12-4 189 18 2007-08 5th 2nd 19. Georgia Southern 9-4 179 15 2008-09 3rd 3rd 20. Portland State 10-3 167 25 2009-10 3rd 3rd 21. Central Michigan 10-2 132 21 2010-11 6th 9th 22. South Dakota State 11-5 127 NR 23. Evansville 10-4 125 13 2011-12 8th 3rd 24. Ball State 8-4 103 NR 2012-13 2nd 6th 25. Oakland 8-5 95 NR 2013-14 7th 5th 2014-15 5th 3rd OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Vermont 94, Northern Ken- 2015-16 4th 3rd tucky 91, ETSU 84, Georgia State 72, UNC Greensboro 2016-17 2nd t-1st 67, Belmont 47, Murray State 46, Lipscomb 39, Bucknell 2017-18 4th TBD 36, Eastern Michigan 36, Mercer 32, Bradley 21, FGCU 17, Northern Colorado 16, Fort Wayne 15, San Diego 15, UC Davis 15, Grand Canyon 12, Penn 12, Northeastern 11, LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Wright State 5, Idaho 4, San Francisco 3, UNC Asheville 3, Illinois State newcomer Milik Yarbrough may be new to playing in a Rider 3, Buffalo 2, Jacksonville State 1, Mount Saint Mary’s game on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena; however, he is no 1. stranger to the Illinois State basketball program. His father, Del Yar- brough, played for the Redbirds from 1976-80, and ranks 27th in ILLINOIS STATE IN THE POLLS career points (1,191), and 10th in career rebounds (750) in program Week AP USA Today Mid-Major history. Pre - - RV (35th - 49 votes) 1 - - RV (39th - 19 votes) 2 - - RV (33rd - 39 votes) 3 - - RV (38th - 27 votes) 4 - - RV (35th - 26 votes) 5 - - RV (44th - 13 votes) 6 - - RV (53rd - 1 vote) 7 - - -

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 9 | GAME NOTES LEAD / DEFICIT COMPARISON ILLINOIS STATE TOP INDIVIDUAL Largest Lead Largest Deficit Total Leading Total Tied Total Trailing Final Score GAMES IN 2017-18 at Florida Gulf Coast 6 (1st, 10:19) 11 (2nd, 0:26) 6:59 4:05 28:56 L, 87-98 POINTS vs. South Carolina 12 (1st, 4:10) - 36:36 3:24 - W, 69-65 30 Milik Yarbrough Murray State 12-09-2017 vs. Boise State 2 (1st, 19:50) 33 (2nd, 6:19) 1:06 0:10 38:44 L, 64-82 29 Keyshawn Evans Tulsa 11-19-2017 vs. Tulsa 22 (2nd, 10:26) 5 (1st, 18:46) 36:44 0:36 2:24 W, 84-68 28 Keyshawn Evans Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Quincy 31 (2nd, 6:56) - 39:33 0:24 - W, 86-57 28 Milik Yarbrough Evansville 12-23-2017 Charleston Southern 7 (1st, 10:15) 8 (2nd, 15:20) 17:53 6:19 20:48 L, 62-64 (ot) 26 Keyshawn Evans Charleston Southern 11-25-2017 at Nevada 9 (1st, 18:37) 30 (2nd, 0:13) 5:51 0:43 33:26 L, 68-98 25 Keyshawn Evans Ole Miss 12-16-2017 Tulsa 11 (1st, 15:02) 2 (1st, 19:03) 37:18 1:45 0:57 W, 65-58 25 Milik Yarbrough Ole Miss 12-16-2017 at BYU - 28 (2nd, 17:38) - 0:48 39:12 L, 68-80 24 Phil Fayne Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Murray State 9 (1st, 12:52) 13 (2nd, 15:37) 12:07 1:05 26:48 L, 72-78 22 Milik Yarbrough Tulsa 12-02-2017 at Ole Miss 18 (1st, 6:48) 4 (1st, 18:57) 38:05 2:14 4:41 W, 101-97 (ot) 21 Keyshawn Evans Boise State 11-17-2017 UIC 6 (2nd, 19:31) 6 (1st, 8:45) 12:25 8:41 18:54 W, 71-70 ASSISTS at Evansville 6 (2nd, 0:09) 10 (1st, 8:34) 7:40 6:03 26:17 W, 72-66 10 Milik Yarbrough Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Indiana State ------8 Milik Yarbrough Ole Miss 12-16-2017 at Drake ------7 Keyshawn Evans Ole Miss 12-16-2017 Missouri State ------7 Keyshawn Evans Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Loyola Chicago ------6 Keyshawn Evans BYU 12-06-2017 at Southern Illinois ------6 Keyshawn Evans Quincy 11-22-2017 Bradley ------6 Milik Yarbrough South Carolina 11-16-2017 at Indiana State ------5 Milik Yarbrough UIC 12-19-2017 at Northern Iowa ------5 Milik Yarbrough BYU 12-06-2017 Valparaiso ------5 Keyshawn Evans Tulsa 12-02-2017 at Missouri State ------5 Madison Williams Quincy 11-22-2017 Evansville ------5 Milik Yarbrough Tulsa 11-19-2017 Southern Illinois ------5 Keyshawn Evans Tulsa 11-19-2017 at Valparaiso ------REBOUNDS at Bradley ------13 Phil Fayne Charleston Southern 11-25-2017 Northern Iowa ------10 William Tinsley UIC 12-19-2017 Drake ------10 Phil Fayne Ole Miss 12-16-2017 at Loyola Chicago ------10 Milik Yarbrough Ole Miss 12-16-2017 TOTALS 31 33 3:58:34 30:33 3:42:13 7-6 10 William Tinsley Quincy 11-22-2017 10 Phil Fayne South Carolina 11-16-2017 9 Milik Yarbrough BYU 12-06-2017 LAST TIME AGAINST INDIANA STATE... 9 William Tinsley Charleston Southern 11-25-2017 9 Taylor Bruninga Quincy 11-22-2017 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Indiana State vs Illinois State 8 Phil Fayne Tulsa 12-02-2017 1/25/17 7:02 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena 8 Milik Yarbrough Tulsa 11-19-2017 8 Milik Yarbrough Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Indiana State 66 • 7-14 (1-8 MVC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds BLOCKED SHOTS ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 4 Phil Fayne Charleston Southern 11-25-2017 12 Bunschoten, Niels f 3-8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 21 3 Taylor Bruninga Ole Miss 12-16-2017 30 Van Scyoc, Matt f 3-5 3-5 1-3 0 3 3 4 10 2 2 0 0 22 42 Bell, TJ c 5-9 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 3 12 1 0 1 0 27 3 William Tinsley Boise State 11-17-2017 00 Clemons, Everett g 3-5 0-0 3-4 3 5 8 2 9 6 1 1 2 33 2 6 Times 04 Scott, Brenton g 5-17 1-9 4-5 0 3 3 1 15 1 4 0 4 36 STEALS 01 Ojinnaka, Demonte 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 11 02 Barnes, Jordan 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 8 1 1 0 1 21 4 William Tinsley UIC 12-19-2017 03 Knight III, Trey 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 Madison Williams Tulsa 12-02-2017 05 Kessinger, Bronson 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 13 3 Phil Fayne Tulsa 11-19-2017 34 Murphy, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 41 Rickman, Emondre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 3 Madison Williams South Carolina 11-16-2017 Team 1 2 3 2 15 Times Most Recently Totals 24-57 8-22 10-14 6 25 31 26 66 11 11 2 9 200 FREE THROWS MADE FG % 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 24-57 42.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 8-22 36.4% Rebounds 14 Milik Yarbrough South Carolina 11-16-2017 FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 2 9 Milik Yarbrough Evansville 12-23-2017 Illinois State 71 • 17-4 (9-0 MVC) 9 Milik Yarbrough Ole Miss 12-16-2017 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 8 Keyshawn Evans Ole Miss 12-16-2017 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 8 Milik Yarbrough Murray State 12-09-2017 10 Fayne,Phil f 5-6 0-0 9-14 3 2 5 1 19 0 0 1 0 26 11 McIntosh,MiKyle f 2-5 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 2 6 0 3 1 0 24 8 Milik Yarbrough Tulsa 12-02-2017 23 Hawkins,Deontae f 6-11 3-4 4-6 3 9 12 3 19 1 3 0 0 29 8 Keyshawn Evans South Carolina 11-16-2017 01 Lee,Paris g 4-11 2-6 8-8 0 3 3 2 18 6 2 0 2 29 6 Keyshawn Evans UIC 12-19-2017 12 Wills,Tony g 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 33 02 Clayton,DJ 2-6 1-2 1-2 1 6 7 3 6 0 1 0 1 26 6 Phil Fayne Tulsa 11-19-2017 03 Evans,Keyshawn 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 16 6 Milik Yarbrough Tulsa 11-19-2017 04 Ndiaye,Daouda 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 THREE-POINTERS MADE 25 Williams,Madison 0-3 0-1 0-1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Team 2 1 3 7 Keyshawn Evans Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Totals 20-49 7-19 24-33 11 29 40 17 71 10 11 3 7 200 6 Keyshawn Evans Tulsa 11-19-2017 FG % 1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd half: 11-21 52.4% Game: 20-49 40.8% Deadball 5 Keyshawn Evans Evansville 12-23-2017 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 18-25 72.0% Game: 24-33 72.7% 2 5 Keyshawn Evans Ole Miss 12-16-2017

Officials: Paul Janssen, Bert Smith, Rick Crawford 5 Taylor Bruninga BYU 12-06-2017 Technical fouls: Indiana State-None. Illinois State-Clayton,DJ. 5 Keyshawn Evans Charleston Southern 11-25-2017 Attendance: 5738 Drawn Offensive Fouls: Indiana State-0. Illinois State-0. 4 Milik Yarbrough Nevada 11-29-2017 Fouled Out: Indiana State: #12Bunschoten (2nd 2:40). 4 Taylor Bruninga Florida Gulf Coast 11-11-2017 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 3 9 Times Most Recently Indiana State 30 36 66 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench INS 22 12 10 14 13 Illinois State 28 43 71 ILS 20 11 7 5 6

Last FG - INS 2nd-01:01, ILS 2nd-01:22. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - INS by 7 2nd-08:10, ILS by 7 1st-17:07. Lead changed - 8 times. INS led for 18:32. ILS led for 18:29. Game was tied for 02:59.

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 10 | GAME NOTES LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL Scored 40 points (41) at Central Michigan, 12-3-00 Scored 40 points Sterling Gibbs (40), Seton Hall, 11-24-14 Scored 30 points Milik Yarbrough (30) vs. Murray State, 12-9-17 Scored 30 points D.J. Balentine (38), Evansville, 2-12-14 Scored 25 points Milik Yarbrough (28) at Evansville, 12-23-17 Scored 25 points Bruce Stevens (27), Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Made 15 field goals Mike VandeGarde (15) vs. Northern Iowa, 3-1-93 Made 15 field goals Parrish Casebier (18), Evansville, 12-12-92 Made 10 field goals Milik Yarbrough (10) vs. Murray State, 12-9-17 Made 10 field goals Ryan Taylor (10), Evansville, 12-23-17 Made 5 three-point field goals Keyshawn Evans (5) at Evansville, 12-23-17 Made 5 three-point field goals Caleb Martin (6), Nevada, 11-29-17 Made 10 free throws MiKyle McIntosh (10) vs. Missouri State, 1-4-17 Made 10 free throws Dikembe Dixson (11), UIC, 12-19-17 Attempted 15 field goals Milik Yarbrough (17) vs. Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Attempted 15 field goals Terence Davis (15), Breein Tyree (15), Old Miss, 12-16-17 Attempted 10 3-point field goals Keyshawn Evans (11), vs. Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Attempted 10 3-point field goals Kendall Stephens (11), Nevada, 11-29-17 Attempted 15 free throws Milik Yarbrough (17) vs. South Carolina, 11-16-17 Attempted 15 free throws Dikembe Dixson (16), UIC, 12-19-17 Attempted 10 free throws Milik Yarbrough (11) vs. Murray State, 12-9-17 Attempted 10 free throws Chris Silva (14), South Carolina, 11-16-17 Had 20 rebounds Jackie Carmichael (20) vs. Drake, 2-8-12 Had 20 rebounds Egidijus Mockevicius (20), Evansville, 1-15-16 Had 15 rebounds Phil Fayne (15) vs. Southern Illinois, 2-22-17 Had 15 rebounds Chandler Hutchison (18), Boise State, 11-17-17 Had 10 rebounds William Tinsley (10) vs. UIC, 12-19-17 Had 10 rebounds Jordan Blount (11), UIC, 12-19-17 Posted a double-double Phil Fayne (16 pts, 10 rebs) vs. Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Posted a double-double Chandler Hutchison (19 points, 18 rebounds) Milik Yarbrough (25 pts, 10 rebs) vs. Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Boise State, 11-17-17 Posted a triple-double Has never happened Posted a triple-double Has never happened Had 10 assists Milik Yarbrough (10) at Florida Gulf Coast, 11-11-17 Had 10 assists Fred VanVleet (10), Wichita State, 1-8-14 Had 5 steals Tony Wills (5) vs. Southern Illinois, 2-22-17 Had 5 steals Luke Nelson (5), UC Irvine, 3-15-17 Had 5 blocked shots Daouda Ndiaye (5) vs. Bradley, 2-11-17 Had 5 blocked shots Jeremy Morgan (5), Northern Iowa, 2-20-16 ILLINOIS STATE TEAM OPPONENT TEAM Scored 100 points 101 at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Scored 100 points 104, Evansville, 2-12-14 Scored 90 points 99 vs. Quincy, 12-29-14 Scored 90 points 97, Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Scored 80 points 86 vs. Quincy, 11-22-17 Scored 80 points 80, BYU, 12-6-17 Scored less than 50 points 45 at Wichita State, 2-4-17 Scored less than 50 points 42, Northern Iowa, 2-25-17 Scored less than 40 points 32 at Marquette, 11-15-04 Scored less than 40 points 36, Norfolk State, 12-18-11 Scored 50 points in a half 51 at BYU (2nd half), 12-6-17 Scored 50 points in a half 54, Ole Miss (2nd), 12-16-17 Scored less than 20 points in a half 17 at BYU (1st half), 12-6-17 Scored less than 20 points in a half 17, Northern Iowa, 2-25-17 Made 50 field goals 58 vs. Northern Illinois, 2-20-74 Made 50 field goals 51, Purdue, 12-22-73 Made 40 field goals 41 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11-12-12 Made 40 field goals 41, Oklahoma, 12-28-90 Made 30 field goals 31, at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Made 30 field goals 31, Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Made 15 three-point field goals 15 vs. Drake, 1-26-16 Made 15 three-point field goals 15, Saint Joseph's, 12-19-15 Made 10 three-point field goals 11, at Evansville, 12-23-17 Made 10 three-point field goals 14, Nevada, 11-29-17 Made 30 free throws 30 vs. Wichita State, 2-17-13 Made 30 free throws 44, Evansville, 2-12-14 Made 20 free throws 26, at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Made 20 free throws 28, Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Had 60 rebounds 63 vs. Baylor, 12-27-83 Had 60 rebounds 65, Oral Roberts, 1-9-73 Had 50 rebounds 50 vs. San Francisco, 12-23-16 Had 50 rebounds 57, Boise State, 11-17-17 Had 40 rebounds 49, at Ole MIss, 12-16-17 Had 40 rebounds 44, UIC, 12-19-17 Had 30 assists 31 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-28-98 Had 30 assists 31, Purdue, 12-1-86 Had 20 assists 20, at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Had 20 assists 22, Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Committed less than 10 turnovers 7, vs. UIC, 12-19-17 Committed less than 10 turnovers 9, Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Committed more than 25 turnovers 26 at Florida State, 11-23-06 Committed more than 25 turnovers 27, UAB, 11-23-12 Had 20 steals Has never happened Had 20 steals 23, UIC, 12-4-90 Had 10 steals 12, vs. UIC, 12-19-17 Had 10 steals 10, Wichita State, 2-4-17 Had 10 blocked shots 14, vs. Evansville, 3-3-17 Had 10 blocked shots 10, UIC, 12-19-17 Had 5 blocked shots 6, at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Had 5 blocked shots 5, Wichita State, 3-5-17 Two players scored 30 points each vs. Northern Illinois, 2-20-74 Two players scored 30 points each Has never happened Bubbles Hawkins (58), Rick Whitlow (32) Three players scored 20 points each UT-San Antonio, 12-1-01 Three players scored 20 points each at Stanford, 3-19-12 (23), Reggie Minniweather (20), McEverett Nic Moore (25), Tyler Brown (23), Powers (20) Jackie Carmichael (21) Two players scored 20 points each Nevada, 11-29-17 Two players scored 20 points each at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Caleb Martin (21), Jordan Caroline (20) Keyshawn Evans (25), Milik Yarbrough (25) Six players scored in double-figures Creighton, 2-1-12 Six players scored in double-figures at San Francisco, 11-30-13 D. McDermott (25), G. Gibbs (12), W. Artino (11), Bobby Hunter (15), Paris Lee (15), Zach Lofton (15),Nick J. Manigat (11), G. Echenique (10), Jones (10) Zeisloft (14), Daishon Knight (12), Five players scored in double-figures Evansville, 12-23-17 Reggie Lynch (10) Ryan Taylor (22), Blake Simmons (12), K.J. Riley (11), Five players scored in double-figures vs. Wichita State, 1-14-17 Dalen Traore (11), Duane Gibson (10) MiKyle McIntosh (20), Deonte Hawkins (14), Four players scored in double-figures Murray State, 12-9-17 DJ Clayton (11), Keyshawn Evans (10), Terrell Miller Jr. (25), Shaq Buchanan (16), Paris Lee (10) Ja Morant (15), Jonathan Stark (13) Four players scored in double-figures at Ole Miss, 12-16-17 Keyshawn Evans (25), Milik Yarbrough (25), Phil Fayne (16), Madison Williams (14)

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 11 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE HEAD COACH DAN MULLER Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year Hawkins were each named to the second team. Phil Akoon-Purcell: Newcomer of the Year, All-Newcomer Dan Muller has proven his ability to win an MVC Fayne was named to the All-Newcomer team, while Team; Daishon Knight: All-MVC Second Team; Reggie championship. In his fifth year as Illinois State’s head Lee and Tony Wills earned all-Defensive Team honors. Lynch: All-MVC Second Team, All-Defensive Team; coach, Muller led the Redbirds to a share of the 2017 As a fourth-year coach (2015-16), Muller and the Lee: All-Defensive Team; Bobby Hunter: All-Bench MVC regular-season title, which was their first since he Redbirds faced one of the toughest non-conference Team. Knight and Lynch were additionally named to helped ISU win the Valley championship as a player schedules in program history, ranked No. 7 in the the MVC All-Tournament Team. The Redbirds also in 1998. nation at the end of the regular season, according to excelled in the classroom, establishing a team grade- Muller was named the 19th men’s basketball coach the Collegiate Basketball News Report. The Redbirds point average record in the fall of 2014 with a 2.99 in school history May 8, 2012, and since then, he has finished the 2015-16 campaign with an 18-14 overall GPA, breaking the previous mark by 0.13 points. led Illinois State to a better MVC record and higher record and tied for second place with a 12-6 mark During his second season as Illinois State’s head conference finish each year. In 2016-17, Muller guided in the Missouri Valley Conference, signifying ISU’s coach (2013-14), Muller was charged with leading the Redbirds to program bests in MVC wins (17-1, en highest league finish and most conference wins the most inexperienced team in NCAA Division I route to the Valley title), regular-season victories (25) since 2007-08. Illinois State’s upset victory over No. basketball. With just two-and-a-half years of returning and overall triumphs (28). 21 Wichita State (Feb. 6) on Doug Collins Court at experience, Muller guided ISU to another 18-win Through his first five seasons, Muller amassed Redbird Arena marked Muller’s fourth Top-25 win in as season, including marquee victories over a Top-25 a 104-65 record and coached the Redbirds to four many seasons. program (vs. No. 25 Dayton, Dec. 7), a Big Ten team victories over Top-25 programs, three postseason Illinois State’s individual accolades in 2015-16 (at Northwestern, Nov. 17), a BIG EAST opponent (vs. appearances (2017 National Invitation Tournament, included: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell: All-MVC Second DePaul, Dec. 22) and an SEC foe (vs. Texas A&M, 2015 NIT and 2014 Invitational), Team; Paris Lee: MVC Honorable Mention Team, All- March 24). ISU had never before earned wins against four postseason wins, and victories against the Big Defensive Team; MiKyle McIntosh: MVC Honorable the Big Ten, the BIG EAST and the SEC in the same Ten, the BIG EAST and the Southeastern Conference Mention Team, Most-Improved Team (team captain); season. (SEC). Muller is the first coach in Illinois State Nick Banyard: All-Bench Team; Justin McCloud: MVC The Redbirds also tied for fourth place in the final basketball history to beat four Top-25 teams in his first Scholar-Athlete Second Team. Missouri Valley Conference standings, with a 9-9 four seasons, and his four Top-25 victories are also In his third season with the Redbirds (2014-15), record. Illinois State played particularly well on Doug tied for the most ever recorded by a Redbird head Muller guided ISU to a 22-13 overall record, marking Collins Court at Redbird Arena, where the Redbirds coach. ISU’s most victories since 2009-10. Illinois State went 14-3 with a dominant 8-1 record against Valley Muller has guided ISU student-athletes to 11 tied for third place in the Missouri Valley Conference foes. ISU advanced to the postseason by earning a All-Missouri Valley Conference selections (two first with an 11-7 mark. As the MVC Tournament’s fourth spot in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational team, six second team and three honorable mention), seed, the Redbirds upset No. 8 Wichita State in the (CBI) field. Muller led the Redbirds to two victories in six MVC All-Defensive accolades, four MVC All- semifinals, marking a Redbird win over ISU’s highest the CBI which tied for the most-ever postseason wins Newcomer honors and one MVC All-Freshman ranked opponent since 1978. Illinois State also by an ISU team. accolade. Additionally, three Redbirds have garnered became just the second MVC team to beat Wichita Under Muller’s guidance, newcomers Knight and All-MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition under Muller’s State in more than two years. Lynch both earned All-MVC accolades, as Knight was tutelage. After falling to No. 11 Northern Iowa in the named to the All-MVC Honorable Mention Team and During his fifth season (2016-17), Muller helped tournament championship game, the Redbirds earned the All-Newcomer Team, while Lynch was placed on lead the Redbirds on a dream run that saw the team an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament the All-Newcomer Team and the All-Freshman Team. end with a school-record 28 wins (28-7 overall), and (NIT) for the 13th time in program history. Fourth- Nick Zeisloft was also named to the MVC Scholar- earned a berth into the National Invitation Tournament seeded ISU advanced to the NIT second round by Athlete First Team in 2013-14. (NIT), where ISU beat UC Irvine before falling to UCF. beating fifth-seeded Green Bay at home (March 18). In his first year at Illinois State (2012-13), Muller During the season, Paris Lee was named the MVC Along with Illinois State’s team success, ISU earned led the Redbirds to an 18-win season, with at least Player of the Year, while MiKyle McIntosh and Deontae seven individual MVC honors under Muller’s guidance: one victory against eight of the Missouri Valley Conference’s nine opponents. Muller also guided ISU to the Valley Tournament semifinals. During the regular season, Illinois State earned a marquee win at No. 16 Creighton, 75-72, in front of a sellout crowd of 18,494 at CentryLink Center Omaha. The Bluejays went on to win the Valley regular-season and tournament titles. The victory was ISU’s first over a nationally ranked team on the road since topping No. 17 Tulsa in 1985. Under Muller’s tutelage, ISU was awarded two All-Missouri Valley Conference selections for the first time since 2010, as senior forward Jackie Carmichael received All-MVC First Team recognition, and senior guard Tyler Brown garnered All-MVC Second Team accolades. Additionally, Carmichael earned All-MVC Tournament and All- Defensive Team honors, and he was named to the 2013 Lou Henson (mid-major) All-America Team. Muller also helped sophomore guard Johnny Hill land a spot on the MVC Most-Improved Team. For Muller’s first-year efforts, he was named one of 10 national finalists for the 2013 Joe B. Hall Award, which is presented annually to the top first- 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 12 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE HEAD COACH DAN MULLER year coach in Division I college basketball. As a player, Muller guided Illinois State to two MULLER’S RECORD VS Before becoming Illinois State’s leader, Muller regular-season and Missouri Valley Conference OPPONENTS BY CONFERENCE spent 12 years as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. Tournament championships and four postseason AMERICAN ATHLETIC MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC Under former Illinois State head coach Kevin appearances, including trips to the NCAA Tournament 6-12 2-0 Tulsa 3-1 Delaware State 1-0 Stallings, Muller was regarded as one of the top in his final two seasons (1997 and 1998). UCF 0-1 Morgan State 1-0 assistant coaches in the country. As Vanderbilt’s Muller ranks 11th in career scoring with 1,445 Wichita State 3-10 recruiting coordinator, Muller spearheaded the points, while leading the Redbirds to a 91-37 overall MISSOURI VALLEY program’s recruiting efforts beginning in 2006, record, and he still owns the school record with AMERICA EAST 59-27 0-1 Bradley 8-2 which were the highest-rated recruiting classes in 128-consecutive starts (every game of his career). Vermont 0-1 Drake 9-1 the history of the program. Muller was also a two-time MVC Defensive Player Evansville 10-3 Since 2006, the Vanderbilt men’s basketball of the Year and was named the MVP of the Valley ATLANTIC 10 Indiana State 5-6 program signed six four-star recruits and Rivals Tournament as a senior. In 2009, he was inducted 3-3 Loyola (Ill.) 7-1 Dayton 2-0 Missouri State 7-4 150 Prospects, in addition to five-star recruit John into the Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Saint Joseph’s 1-1 Northern Iowa 5-7 Jenkins in 2009, the nation’s leading high school Fame. VCU 0-2 Southern Illinois 8-3 scorer and a PARADE and Reebok All-American. Off the court, Muller was just as successful. He Valparaiso 0-0 During Muller’s tenure, Vanderbilt had 18 was a two-time GTE Academic All-American and a ATLANTIC COAST 0-1 MOUNTAIN WEST players named to the All-Southeastern Conference recipient of the NCAA’s Post-Graduate Scholarship. Louisville 0-1 3-5 First and Second teams and a player named to the He also was named a Bone Scholar, the highest Boise State 0-1 All-SEC Defensive Team three consecutive years academic honor at ISU, and he is the only men’s ATLANTIC SUN Hawai’i 1-0 Nevada 0-1 (2010, 2011 and 2012). basketball student-athlete to earn the award. 0-1 Florida Gulf Coast 0-1 New Mexico 1-0 Since Muller joined the Vanderbilt staff in After playing for the Redbirds, the Lafayette, San Diego State 0-1 2000, the staff and team accomplished seven Indiana, native spent two years playing professionally, BIG 12 Utah State 0-2 20-win seasons. Starting in 2003, Vanderbilt was including a stint with the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies. 0-2 Wyoming 1-0 TCU 0-2 recognized nationally as a Top-25 team in the Muller is a 1998 graduate of Illinois State and NORTHEAST Associated Press Poll for a total of 51 weeks. In graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree BIG EAST 1-0 2007-08, Vanderbilt was ranked in the AP Top-25 in organizational leadership. He later earned his 3-2 Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 for the most consecutive weeks in school history. master’s in business administration from Florida in Creighton 1-1 DePaul 2-0 OHIO VALLEY Muller’s efforts, both on and off the court, 2003. He is married to Melissa Muller and has one Seton Hall 0-1 9-3 helped propel the Commodores to the 2012 SEC stepson, Sib. Austin Peay 1-0 Tournament Championship, the Commodores’ first BIG SKY Morehead State 2-0 league tournament title since 1951. In addition, 1-0 Murray State 1-3 Weber State 1-0 UT Martin 2-0 Vanderbilt appeared in six NCAA Tournaments, Tennessee State 2-0 including five in the last six seasons, and posted BIG SOUTH two Sweet 16 appearances during Muller’s tenure. 0-1 SOUTHEASTERN Along with his recruiting, scouting and Charleston 0-1 3-1 Southern Kentucky 0-1 on-court responsibilities, Muller directed the Ole Miss 1-0 student-athletes’ academic progress. During that BIG TEN South Carolina 1-0 time, Vanderbilt collected a 100 percent senior 1-2 Texas A&M 1-0 graduation rate and one of the highest APR’s in Maryland 0-1 Northwestern 1-1 SOUTHLAND NCAA Division I college basketball. 1-0 BIG WEST Houston Baptist 1-0 YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH DAN MULLER 2-0 UC Irvine 1-0 SUMMIT Year School Record Pct. Conf. Record Conf. Finish Postseason UC Santa Barbara 1-0 3-1 2000-01 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 15-15 .500 4-12 (SEC) 11th / 12 No Postseason IPFW 2-0 2001-02 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 17-15 .531 6-10 (SEC) t-8th / 12 NIT Tournament COLONIAL IUPUI 1-0 South Dakota 0-1 2002-03 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 11-18 .379 3-13 (SEC) 12 / 12 No Postseason 1-1 Drexel 1-1 State 2003-04 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 23-10 .697 8-8 (SEC) t-4th / 12 NCAA Tournament 2004-05 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 20-14 .588 8-8 (SEC) 6th / 12 NIT Tournament CONFERENCE USA WEST COAST 2005-06 Vanderbilt (Assistant) 17-13 .567 7-9 (SEC) 7th / 12 NIT Tournament 3-2 1-2 Old Dominion 1-1 BYU 0-1 2006-07 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 22-12 .647 10-6 (SEC) t-2nd / 12 NCAA Tournment UAB 2-1 San Francisco 1-1 2007-08 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 26-8 .765 10-6 (SEC) 4th / 12 NCAA Tournament 2008-09 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 19-12 .613 8-8 (SEC) t-7th / 12 No Postseason HORIZON WESTERN ATHLETIC 4-1 1-0 2009-10 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 24-9 .727 12-4 (SEC) 2nd / 12 NCAA Tournament Green Bay 1-0 Chicago State 1-0 2010-11 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 23-11 .676 9-7 (SEC) t-4th / 12 NCAA Tournament UIC 2-0 2011-12 Vanderbilt (Assistant) * 25-11 .694 10-6 (SEC) t-2nd / 12 NCAA Tournament Oakland 0-1 NCAA DIVISION II Youngstown State 1-0 5-0 2012-13 Illinois State 18-15 .559 8-10 (Missouri Valley) 6th / 10 No Postseason Ferris State 1-0 2013-14 Illinois State 18-16 .529 9-9 (Missouri Valley) 5th / 10 CBI Semifinals METRO ATLANTIC Quincy 3-0 2014-15 Illinois State 22-13 .629 11-7 (Missouri Valley) t-3rd / 10 NIT Tournament 0-2 Sonoma State 1-0 Manhattan 0-1 2015-16 Illinois State 18-14 .563 12-6 (Missouri Valley) t-2nd / 10 No Postseason Siena 0-1 2016-17 Illinois State 28-7 .800 17-1 (Missouri Valley) t-1st / 10 NIT Tournament 2017-18 Illinois State 7-6 .538 1-0 - - MID-AMERICAN 1-0 Career Record (HC only) 111-71 .610 58-33 .637 Western Michigan 1-0 * Served as Recruiting Coordinator 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 13 | GAME NOTES 2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois State Season Box Score (as of Dec 23, 2017) Games won

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 7-0ILLINOIS STATE3-0 WHEN...2-0 2-0 CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-0 WINS3-0 (7-0) 1-0 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 52 Yarbrough, Milik 6-5 170 2.3 37-75 . 9 3 7-21 . 3 3 3 50-60 . 3 3 10 30 0 6.7 23 1 31 30 5 5 131 21. 03 Evans, Keyshawn 7-7 225 32.1 37-3 . 6 25-7 . 5 3 2 30-3 . 6 9 0 20 20 2.9 10 0 32 16 0 129 1. 10 Fayne, Phil 7-6 217 31.0 -7 . 5 5 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 21-5 . 6 7 19 3 53 7.6 20 1 5 16 11 117 16.7 25 Williams, Madison 7-7 10 25.7 19-9 . 3 9-25 . 3 6 0 - 1.000 3 17 20 2.9 1 0 16 5 2 11 51 7.3 23 Tinsley, William 7- 203 29.0 13- . 2 9 5 -30 . 2 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 39 7 6.7 23 0 6 5 6 35 5.0 30 Litwiller, Luke 2-0 17 .5 3- . 7 5 0 3- . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 9 .5 00 Gassman, Isaac 7-0 95 13.6 9-1 . 6 3 5-6 . 3 3 3-6 . 5 0 0 5 9 1 2.0 0 2 0 26 3.7 05 Hein, Matt 7-2 11 20.1 -21 . 3 1 -12 . 3 3 3 5- . 6 2 5 1 13 1 2.0 1 0 5 7 1 5 25 3.6 32 Bruninga, Taylor 7- 123 17.6 7-1 . 3 9 -15 . 2 6 7 - 1.000 3 12 15 2.1 26 2 2 0 3 0 22 3.1 2 Martin, Jerron -0 37 9.3 2017-181-6 . 1 6 7 Illinois1- . 2 5 0State0-0 Men's . 0 0 0 Basketball1 2 3 0. 1 0 3 0 2 3 0. 01 Clarance, Elijah 3-0 17Illinois 5.7 0-7 State . 0 0 0Season 0-2 . Box0 0 0 Score 0-0 . 0 0(as 0 of 1 Dec 2 13, 3 1.0 2017) 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 Team Games lost 12 16 2 1 Total...... 7 125 12-0 . 6 66-166 . 3 9 11-172 . 6 6 63 195 25 36.9 1 107 9 25 5 5 7.3 RECORD:Opponents...... 7 125 OVERALL157-00 . 3 9 3 3-150 HOME . 2 5 3 129-177 . 7 2 9 7AWAY19 272 3.9 11 NEUTRAL- 9 103 31 26 1 6.7 ALL GAMES 0-6 0-2 0-3 0-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCEScore by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals0-6 LOSSES0-2 (0-6) 0-3 0-1 Illinois State 269 265 1 5 Opponents 212 259 10 1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 03 Evans, Keyshawn 6-6 193 32.2 3-79 . 1 21- . 3 1-16 . 7 5 3 17 20 3.3 12 1 25 15 0 1 111 1.5 10 Fayne, Phil 5-5 160 32.0 35-63 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-27 . 5 1 9 16 1 30 6.0 17 1 6 7 7 5 16. 52 Yarbrough, Milik 6-5 130 21.7 25-50 . 5 0 0 6-1 . 2 9 19-2 . 6 7 9 5 21 26 .3 9 0 22 1 3 3 75 12.5 32 Bruninga, Taylor 6-1 155 25. 17-5 . 3 7 1-37 . 3 7 3-3 1.000 5 1 23 3. 22 2 5 0 3 51 .5 25 Williams, Madison 6-6 152 25.3 12-35 . 3 3 9-23 . 3 9 1 5-7 . 7 1 0 10 10 1.7 21 1 7 12 2 5 3 6.3 23 Tinsley, William 6-5 160 26.7 6-33 . 1 2 5-2 . 1 7 9 2-2 1.000 3 25 2 .7 12 0 9 5 2 19 3.2 2 Martin, Jerron 6-0 72 12.0 6-22 . 2 7 3 2-13 . 1 5 3- . 7 5 0 0 0.7 5 0 7 0 17 2. 00 Gassman, Isaac 6-0 7 13.0 5-16 . 3 1 3 3-11 . 2 7 3 2-2 1.000 0 1.3 11 1 1 2 15 2.5 2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball 05 Hein, Matt 5-2 97 19. 3-15 . 2 0 0 1- . 1 2 5 0-2 . 0 0 0 2 2 0. 13 0 9 0 2 7 1. Illinois State Season Box Score (as of Dec 20, 2017) 30 Litwiller, Luke 5-0 25 5.0 2- . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0. 0 0 0 0 1 0. Home games 01 Clarance, Elijah 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 11 10 21 RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Total...... 6 1225 19-362 . 1 2 61-1 . 3 3 2 62-91 . 6 1 6 130 176 29.3 126 6 9 76 21 2 21 70.2 ALL GAMES 3-2 3-2 0-0 0-0 Opponents...... 6 1225 173-361 . 7 9 52-16 . 3 5 6 102-1 . 7 0 79 13 262 3.7 99 - 10 2 16 35 500 3.3 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-2 HOME 3-2GAMES (3-2)0-0 0-0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois State 17 20 3 21 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ##OpponentsPlayer 250gp-gs 25 min 5 avg 500 fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 52 Yarbrough, Milik -3 106 26.5 25-51 . 9 0 -13 . 3 0 20-2 . 7 1 6 15 21 5.3 11 0 1 11 3 2 7 1.5 10 Fayne, Phil - 13 33.5 27-52 . 5 1 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 11-27 . 0 7 15 19 3 .5 0 6 3 7 6 65 16.3 03 Evans, Keyshawn 5-5 163 32.6 23-66 . 3 12-36 . 3 3 3 19-26 . 7 3 1 2 13 15 3.0 7 0 19 10 0 77 15. 25 Williams, Madison 5-5 133 26.6 15-37 . 0 5 -23 . 3 3- . 7 5 0 2 10 12 2. 16 1 10 6 2 1 .2 23 Tinsley, William 5-3 163 32.6 11-35 . 3 1 7-2 . 2 9 2 2-2 1.000 9 30 39 7. 12 0 7 6 31 6.2 30 Litwiller, Luke 2-0 1 9.0 -6 . 6 6 7 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 11 5.5 32 Bruninga, Taylor 5-2 113 22.6 7-23 . 3 0 5-19 . 2 6 3 2-2 1.000 6 16 22 . 15 0 3 2 0 1 21 .2 00 Gassman, Isaac 5-0 7 1. 6-12 . 5 0 0 -7 . 5 7 1 3- . 7 5 0 2 5 7 1. 0 3 0 19 3. 05 Hein, Matt 5-3 7 1. 5-12 . 1 7 1- . 2 5 0 3- . 7 5 0 1 6 7 1. 10 0 6 0 1 1 2. 2 Martin, Jerron -0 1 10.3 1-7 . 1 3 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.5 2 0 3 3 0 3 0. 01 Clarance, Elijah 2-0 6 3.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 6 6 12 Total...... 5 1025 12-303 . 0 9 5-136 . 3 3 1 63-97 . 6 9 9 123 172 3. 90 1 71 50 16 36 356 71.2 Opponents...... 5 1025 116-279 . 1 6 27-102 . 2 6 5 6-99 . 6 7 60 151 211 2.2 92 - 53 0 19 1 327 65.

Score by2017-18 Periods ILLINOIS1st 2nd STATE OT Totals BASKETBALL | 14 | GAME NOTES Illinois State 173 10 3 356 Opponents 165 157 5 327 2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois State Season Box Score (as of Dec 23, 2017) Away games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-0ILLINOIS STATE0-0 WHEN...1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 ROAD GAMES (2-3)

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 03 Evans, Keyshawn 5-5 163 32.6 31-60 . 5 1 7 22-1 . 5 3 7 12-16 . 7 5 0 1 11 12 2. 12 1 26 12 0 2 96 19.2 10 Fayne, Phil 5-5 17 29. 39-69 . 5 6 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 13-25 . 5 2 0 11 17 2 5.6 19 2 3 1 3 91 1.2 52 Yarbrough, Milik 5-5 12 25.6 2-53 . 5 2 7-17 . 1 2 25-30 . 3 3 7 2 31 6.2 11 1 27 22 2 17.6 32 Bruninga, Taylor 5-2 109 21. 15-2 . 5 3 6 11-23 . 7 3-3 1.000 2 12 1 2. 21 3 1 2 3 1 . 25 Williams, Madison 5-5 121 2.2 7-2 . 2 9 2 5-1 . 3 5 7 5-5 1.000 1 9 10 2.0 16 0 7 6 1 2 2 . 2 Martin, Jerron 3-0 1 13.7 5-17 . 2 9 1-9 . 1 1 1 3- . 7 5 0 0 3 3 1.0 3 0 5 3 0 1 1 .7 23 Tinsley, William 5-3 137 27. 5-21 . 2 3 5-20 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 23 2 . 12 0 5 6 5 2 15 3.0 00 Gassman, Isaac 5-0 59 11. 5-9 . 5 5 6 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 6 1.6 5 0 2 0 2 1 2. 05 Hein, Matt -0 9 2.5 3-16 . 1 3-10 . 3 0 0 1- . 2 5 0 1 6 7 1. 11 0 5 1 10 2.5 01 Clarance, Elijah 2-0 1 7.0 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 30 Litwiller, Luke 3-0 2.72016-17 0-0 . 0 0 0 Illinois 0-0 . 0 0 0State 0-0 Men's . 0 0 0 Basketball 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 Team Illinois State Season Box Score (as 11of Nov 19 20, 2017) Total...... 5 1025 13-302 . 5 7 57-11Neutral . 0 site 63-9 games . 7 0 3 121 159 31. 115 7 76 16 22 396 79.2 Opponents...... 5 1025 152-307 . 9 5 36-112 . 3 2 1 99-135 . 7 3 3 51 13 19 37. 0 - 9 57 20 3 39 7. RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 CONFERENCEScore by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCEIllinois State 17 20 12-1 396NEUTRAL SITE0-0 GAMES (2-1)0-0 2-1 Opponents 201 22 10 39 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 03 Evans, Keyshawn 3-3 92 30.7 21-36 . 5 3 12-1 . 6 6 7 13-17 . 7 6 5 0 13 13 .3 3 0 12 9 0 3 67 22.3 10 Fayne, Phil 3-2 96 32.0 17-29 . 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 11-20 . 5 5 0 9 12 21 7.0 10 0 2 6 7 5 15.0 52 Yarbrough, Milik 3-2 66 22.0 9-21 . 2 9 2-5 . 0 0 2-30 . 0 0 2 12 1 .7 10 0 12 11 3 2 1.7 25 Williams, Madison 3-3 7 26.0 9-23 . 3 9 1 5-11 . 5 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 2.7 7 0 6 5 1 6 2 .0 32 Bruninga, Taylor 3-1 56 1.7 2-12 . 1 6 7 2-10 . 2 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 12 1 2 1 0 1 2.7 00 Gassman, Isaac 3-0 0 13.3 3-9 . 3 3 3 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 6 7 2.3 6 1 0 1 1 0 2.7 05 Hein, Matt 3-1 66 22.0 3- . 3 7 5 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 3 1.3 6 0 1 5 0 2 2.7 23 Tinsley, William 3-3 63 21.0 3-212017-18 . 1 3 Illinois1-1 . 0 7 1State1-2 Men's . 5 0 0 Basketball1 11 12 .0 11 0 3 0 5 2 2.7 30 Litwiller, Luke 2-0 16Illinois .0 1-2 State . 5 0 0Season 0-1 . Box0 0 0 Score 0-0 . 0 0(as 0 of 1 Dec 1 23, 2 1.0 2017) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 2 Martin, Jerron 3-0 27 9.0 1- . 2 5 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.7 1 0 3 1 0 1 3 1.0 Team 6 12 1 1 RECORD:Total...... 3 600 OVERALL69-165 . 1 25-73 HOME . 3 2 5-77 . 7 0 1 22AWAY1 103 3.3 69 NEUTRAL2 1 39 1 2 217 72.3 ALLOpponents...... GAMES 3 600 3-262-175 . 3 5 27-2 . 1-13 2 9 6-7 . 7 3 6 62-1 13 .7 6 -0-0 6 9 215 71.7 CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-2 LAST FIVE1-1 GAMES (3-2)1-1 0-0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Illinois State 100 117 217 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Opponents 96 119 215 ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 52 Yarbrough, Milik 5-5 19 29. 3-73 . 5 2 1 5-17 . 2 9 35- . 7 9 5 12 2 36 7.2 16 1 2 22 3 5 116 23.2 10 Fayne, Phil - 117 29.3 29-55 . 5 2 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 10-21 . 7 6 10 1 2 7.0 1 1 2 11 2 6 17.0 03 Evans, Keyshawn 5-5 17 3. 22-55 . 0 0 1-32 . 3 19-2 . 7 9 2 2 11 13 2.6 10 0 22 13 0 77 15. 32 Bruninga, Taylor 5- 111 22.2 12-22 . 5 5 9-19 . 7 5-5 1.000 3 11 1 2. 1 2 1 0 3 0 3 7.6 25 Williams, Madison 5-5 12 25.6 9-2 . 3 2 1 5-1 . 2 7 5-6 . 3 3 2 11 13 2.6 17 1 2 1 2 5.6 23 Tinsley, William 5-1 1 2. 9-2 . 3 2 1 7-23 . 3 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 23 27 5. 12 0 3 5 3 5 25 5.0 05 Hein, Matt 5-1 112 22. 5-19 . 2 6 3 3-10 . 3 0 0 2- . 5 0 0 2 10 2.0 11 0 2 1 15 3.0 00 Gassman, Isaac 5-0 55 11.0 5-11 . 5 5 -7 . 5 7 1 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 11 2.2 3 0 5 2 0 2 15 3.0 2 Martin, Jerron 2-0 16 .0 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1.0 30 Litwiller, Luke 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 01 Clarance, Elijah 3-0 17 5.7 0-7 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 Team 12 7 19 Total...... 5 1025 130-303 . 2 9 7-131 . 3 5 9 77-106 . 7 2 6 51 123 17 3. 106 5 72 61 15 27 3 76. Opponents...... 5 1025 137-25 . 1 26-96 . 2 7 1 91-121 . 7 5 2 1 13 179 35. 91 - 76 60 26 26 391 7.2

Score by2017-18 Periods 1st ILLINOIS 2nd OT Totals STATE BASKETBALL | 15 | GAME NOTES Illinois State 156 21 1 3 Opponents 170 211 10 391 2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 23, 2017) All games

ILLINOIS STATE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSTEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Florida Gulf Coast 11/11/17 7-9 L 33-65 . 5 0 1-29 . 3 7-16 . 3 5 19 2 2.0 26 2 11 5 3 7 7.0 vs South Carolina 11/16/17 69-65 W 1-50 . 3 6 0 5-16 . 3 1 3 2-39 . 7 1 5 37 2 33.0 20 13 1 2 69 7.0 vs Boise State 11/17/17 6-2 L 23-66 . 3 -3 . 2 3 5 10-1 . 7 1 9 1 27 31.0 27 13 9 7 10 6 73.3 vs Tulsa 11/19/17 -6 W 2-9 . 5 7 1 12-23 . 5 2 2 16-2 . 6 6 7 26 3 31. 22 15 16 5 6 76.0 QUINCY 11/22/17 6-57 W 33-6 . 5 1 6 1-29 . 3 6-13 . 6 2 9 31 0 33. 1 20 9 2 7 6 7.0 CHARLESTON SOUTHER 11/25/17 62-6 Lot 20-60 . 3 3 3 -33 . 2 2 1-17 . 2 13 27 0 3.5 19 11 1 6 5 62 75.3 at Nevada 11/29/17 6-9 L 2-56 . 2 9 12-33 . 3 6 -15 . 5 3 3 20 2 33.0 20 1 20 1 5 6 7.3 TULSA 12/02/17 65-5 W 22-57 . 3 6 7-22 . 3 1 1-19 . 7 3 7 5 2 29 32.5 16 1 11 3 11 65 73.1 at BYU 12/06/17 6-0 L 27-61 . 3 7-2 . 2 9 2 7-9 . 7 7 25 33 32.6 17 1 13 1 6 72.6 MURRAY STATE 12/09/17 72-7 L 22-5 . 0 7 12-31 . 3 7 16-20 . 0 0 7 21 2 32.1 17 13 9 1 1 72 72.5 at Ole Miss 12/16/17 101-97 Wot 31-73 . 2 5 13-31 . 1 9 26-31 . 3 9 17 32 9 33.6 30 20 15 6 5 101 75.1 UIC 12/19/17 71-70 W 27-6 . 3 9 7 -21 . 1 9 0 13-2 . 6 15 20 35 33. 20 13 7 12 71 7. at Evansville 12/23/17 72-66 W 2017-1823-7 . Illinois 9 11-2 State . 5 15-1Men's . Basketball3 3 25 29 33. 22 12 17 3 5 72 7.5 Illinois State Illinois969 State331-770 Opponent . 3 0 127-350 Game-by-Game . 3 6 3 10-263 . 6 (as 109 of Dec325 323,33. 2017)27 196 165 6 2 969 7.5 Opponents 91 330-761 . 3 90-296All games. 3 0 231-321 . 7 2 0 157 377 53 1.1 20 193 15 7 61 91 75.5

OPPONENT STATE GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT STATISTICS STATISTICS Games played: 13 Rebounds/game: 33. Points/game: 7.5 Total 3-PointersAssists/game: Free throws 15.1 Rebounds FGOpponent Pct: 3.0 Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fgaTurnovers/game: pct ft-fta 12.7 pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg 3FGat Florida Pct: 36.3 Gulf Coast 11/11/17 7-9 L 32-65 . 9 2 7-23 . Assist/turnover3 0 27-37 ratio: . 7 3 0 1.2 17 31 .0 16 16 12 5 9 9 9.0 FTvs Pct: South 6. Carolina 11/16/17 69-65 W 1-61 . 2 9 5 9-32 . Steals/game:2 1 20-30 6.3 . 6 6 7 12 33 5 6.5 32 1 13 3 65 1.5 vs Boise State 11/17/17 6-2 L 22-55 . 0 0 12-27 . Blocks/game: 26-35 3.5 . 7 3 20 37 57 50.0 1 16 21 2 5 2 1.7 vs Tulsa 11/19/17 -6 W 22-59 . 3 7 3 6-23 . 2 6 1 1-22 . 1 1 1 32 5.5 1 16 1 2 1 6 7.2 QUINCY 11/22/17 6-57 W 20-56 . 3 5 7 7-27 . 2 5 9 10-1 . 7 1 9 26 35 3. 16 9 15 3 2 57 7.0 CHARLESTON SOUTHER 11/25/17 62-6 Lot 25-65 . 3 5 -19 . 2 1 1 10-1 . 5 5 6 1 29 7 .0 1 13 0 6 72.3 at Nevada 11/29/17 6-9 L 35-62 . 5 6 5 1-29 . 3 1-21 . 6 6 7 11 31 2 3.7 1 25 16 3 9 76.0 TULSA 12/02/17 65-5 W 19-53 . 3 5 5-20 . 2 5 0 15-23 . 6 5 2 15 3 9 . 17 13 21 2 3 5 73. at BYU 12/06/17 6-0 L 31-5 . 5 3 7-2 . 2 9 2 11-17 . 6 7 5 27 32 3.0 13 22 9 2 7 0 7. MURRAY STATE 12/09/17 72-7 L 2-56 . 5 0 0 -2 . 3 3 3 1-16 . 7 5 2 36 2.3 20 17 11 2 7 7. at Ole Miss 12/16/17 101-97 Wot 31-73 . 2 5 7-26 . 2 6 9 2-37 . 7 5 7 15 26 1 2.2 19 22 9 7 97 76. UIC 12/19/17 71-70 W 2-9 . 9 0 3-12 . 2 5 0 19-2 . 6 7 9 10 3 2.3 21 6 20 10 3 70 76.2 at Evansville 12/23/17 72-66 W 23-9 . 6 9 1-10 . 1 0 0 19-23 . 2 6 3 23 26 1.1 1 9 11 2 7 66 75.5 Opponents 91 330-761 . 3 90-296 . 3 0 231-321 . 7 2 0 157 377 53 1.1 20 193 15 7 61 91 75.5 Illinois State 969 331-770 . 3 0 127-350 . 3 6 3 10-263 . 6 109 325 3 33. 27 196 165 6 2 969 7.5

2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball Games played: 13 Illinois State Team Game-by-GameRebounds/game: Comparison 1.1(as of Dec 23, 2017) Points/game:GAME-BY-GAME 75.5 COMPARISON STATISTICSAll gamesAssists/game: 1.

FGOpponent Pct: 3. 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-PointersTurnovers/game: 3FG Pct Free 1.2 Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls 3FGFlorida Pct: Gulf 30.Coast 2/5 5/53 7-9 (11) 33-65/32-65 .50/.92 1-29/7-23Assist/turnover .3/.30 7-16/27-37ratio: 1.0 .3/.730 2/ (2) 2/16 11/12 5/5 3/9 26/16 FTSouth Pct: Carolina 72.0 32/23 37/2 69-65 + 1-50/1-61 .360/.295 5-16/9-32Steals/game:.313/.21 .72-39/20-30 .71/.667 2/5 (3) 13/1 1/13 2/ /3 20/32 Boise State 22/6 2/36 6-2 (1) 23-66/22-55 .3/.00 -3/12-27 .235/. 10-1/26-35 .71/.73 27/57 (30) 13/16 9/21 7/2 10/5 27/1 Tulsa 6/27 3/1 -6 +16 2-9/22-59 .571/.373 12-23/6-23Blocks/game:.522/.261 3.616-2/1-22 .667/.1 3/32 +2 15/16 16/1 5/2 6/1 22/1 QUINCY 3/35 3/22 6-57 +29 33-6/20-56 .516/.357 1-29/7-27 .3/.259 6-13/10-1 .62/.71 0/35 +5 20/9 9/15 2/3 7/2 1/16 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 3/33 25/26 62-6 (2) 20-60/25-65 .333/.35 -33/-19 .22/.211 1-17/10-1 .2/.556 0/7 (7) 11/ 1/13 6/0 5/ 19/1 Nevada 36/51 32/7 6-9 (30) 2-56/35-62 .29/.565 12-33/1-29 .36/.3 -15/1-21 .533/.667 2/2 (1) 1/25 20/16 1/3 5/ 20/1 TULSA 36/32 29/26 65-5 +7 22-57/19-53 .36/.35 7-22/5-20 .31/.250 1-19/15-23 .737/.652 29/9 (20) 1/13 11/21 3/2 11/3 16/17 BYU 17/39 51/1 6-0 (12) 27-61/31-5 .3/.53 7-2/7-2 .292/.292 7-9/11-17 .77/.67 33/32 +1 1/22 13/9 1/2 /7 17/13 MURRAY STATE 27/36 5/2 72-7 (6) 22-5/2-56 .07/.500 12-31/-2 .37/.333 16-20/1-16 .00/.75 2/36 () 13/17 9/11 1/ 1/2 17/20 Ole Miss 3/33 /5 101-97 + 31-73/31-73 .25/.25 13-31/7-26 .19/.269 26-31/2-37 .39/.757 9/1 + 20/22 15/9 6/ 5/7 30/19 UIC 33/29 3/1 71-70 +1 27-6/2-9 .397/.90 -21/3-12 .190/.250 13-2/19-2 .6/.679 35/ (9) 13/6 7/20 /10 12/3 20/21 Evansville 36/33 36/33 72-66 +6 23-7/23-9 .9/.69 11-2/1-10 .5/.100 15-1/19-23 .33/.26 29/26 +3 12/9 17/11 3/2 5/7 22/1

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 16 | GAME NOTES 2017-18 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of 12/29) ILLINOIS STATE IN MISSOURI Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Strk. VALLEY AND NCAA STATISTICS Missouri State 1-0 1.000 11-3 0.786 W2 MVC NCAA Southern Illinois 1-0 1.000 9-5 0.643 W2 Stat Rank Rank Illinois State 1-0 1.000 7-6 0.538 W3 (of 10) (of 351) Drake 1-0 1.000 7-7 0.500 W2 Scoring Offense 74.5 4 194 Indiana State 1-0 1.000 6-7 0.462 W1 Scoring Defense 75.5 9 250 Loyola 0-1 0.000 10-3 0.769 L2 Scoring Margin -0.9 1 241 Bradley 0-1 0.000 10-4 0.714 L2 Field Goal Pct. .430 8 259 Evansville 0-1 0.000 10-4 0.714 L2 FG Pct. Defense .434 7 168 Valparaiso 0-1 0.000 9-5 0.643 L2 Free Throw Pct. .684 9 243 UNI 0-1 0.000 8-5 0.615 L3 Rebound Margin -7.7 10 335 3FG Made 9.8 2 43 2017-18 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE 3FG Percentage .363 6 135 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 3FG Defense .304 2 35 PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Assists Per Game 15.1 3 112 Blocks Per Game 3.5 5 157 Date Player Pos. School Date Player Position School Steals Per Game 6.3 4 186 Nov. 14 Brenton Scott G Indiana State Nov. 14 Kavion Pippen F Southern Illinois Turnovers Per Game 12.7 4 112 Nov. 21 Keyshawn Evans G Illinois State Nov. 21 F Loyola Personal Fouls/Game 21.1 9 314 Nov. 28 Donte Ingram G/F Loyola Nov. 28 Tywhon Pickford G UNI Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.19 2 95 Dec. 5 Bennett Koch G UNI Dec. 5 Kavion Pippen F Southern Illinois Turnover Margin 1.5 1 110 Dec. 12 Dru Smith G Evansville Dec. 12 C Loyola Dec. 19 Milik Yarbrough G/F Illinois State Dec. 19 Milik Yarbrough G/F Illinois State INDIVIDUAL MVC NCAA Dec. 26 Alize Johnson F Missouri State Dec. 26 Milik Yarbrough G/F Illinois State Rank Rank Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Scoring Keyshawn Evans 18.5 2 89 Jan. 9 Jan. 9 Milik Yarbrough 17.2 3 154 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Phil Fayne 16.8 5 186 Jan. 23 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Jan. 30 Rebounds Feb. 6 Feb. 6 Phil Fayne 6.9 5 213 Feb. 13 Feb. 13 William Tinsley 5.8 10 - Feb. 20 Feb. 20 Milik Yarbrough 5.5 12 - Feb. 27 Feb. 27 Assists Milik Yarbrough 4.4 1 118 ON THIS DATE - DECEMBER 31 Keyshawn Evans 4.4 2 119

(5-2) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Blocked Shots 1937 Centenary 36, Illinois State 33 Normal, Ill. 1880 George Marshall, American general and politician, 50th Phil Fayne 1.3 4 174 William Tinsley 1.1 6 238 1947 Illinois State 72, Louisiana Tech 38 Normal, Ill. United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate 1994 Illinois State 86, Northwestern 68 Normal, Ill. (d. 1959 1943 John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and Steals 2000 Illinois State 87, Western Illinois 83 (ot) Macomb, Ill. Phil Fayne 1.3 6 - actor (d. 1997 2005 Illinois State 53, Creighton 50 Normal, Ill. Madison Williams 1.2 10 - 2008 Illinois State 80, Evansville 50 Normal, Ill. 1943 Ben Kingsley, English actor 2014 Indiana State 63, Illinois State 61 Normal, Ill. 1948 Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012) Field Goal Percentage 1959 Val Kilmer, American actor Phil Fayne .555 3 75 ALSO ON THIS DATE... 1965 Nicholas Sparks, American author, screenwriter, and Milik Yarbrough .496 4 149 1759 Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per producer Keyshawn Evans .463 5 232 annum and starts brewing Guinness. 1971 Brent Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster 1796 The incorporation of Baltimore as a city. 1972 Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter and actor Free Throw Percentage 1862 American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that 1974 Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia 1977 Psy, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and Three-Point Field Goal Percentage in two. dancer Keyshawn Evans .484 2 22 1879 Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to 1977 Donald Trump, Jr., American businessman and son of the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey. United States President Donald Trump Three-Point Field Goals Made Keyshawn Evans 3.5 2 15 1907 The first New Year’s Eve celebration is held in Times 1995 Gabby Douglas, American gymnast Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan. 1955 General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to Assist/Turnover Ratio make over US$1 billion in a year. Keyshawn Evans 1.8 3 191 Milik Yarbrough 1.2 7 -

As of games on 12-29-2017

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 17 | GAME NOTES 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS

NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL BY CLASS 0 Isaac Gassman 6-5 180 G r-Fr. Ottawa, Ill. Ottawa Township HS 1 Elijah Clarance 6-4 190 G Fr. Malmo, Sweden St. Maria Goretti HS JUNIORS (5) Keyshawn Evans 3 Keyshawn Evans 6-0 180 G Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Sagemont School Phil Fayne 4 Daouda “David” N’Diaye 7-0 215 C Jr. Dakar, Senegal Windermere Prep Daouda “David” Ndiaye 5 Matt Hein 6-3 185 G r-So. Windermere, Fla. Windermere Prep William Tinsley 10 Phil Fayne 6-9 200 F Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. Franklin HS / Western Nebraska College Milik Yarbrough 22 Matt Chastain 6-6 190 G/F r-Fr. LeRoy, Ill. LeRoy HS / Loyola Chicago 23 William Tinsley 6-6 195 G Jr. Colfax, Ill. Ridgeview HS / Lake Land College SOPHOMORES (3) 25 Madison Williams 6-3 170 G So. Augusta, Ga. Academy of Richmond County Matt Hein 30 Luke Litwiller 6-5 200 F Fr. Hopedale, Ill. Olympia HS Christian Romine 32 Taylor Bruninga 6-8 200 F Fr. Mapleton, Ill. Illini Bluffs HS Madison Williams 34 Christian Romine 6-9 220 F/C r-So. Mahomet, Ill. Mahomet-Seymour HS / UTEP 52 Milik Yarbrough 6-6 230 F r-Jr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton Township HS / Saint Louis FRESHMEN (5) Taylor Bruninga Matt Chastain ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Elijah Clarance NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL Isaac Gassman 32 Taylor Bruninga 6-8 200 F Fr. Mapleton, Ill. Illini Bluffs HS Luke Litwiller 22 Matt Chastain 6-6 190 G/F r-Fr. LeRoy, Ill. LeRoy HS / Loyola Chicago 1 Elijah Clarance 6-4 190 G Fr. Malmo, Sweden St. Maria Goretti HS 3 Keyshawn Evans 6-0 180 G Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Sagemont School 10 Phil Fayne 6-9 200 F Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. Franklin HS / Western Nebraska College BY STATE 0 Isaac Gassman 6-5 180 G r-Fr. Ottawa, Ill. Ottawa Township HS 5 Matt Hein 6-3 185 G r-So. Windermere, Fla. Windermere Prep CALIFORNIA (1) 30 Luke Litwiller 6-5 200 F Fr. Hopedale, Ill. Olympia HS Phil Fayne (Elk Grove) 4 Daouda “David” N’Diaye 7-0 215 C Jr. Dakar, Senegal Windermere Prep ILLINOIS (6) 34 Christian Romine 6-9 220 F/C r-So. Mahomet, Ill. Mahomet-Seymour HS / UTEP Taylor Bruninga (Mapleton) 23 William Tinsley 6-6 195 G Jr. Colfax, Ill. Ridgeview HS / Lake Land College Matt Chastain (LeRoy) 25 Madison Williams 6-3 170 G So. Augusta, Ga. Academy of Richmond County Isaac Gassman (Ottawa) 52 Milik Yarbrough 6-6 230 F r-Jr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton Township HS / Saint Louis Luke Litwiller (Hopedale) Christian Romine (Mahomet) William Tinsley (Colfax) Milik Yarbrough (Zion)

COACHES MAJORS FLORIDA (2) Dan Muller Head Coach Taylor Bruninga Business Administration Keyshawn Evans (Fort Lauderdale) Brian Reese Assistant Coach Matt Chastain Business: Accounting Matt Hein (Windermere) Brian “Penny” Collins Assistant Coach Elijah Clarance Undecided Brendan Mullins Assistant Coach Keyshawn Evans Business: Marketing Spencer Johnson Director of Basketball Operations Phil Fayne University Studies GEORGIA (1) Darshawn McClellan Video Coordinator Isaac Gassman Business Management Madison Williams (Augusta) John Munn Athletic Trainer Matt Hein Business Management Ryan Swenson Strength Coach Luke Litwiller Agriculture Business SENEGAL (1) Austin Lachenberg Equipment Manager Daouda “David” Ndiaye Politics Daouda “David” Ndiaye (Dakar) Christian Romine University Studies William Tinsley Recreation Management SWEDEN (1) PRONUNCIATIONS Madison Williams Engineering Technology Elijah Clarance (Malmo) Taylor Bruninga BRUH-knee-guh Milik Yarbrough University Studies Matt Hein HINE Luke Litwiller LIT-why-ler Dan Muller MULL-er Daouda Ndiaye DOW-duh IN-jie Christian Romine ROW-mine Milik Yarbrough mil-EEK YAR-brough

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 18 | GAME NOTES 0 ISAAC GASSMAN Freshman | Guard | 6-5 | 180 Ottawa, Illinois Ottawa Township HS NOTES • Redshirted last season • Came to campus as a walk-on, but was given a scholarship before the beginning of the 2017-18 season • Among the other notable Ottawa, Illinois natives includes Kim Howard Johnson (author of the Monty Python books), WWE Diva Maria Kanellis, and Sesame Street actor Bob McGrath (Bob Johnson on the show).

POINTS Season 6 Two times Career 6 Two times

REBOUNDS Season 4 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) Career 4 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17)

ASSISTS Season 2 Two times GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 2 Two times Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast 15 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina 15 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 3 4 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 Season 2 Two times 11/17/17 vs Boise State 13 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.3 5 0 1 1 0 3 1.3 Career 2 Two times 11/19/17 vs Tulsa 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 11/22/17 Quincy 26 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 6 2.8 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.8 0 1 0 0 0 4 3.0 Season 1 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 11/29/17 at Nevada 14 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.6 2 1 1 0 1 5 3.3 Career 1 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 12/02/17 Tulsa 11 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 1 0 0 3 3.3 12/06/17 at BYU 11 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 2 Four times 12/09/17 Murray State 14 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 2 1 1 0 0 3 2.9 Career 2 Four times 12/16/17 at Ole Miss 9 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 2 1 3 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.2 12/19/17 UIC 11 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.7 0 2 1 0 2 3 3.2 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville 10 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.7 1 2 0 0 0 3 3.2 Season 6 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 6 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 1 Six times 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 1 Six times 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 5 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) Career 5 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 2 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 2 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 2 Four times 02/21/17 Drake Career 2 Four times 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 172 14-30 .467 8-17 .471 5-8 .625 5 17 22 1.7 15 8 6 1 6 41 3.2 MINUTES Season 26 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Career 26 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 13 0 173 13.3 14 30 .467 8 17 .471 5 8 .625 5 17 22 1.7 15 1 8 6 1 6 41 3.2 Total 13 0 173 13.3 14 30 .467 8 17 .471 5 8 .625 5 17 22 1.7 15 1 8 6 1 6 41 3.2

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 19 | GAME NOTES 1 ELIJAH CLARANCE Freshman | Guard | 6-4 | 190 Malmo, Sweden St. Maria Goretti HS NOTES • First Redbird player from Sweden • Averaged 18.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game • Malmo is the capital and largest city of the Swedish county of Scania, is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the fifth-largest city in Scandinavia. • Among the other notable residents and former residents of Malmo include singing group The Cardigans and rapper and reggae artist Timbuktu.

POINTS Season - - Career - -

REBOUNDS Season 2 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 2 at Ole Miss (12-16-17)

ASSISTS Season 2 at Evansville (12-23-17) GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 2 at Evansville (12-23-17) Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast Did not play STEALS 11/16/17 vs. South Carolina Did not play Season - - 11/17/17 vs. Boise State Did not play Career - - 11/19/17 vs. Tulsa Did not play 11/22/17 Quincy Did not play BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 Season - - 11/29/17 at Nevada Did not play Career - - 12/02/17 Tulsa Did not play 12/06/17 at BYU Did not play FIELD GOALS MADE Season - - 12/09/17 Murray State Did not play Career - - 12/16/17 at Ole Miss 7 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 12/19/17 UIC 3 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville 7 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 Season 3 at Evansville (12-23-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 3 at Evansville (12-23-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season - - 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career - - 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 2 at Evansville (12-23-17) 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Career 2 at Evansville (12-23-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State FREE THROWS MADE 02/03/17 Evansville Season - - 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career - - 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season - - 02/21/17 Drake Career - - 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 20 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 4 3 5 0 0 0 0.0 MINUTES Season 7 Two times Career 7 Two times CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 4 0 20 5.0 0 7 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 4 0 3 5 0 0 0 0.0 Total 4 0 20 5.0 0 7 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 4 0 3 5 0 0 0 0.0

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 20 | GAME NOTES 3 KEYSHAWN EVANS Junior | Guard | 6-0 | 180 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Sagemont School NOTES • Named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on November 20. • Earned the team’s Most Improved Award by playing in 35 games and averaging 5.8 points, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per contest as a sophomore. • Fort Lauderdale is the county seat of Broward County, and is a principle city of the Miami metropolitan area. • Among the other notable people that hail from Fort Lauderdale include Helio Castroneves, Anthony Rizzo, , Mitch Richmond, Isaac Bruce, Michael Irvin, Brian Piccolo, Marilyn Manson, and David Cassidy. • The Sagemont School is a private school in Weston, Florida, which was started in 1996. Among the other notable Sagemont School alumni include actor Carlos Pena Jr., and former professional basketball player Fab Melo. • His father (Tracey Evans) played college basketball at Hawai’i Pacific University, where he was a two-time NAIA Honorable Mention All-America selection, and the College Sports Magazine 1994-95 Player of the Year. His 517 assists and 195 steals are still second-most in program history, while his 284 assists and 113 steals over a single season, and his eight steals in a game remain program records. POINTS Season 29 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17) Career 29 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17)

REBOUNDS Season 5 Two times Career 5 Two times

ASSISTS Season 7 Two times GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 7 Two times Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast * 33 10-17 .588 7-13 .538 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 5 7 2 0 0 28 28.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina * 32 3-10 .300 3-6 .500 8-11 .727 0 4 4 3.0 1 3 3 0 2 17 22.5 Season 2 Four times 11/17/17 vs Boise State * 28 8-13 .615 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 3.7 1 4 3 0 1 21 22.0 Career 4 vs. Evansville (3-3-17) 11/19/17 vs Tulsa * 32 10-13 .769 6-6 1.000 3-4 .750 0 4 4 3.8 1 5 3 0 0 29 23.8 11/22/17 Quincy * 22 7-12 .583 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0 2 2 3.4 0 6 2 0 0 17 22.4 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern * 39 8-20 .400 5-14 .357 5-5 1.000 1 4 5 3.7 2 1 2 0 0 26 23.0 Season - - 11/29/17 at Nevada * 26 4-10 .400 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 0 2 2 3.4 1 4 3 0 0 13 21.6 Career 1 at Hawai’i (12-22-16) 12/02/17 Tulsa * 32 3-12 .250 2-6 .333 4-7 .571 0 3 3 3.4 1 5 0 0 2 12 20.4 12/06/17 at BYU * 31 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.3 1 6 2 0 0 14 19.7 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 10 Two times 12/09/17 Murray State * 36 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000 1 2 3 3.3 2 3 3 0 0 9 18.6 Career 10 Two times 12/16/17 at Ole Miss * 39 6-16 .375 5-11 .455 8-9 .889 0 4 4 3.4 2 7 2 0 2 25 19.2 12/19/17 UIC * 34 3-14 .214 1-8 .125 6-9 .667 0 2 2 3.3 2 4 3 0 2 13 18.7 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville * 34 5-6 .833 5-5 1.000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 3.1 3 2 3 0 0 16 18.5 Season 20 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 20 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 7 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 7 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 14 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) Career 14 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 8 Two times 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 8 Two times 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 11 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) 02/21/17 Drake Career 11 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 418 75-162 .463 46-95 .484 44-59 .746 3 37 40 3.1 22 57 31 0 9 240 18.5 MINUTES Season 39 Two times Career 39 Two times CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 10 0 65 6.5 3 13 .231 0 4 .000 3 6 .500 1 4 5 0.5 1 0 4 4 0 2 9 0.9 2016-17 35 4 670 19.1 70 176 .398 53 139 .381 10 20 .500 8 43 51 1.5 48 1 70 42 1 24 203 5.8 2017-18 13 13 418 32.2 75 162 .463 46 95 .484 44 59 .746 3 37 40 3.1 22 1 57 31 0 9 240 18.5 Total 58 17 1153 19.9 148 351 .422 99 238 .416 57 85 .671 12 84 96 1.7 71 2 131 77 1 35 452 7.8

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 21 | GAME NOTES 4 DAVID NDIAYE Junior | Center | 7-0 | 215 Dakar, Senegal Windermere Preperatory School NOTES • Led the team last season with 1.6 blocked shots per game. • Played in 26 games, coming off of the bench in each game. • Dakar is the largest city and capital of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the west- ernmost city on the African continent. • In 2016-17, Ndiaye played against two other Dakar natives in Fort Wayne’s Racine Talla, and UCF’s Tacko Fall. • Among the notable Dakarian natives and residents include R&B singer Akon, and NBA players Boris Diaw and DeSagana Diop. • His High School, Windermere Prep, wsa established in 2000 and has an enrollment of 184 students and 25 teachers. The school was named “Best Privte School” by the Orlando Business Journal in 2013 and 2014.

POINTS Season - - Career 9 Two times

REBOUNDS Season - - Career 9 vs. Bradley (2/11/2017)

ASSISTS Season - - GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 1 Five times Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast Did not play STEALS 11/16/17 vs. South Carolina Did not play Season - - 11/17/17 vs. Boise State Did not play Career 1 Five times 11/19/17 vs. Tulsa Did not play 11/22/17 Quincy Did not play BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern Did not play Season - - 11/29/17 at Nevada Did not play Career 6 at Evansville (1/29/2017) 12/02/17 Tulsa Did not play 12/06/17 at BYU Did not play FIELD GOALS MADE Season - - 12/09/17 Murray State Did not play Career 3 Two times 12/16/17 at Ole Miss Did not play 12/19/17 UIC Did not play FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville Did not play Season - - 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 4 four times 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season - - 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career - - 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season - - Career - - 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 5 vs. Quincy (11/27/2015) 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season - - 02/21/17 Drake Career 11 vs. Quincy (11/27/2015) 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total MINUTES Season - - Career 27 vs. Bradley (2/11/2017) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 12 0 106 8.8 7 16 .438 0 0 .000 7 21 .333 7 19 26 2.2 13 0 2 4 14 0 21 1.8 2016-17 26 0 394 15.2 18 42 .429 0 0 .000 12 18 .667 32 68 100 3.8 44 0 3 17 42 5 48 1.8 2017-18 Total 38 0 500 13.2 25 58 .431 0 0 .000 19 39 .487 39 87 126 3.3 57 0 5 21 56 5 69 1.8

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 22 | GAME NOTES 5 MATT HEIN Sophomore | Guard | 6-3 | 185 Windermere, Fla. Windermere Preperatory School NOTES • Played last season after redshirting in 2015-16. • Played in 15 games off of the bench. • Windermere is a part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical area, and had a town population of 2,462 as of the 2010 census. • Among those that either claim, or have claimed, Windermere as their residence include LPGA pro Paula Creamer, former players Ken Griffey Jr. and Johnny Damon, ‘N Sync member Joey Fatone, former NBA basketball players , Shaquille O’Neal, and , current major league baseball player Dee Gordon, NFL quarterback Trevor Siemian, and PGA Tour professionals Bubba Watson and Tiger Woods. • His High School, Windermere Prep, wsa established in 2000 and has an enrollment of 184 students and 25 teachers. The school was named “Best Privte School” by the Orlando Business Journal in 2013 and 2014.

POINTS Season 7 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 7 at Ole Miss (12-16-17)

REBOUNDS Season 4 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 4 at Ole Miss (12-16-17)

ASSISTS Season 3 at Evansville (12-23-17) GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 3 at Evansville (12-23-17) Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast Did not play STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina * 23 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 Season 2 Three times 11/17/17 vs Boise State 23 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.5 4 1 3 0 2 2 2.0 Career 2 Three times 11/19/17 vs Tulsa 20 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.3 2 0 2 0 0 4 2.7 11/22/17 Quincy * 20 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 1.8 3 2 3 0 0 6 3.5 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern * 13 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2.8 Season 1 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 11/29/17 at Nevada 19 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 4 0 0 3 2.8 Career 1 Two times 12/02/17 Tulsa 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2.4 12/06/17 at BYU 28 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 FIELD GOALS MADE 12/09/17 Murray State * 14 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2.1 Season 2 Three times Career 2 Three times 12/16/17 at Ole Miss 26 2-7 .286 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1 3 4 1.4 3 0 0 1 2 7 2.6 12/19/17 UIC 19 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.9 12/23/17 at Evansville 25 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 4 3 0 0 2 0 2.7 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 7 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 7 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 2 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 2 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 4 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso Career 4 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Season 2 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Career 2 Two times 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 2 Five times 02/21/17 Drake Career 2 Six times 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 238 11-36 .306 5-20 .250 5-10 .500 3 15 18 1.5 27 9 16 1 7 32 2.7 MINUTES Season 26 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 26 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2016-17 15 0 31 2.1 2 7 .286 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 0.2 5 0 0 3 1 1 7 0.5 2017-18 12 4 238 19.8 11 36 .306 5 20 .250 5 10 .500 3 15 18 1.5 27 0 9 16 1 7 32 2.7 Total 27 4 269 10.0 13 43 .302 6 24 .250 7 12 .583 3 18 21 0.8 32 0 9 19 2 8 39 1.4

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 23 | GAME NOTES 10 PHIL FAYNE Junior | Forward | 6-9 | 200 Elk Grove, Calif. Franklin HS / Western Nebraska College NOTES • Was named to the Missouri Valley All-Newcomer Team in 2017, and was the MVC Newcomer of the Week on January 30. • Played in 35 games with 34 starts (his only missed start was senior day). • Led the team and ranked second in the MVC in field goal percentage (.590). • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring, and second on the team (and seventh in the MVC) in rebounding. • Averaged 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a freshman at Western Nebraska College • Earned a spot on the 2016 NJCAA Region IX All-Tournament Team. • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County, and just south of the state capital of Sacramento. • As of 2015, the population was an estimated 167,965, and the second-largest city in the county. • Among the notable people to hail from the city include current sports agent Scott Boras, former NBA player Bill Cartwright, and linebacker for the Chicago Bears Lance Briggs. • Among the other notable people to attend Western Nebraska College include NFL Hall of Famer Dick “Night Train” Lane and NBA players Bobby Jackson and Sedric Toney. POINTS • There are 26 current high schools in the United States with the name “Franklin High School”. Season 24 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) Career 24 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17)

REBOUNDS Season 13 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) Career 15 vs. Southern Illinois (11-27-16)

ASSISTS Season 2 Two times GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 3 Two times Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast * 36 11-18 .611 0-0 .000 2-7 .286 2 2 4 4.0 3 1 0 2 2 24 24.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina 34 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 4 6 10 7.0 4 0 3 1 2 14 19.0 Season 3 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17) 11/17/17 vs Boise State * 26 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 3 3 6 6.7 4 1 0 1 2 13 17.0 Career 3 Four times 11/19/17 vs Tulsa * 36 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 2 3 5 6.3 2 1 3 2 3 18 17.3 11/22/17 Quincy * 25 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 2 5 7 6.4 2 1 0 0 2 19 17.6 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern * 40 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 7 6 13 7.5 2 2 1 4 1 13 16.8 Season 4 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 11/29/17 at Nevada * 26 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 2 0 2 6.7 5 1 3 0 0 15 16.6 Career 4 Four times 12/02/17 Tulsa * 37 8-16 .500 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 5 8 6.9 1 2 2 1 2 17 16.6 12/06/17 at BYU * 32 9-15 .600 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 3 5 6.7 3 1 3 0 0 19 16.9 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 11 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 12/09/17 Murray State Did not play Career 11 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 12/16/17 at Ole Miss * 25 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 4 6 10 7.0 5 0 3 1 0 16 16.8 12/19/17 UIC * 32 7-15 .467 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 3 3 6 6.9 3 1 0 2 1 16 16.7 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville * 28 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 1 6 7 6.9 3 0 5 1 1 17 16.8 Season 18 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 18 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season - - 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career - - 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season - - Career - - 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 6 vs. Tulsa (11-19-17) 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 9 vs. Indiana State (1/25/2017) 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 8 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 02/21/17 Drake Career 14 vs. Indiana State (1/25/2017) 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 377 83-150 .553 0-0 .000 35-72 .486 35 48 83 6.9 37 11 23 15 16 201 16.8 MINUTES Season 40 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) Career 40 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2016-17 35 34 861 24.6 128 217 .590 0 0 .000 64 116 .552 88 134 222 6.3 80 2 16 35 40 20 320 9.1 2017-18 12 11 377 31.4 83 150 .553 0 0 .000 35 72 .486 35 48 83 6.9 37 2 11 23 15 16 201 16.8 Total 47 45 1238 26.3 211 367 .575 0 0 .000 99 188 .527 123 182 305 6.5 117 4 27 58 55 36 521 11.1

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 24 | GAME NOTES 22 MATT CHASTAIN Freshman | Guard / Forward | 6-6 | 190 LeRoy, Ill. LeRoy HS / Loyola Chicago NOTES • Is sitting out the 2017-18 season due to the NCAA transfer residency requirement, and will come into next season with three years of eligibility remaining. • Averaged 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a freshman, but had his season cut short due to an injury. • While at LeRoy High School, he averaged 26 points and helped lead his team to the Illinois High School Association Class 1A state title. • Left LeRoy as the school’s career leader in points (2,081), rebounds (709), blocked shots (213), and dunks (99), while also compiling 227 steals and 235 assists. • LeRoy, Illinois, had a population of 3,560 as of the 2010 census, and the heart of the city is 26.1 miles away from the heart of Normal, Illinois. • Former Cleveland Naps, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Red Sox outfielder Tim Hendryx is one of the other notable people to come from LeRoy, Illinois. POINTS Season - - Career - -

REBOUNDS Season - - Career - -

ASSISTS Season - - GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career - - Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast Did not play STEALS 11/16/17 vs. South Carolina Did not play Season - - 11/17/17 vs. Boise State Did not play Career - - 11/19/17 vs. Tulsa Did not play 11/22/17 Quincy Did not play BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern Did not play Season - - 11/29/17 at Nevada Did not play Career - - 12/02/17 Tulsa Did not play 12/06/17 at BYU Did not play FIELD GOALS MADE Season - - 12/09/17 Murray State Did not play Career - - 12/16/17 at Ole Miss Did not play 12/19/17 UIC Did not play FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville Did not play Season - - 12/31/17 Indiana State Career - - 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season - - 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career - - 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season - - Career - - 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season - - 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career - - 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season - - 02/21/17 Drake Career - - 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total MINUTES Season - - Career - - CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 Total

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 25 | GAME NOTES 23 WILLIAM TINSLEY Junior | Guard | 6-6 | 195 Colfax, Ill. Ridgeview HS / Lake Land College NOTES • Comes to Illinois State from Lake Lake College, where he averaged 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocked shots, and 1.2 assists per game. • As a freshman he averaged 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. • During his senior year at Ridgeview High School, he made 96 three-pointers, and helped the Mustangs to a third-place finish in the 2014 Class 1A State Tournament • Was named All-State by both the Associated Press and the IBCA, and was a unanimous Heart of Illinois Conference first team selection. • Colfax is located 26.7 miles east of Normal, Illinois, and is part of the Bloomington-Normal Metropolitan Statistcal Area, and had a population of 1,061 at the 2010 census. • Lake Land College (who have a nickname of Lakers) is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and has 7,400 students. • Got his nickname of “Boogie” as a child because of a family friend who had the same nickname, but passed away when William was young. POINTS Season 9 Two times Career 9 Two times

REBOUNDS Season 10 Two times Career 10 Two times

ASSISTS Season 2 Six times GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 2 Six times Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast * 29 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 4 4 4.0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina * 19 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 0 6 6 5.0 4 1 0 1 0 5 4.0 Season 4 vs. UIC (12-19-17) 11/17/17 vs Boise State * 16 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 4.0 3 2 0 3 0 0 2.7 Career 4 vs. UIC (12-19-17) 11/19/17 vs Tulsa * 28 1-7 .143 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.0 4 0 0 1 2 3 2.8 11/22/17 Quincy * 30 3-10 .300 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 3 7 10 5.2 2 2 2 1 2 9 4.0 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern * 37 1-8 .125 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000 2 7 9 5.8 2 1 1 1 0 4 4.0 Season 3 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 11/29/17 at Nevada * 31 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 7 7 6.0 2 2 2 1 1 3 3.9 Career 3 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 12/02/17 Tulsa * 29 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 6.0 3 2 0 1 0 2 3.6 12/06/17 at BYU * 14 0-5 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 5.6 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.2 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 3 Three times 12/09/17 Murray State 33 3-7 .429 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1 3 4 5.4 2 2 1 1 0 9 3.8 Career 3 Three times 12/16/17 at Ole Miss 35 2-6 .333 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 5 5 5.4 4 1 2 1 0 6 4.0 12/19/17 UIC 34 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 8 10 5.8 3 0 0 0 4 7 4.3 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville 28 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 5 6 5.8 3 0 1 1 0 3 4.2 Season 10 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 10 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 3 Two times 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 3 Two times 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 7 Two times Career 7 Two times 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 2 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 2 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 2 Two times 02/21/17 Drake Career 2 Two times 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 363 19-77 .247 13-58 .224 3-4 .750 11 64 75 5.8 35 15 10 14 10 54 4.2 MINUTES Season 37 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) Career 37 vs. Charleston Southern (11-25-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 13 9 363 27.9 19 77 .247 13 58 .224 3 4 .750 11 64 75 5.8 35 0 15 10 14 10 54 4.2 Total 13 9 363 27.9 19 77 .247 13 58 .224 3 4 .750 11 64 75 5.8 35 0 15 10 14 10 54 4.2

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 26 | GAME NOTES 25 MADISON WILLIAMS Sophomore | Guard | 6-3 | 170 Augusta, Ga. Academy of Richmond County NOTES • Played in 28 games as a freshman, coming off of the bench in each. • Averaged 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. • As a sophomore, helped Augusta Christian win the AAA SCISA State Title. • Augusta, Georgia, is best known for hosting The Masters tournament each spring, which brings over 200,000 visitors from across the world. • Among the other notable current and former residents of Augusta include singer/songwriter James Brown, baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb, actor Laurence Fishburne, singer Amy Grant, professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, country singing group Lady Antebellum, pro football Hall of Famer Ray Guy, former professional golfer Larry Mize, former president Woodrow Wilson, and former NFL head coach Ken Whisenhunt. • Augusta has two twin towns: Biarritz, Franz, and Takarazuka, Japan. • Academy of Richmond County was established in 1783, and is the oldest existing public high school in the Southern United States, and the fifth-oldest public school in the entire United States. POINTS Season 14 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 14 at Ole Miss (12-16-17)

REBOUNDS Season 5 vs. South Carolina (11-11-17) Career 5 vs. South Carolina (11-11-17)

ASSISTS Season 5 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 5 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast * 20 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 1 1 0 0 5 5.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina * 27 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 5 5 2.5 2 2 2 0 3 7 6.0 Season 4 vs. Tulsa (12-2-17) 11/17/17 vs Boise State * 26 4-12 .333 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0 1 1 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 12 8.0 Career 4 vs. Tulsa (12-2-17) 11/19/17 vs Tulsa * 25 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 3 3 2 0 1 5 7.3 11/22/17 Quincy * 22 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 5 1 1 1 10 7.8 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern * 32 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.8 4 1 4 1 1 8 7.8 Season 1 Three times Career 1 Three times 11/29/17 at Nevada * 25 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.9 3 1 4 0 0 5 7.4 12/02/17 Tulsa * 27 3-10 .300 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 0 4 4 2.1 3 1 0 0 4 9 7.6 12/06/17 at BYU * 22 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 6.8 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 4 Three times 12/09/17 Murray State * 27 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 0 4 4 2.3 5 2 1 0 0 8 6.9 Career 4 Four times 12/16/17 at Ole Miss * 33 4-9 .444 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000 1 3 4 2.5 4 4 0 0 0 14 7.5 12/19/17 UIC * 25 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.3 3 1 0 0 2 6 7.4 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville * 21 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.8 Season 12 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 12 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 3 Two times 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 3 Two times 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 8 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Career 8 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State FREE THROWS MADE 02/03/17 Evansville Season 3 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 3 Two times 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 3 Two times 02/21/17 Drake Career 5 at Hawai’i (12-22-16) 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 332 31-84 .369 18-48 .375 9-11 .818 3 27 30 2.3 39 23 17 4 16 89 6.8 MINUTES Season 33 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 33 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2016-17 28 0 300 10.7 18 59 .305 1 19 .053 9 21 .429 0 27 27 1.0 32 0 18 19 1 14 46 1.6 2017-18 13 13 332 25.5 31 84 .369 18 48 .375 9 11 .818 3 27 30 2.3 39 1 23 17 4 16 89 6.8 Total 41 13 632 15.4 49 143 .343 19 67 .284 18 32 .563 3 54 57 1.4 71 1 41 36 5 30 135 3.3

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 27 | GAME NOTES 30 LUKE LITWILLER Freshman | Forward | 6-5 | 200 Hopedale, Ill. Olympia HS NOTES • Was a late addition as a walk-on for the 2017-18 season. • Was named fourth team all-state for class 1A/2A. • Averaged nearly 15 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior • Named All-Corn Belt Second Team • Hopewell had a population of 929 at the 2000 census, and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

POINTS Season 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Career 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17)

REBOUNDS Season 2 vs. Boise State (11-17-17) Career 2 vs. Boise State (11-17-17)

ASSISTS Season - - GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career - - Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs. South Carolina Did not play Season 1 at Nevada (11-29-17) 11/17/17 vs Boise State 15 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 Career 1 at Nevada (11-29-17) 11/19/17 vs Tulsa 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 11/22/17 Quincy 16 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 4 0 1 0 0 9 2.8 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern 2 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.6 Season - - 11/29/17 at Nevada 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.2 Career - - 12/02/17 Tulsa Did not play 12/06/17 at BYU 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 3 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 12/09/17 Murray State Did not play Career 3 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 12/16/17 at Ole Miss Did not play 12/19/17 UIC Did not play FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville Season 4 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 4 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 3 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 3 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 4 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Career 4 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season - - 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career - - 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season - - 02/21/17 Drake Career - - 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 42 5-8 .625 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.4 8 0 1 0 1 13 1.9 MINUTES Season 16 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Career 16 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 7 0 42 6.0 5 8 .625 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.4 8 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.9 Total 7 0 42 6.0 5 8 .625 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.4 8 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.9

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 28 | GAME NOTES 32 TAYLOR BRUNINGA Freshman | Forward | 6-8 | 200 Mapleton, Ill. Illini Bluffs HS NOTES • Led the state of Illinois in scoring as a senior in high school, averaging 33.4 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. • Finished fifth in the Illinois Mr. Basketball voting (was the only IHSA Class 1A or 2A player to place in the top 15) • Named to the IHSA Class 2A First Team All-State squad by the Associated Press and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Associ- ation. • Finished as the leading scorer and rebounder in Illini Bluffs history. • His great uncle, Duane Bruninga, ranks 47th on the Illinois State men’s basketball scoring list with 979 points after playing in 96 games during his four-year career (1963-67). • Mapleton had a population of 227 as of the 2010 census, and is part of the Peoria, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

POINTS Season 20 at BYU (12-6-17) Career 20 at BYU (12-6-17)

REBOUNDS Season 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17) Career 9 vs. Quincy (11-22-17)

ASSISTS Season 1 Five times GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 1 Five times Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast 21 5-8 .625 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 5 1 0 0 0 14 14.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina * 19 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 9.5 Season 1 Three times 11/17/17 vs Boise State 25 1-8 .125 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 3 1 1 0 1 3 7.3 Career 1 Three times 11/19/17 vs Tulsa 12 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5.5 11/22/17 Quincy 24 4-8 .500 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1 8 9 2.6 4 1 0 0 0 10 6.4 BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern 24 0-6 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 2.8 3 1 2 0 1 0 5.3 Season 3 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 11/29/17 at Nevada 25 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1 5 6 3.3 4 0 2 0 1 3 5.0 Career 3 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) 12/02/17 Tulsa 17 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.4 12/06/17 at BYU 27 7-10 .700 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 1 4 5 3.2 5 0 0 0 0 20 6.1 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 7 at BYU (12-6-17) 12/09/17 Murray State * 33 3-7 .429 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 1 5 6 3.5 2 1 0 0 0 11 6.6 Career 7 at BYU (12-6-17) 12/16/17 at Ole Miss * 24 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 5 0 0 3 0 2 6.2 12/19/17 UIC * 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville * 12 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 2.9 2 0 0 0 0 5 5.6 Season 10 at BYU (12-6-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 10 at BYU (12-6-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 5 at BYU (12-6-17) 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 5 at BYU (12-6-17) 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 8 at BYU (12-6-17) Career 8 at BYU (12-6-17) 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 2 Two times 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 2 Two times 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 2 Two times 02/21/17 Drake Career 2 Two times 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 278 24-63 .381 18-52 .346 7-7 1.000 8 30 38 2.9 48 6 5 3 3 73 5.6 MINUTES Season 33 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) Career 33 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 13 5 278 21.4 24 63 .381 18 52 .346 7 7 1.000 8 30 38 2.9 48 4 6 5 3 3 73 5.6 Total 13 5 278 21.4 24 63 .381 18 52 .346 7 7 1.000 8 30 38 2.9 48 4 6 5 3 3 73 5.6

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 29 | GAME NOTES 34 CHRISTIAN ROMINE Sophomore | Forward/Center | 6-9 | 220 Mahomet, Ill. Mahomet-Seymour HS / UTEP NOTES • Is eligible to play during the 2017-18 season after sitting out last season due to the NCAA’s transfer residency requirement. • Was pulled from an expected redshirt season at UTEP in 2015-16 after two injuries to the Miners’ frontcourt. • Appeared in 14 games and scored 12 points with five rebounds in 50 minutes. • Averaged 13 points and 7.9 rebounds as a senior at Mahomet-Seymour High School. • Helped lead the Bulldogs to the IHSA 3A Super-Sectional, finishing just short of a berth into the state semifinals. • Mahomet has a population of 7,258 as of the 2010 census, and sits between Champaign and Bloomington/Normal.

POINTS Season - - Career - -

REBOUNDS Season - - Career - -

ASSISTS Season - - GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career - - Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast Did not play STEALS 11/16/17 vs. South Carolina Did not play Season - - 11/17/17 vs. Boise State Did not play Career - - 11/19/17 vs. Tulsa Did not play 11/22/17 Quincy Did not play BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern Did not play Season - - 11/29/17 at Nevada Did not play Career - - 12/02/17 Tulsa Did not play 12/06/17 at BYU Did not play FIELD GOALS MADE Season - - 12/09/17 Murray State Did not play Career - - 12/16/17 at Ole Miss Did not play 12/19/17 UIC Did not play FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville Did not play Season - - 12/31/17 Indiana State Career - - 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season - - 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career - - 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season - - 01/27/17 Valparaiso Career - - 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season - - 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career - - 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season - - 02/21/17 Drake Career - - 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total MINUTES Season - - Career - - CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2017-18 Total

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 30 | GAME NOTES 52 MILIK YARBROUGH Junior | Forward | 6-6 | 230 Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton Township HS / Saint Louis NOTES • Named the Missouri Valley Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week on December 18. • Scored a career-high 30 points at home against Murray State on December 9. • Nearly had a triple-double in the season-opener with eight points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists against Florida Gulf Coast. • Sat out last season fulfilling the requirements of the NCAA transfer residency requirement. • Played two seasons at Saint Louis University. • Was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team in 2014-15, and was one of five freshmen nationally who led his team in both scoring and rebounding. • Over his two seasons played in 59 games with 24 starts. • His father, Del Yarbrough, ranks No. 26 on the career scoring list at Illinois State with 1,191 points. • Zion, Illinois had a population of 24,413 as of the 2010 census. • Among the other former and current Zion residents include actors Gary Coleman (Diff’rent Strokes) and Richard Bull (Little House on the Prairie), former baseball player Paul Erickson, Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond, and former POINTS NBA player and general manaager Billy McKinney. Season 30 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) Career 30 vs. Murray State (12-9-17)

REBOUNDS Season 10 at Ole Miss (12-16-17) Career 13 Two times *

ASSISTS Season 10 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Career 10 at Florida Gulf Coast (11-11-17) Date Opponent GS MIN FGM/A % 3FG/A % FTM/A % OFF DEF TOT AVG PF AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast * 30 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 1 7 8 8.0 1 10 4 1 0 8 8.0 STEALS 11/16/17 vs South Carolina 26 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 14-17 .824 0 6 6 7.0 4 6 6 0 0 18 13.0 Season 2 Two times 11/17/17 vs Boise State * 16 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 0 0 0 4.7 2 1 0 1 2 8 11.3 Career 2 Seven times 11/19/17 vs Tulsa * 24 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 6-8 .750 2 6 8 5.5 4 5 5 2 0 18 13.0 11/22/17 Quincy Did not play BLOCKED SHOTS 11/25/17 Charleston Southern 14 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 4.6 2 2 2 0 0 2 10.8 Season 2 Two times 11/29/17 at Nevada * 10 5-6 .833 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 0 1 1 4.0 0 1 1 0 0 14 11.3 Career 2 Four times 12/02/17 Tulsa * 31 6-13 .462 2-6 .333 8-8 1.000 0 6 6 4.3 3 4 4 1 1 22 12.9 12/06/17 at BYU * 26 4-8 .500 0-3 .000 5-6 .833 2 7 9 4.9 2 5 5 1 1 13 12.9 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 10 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) 12/09/17 Murray State * 34 10-19 .526 2-3 .667 8-11 .727 2 5 7 5.1 2 3 2 0 0 30 14.8 Career 11 at George Washington (1-6-15) * 12/16/17 at Ole Miss * 27 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000 4 6 10 5.6 5 8 6 0 1 25 15.8 12/19/17 UIC * 27 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 4-9 .444 4 3 7 5.7 4 5 3 2 1 20 16.2 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 12/23/17 at Evansville * 35 8-14 .571 3-7 .429 9-9 1.000 0 3 3 5.5 3 3 6 0 2 28 17.2 Season 19 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) 12/31/17 Indiana State Career 19 vs. Murray State (12-9-17) 01/03/17 at Drake 01/07/17 Missouri State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 01/10/17 Loyola Chicago Season 4 at Nevada (11-29-17) 01/13/17 at Southern Illinois Career 4 at Nevada (11-29-17) 01/17/17 Bradley 01/20/17 at Indiana State 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 01/24/17 at Northern Iowa Season 7 at Evansville (12-23-17) Career 7 Two times 01/27/17 Valparaiso 01/30/17 at Missouri State 02/03/17 Evansville FREE THROWS MADE Season 14 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) 02/08/17 Southern Illinois Career 14 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) 02/11/17 at Valparaiso 02/14/17 at Bradley FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 02/17/17 Northern Iowa Season 17 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) 02/21/17 Drake Career 17 vs. South Carolina (11-16-17) 02/24/17 at Loyola Chicago Total 300 62-125 .496 13-35 .371 69-88 .784 15 51 66 5.5 32 53 44 8 8 206 17.2 MINUTES Season 35 at Evansville (12-23-17) Career 41 vs. Saint Joseph’s (2-3-15) * * = While at Saint Louis CAREER STATS Minutes Field Goals 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG * 2014-15 32 22 759 23.7 129 274 .471 5 25 .200 58 102 .569 52 102 154 4.8 64 1 47 68 20 12 321 10.0 * 2015-16 27 2 522 19.3 74 187 .396 15 42 .357 46 77 .597 21 104 125 4.6 45 0 38 48 7 11 209 7.7 2016-17 Did not play - NCAA Residency Requirement 2017-18 12 10 300 25.0 62 125 .496 13 35 .371 69 88 .784 15 51 66 5.5 32 1 53 44 8 8 206 17.2 Total 12 10 300 25.0 62 125 .496 13 35 .371 69 88 .784 15 51 66 5.5 32 1 53 44 8 8 206 17.2 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 31 | GAME NOTES GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME 1: FLORIDA GULF COAST 98, ILLINOIS STATE 87 GAME 2: ILLINOIS STATE 69, SOUTH CAROLINA 65 NOV. 11, 2017 | ALICO ARENA | FORT MYERS, FLA. NOV. 16, 2017 | HTC CENTER | CONWAY, S.C.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs FGCU Illinois State vs South Carolina 11/11/17 1 PM at Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL) 11/16/17 11:30 AM ET at HTC Center (Conway, SC)

Illinois State 87 • 0-1 Illinois State 69 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fayne, Phil f 11-18 0-0 2-7 224324102236 32 Bruninga, Taylor f 1-3 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 19 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 3-8 0-0 2-5 1 7 8 1 8 10 4 1 0 30 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 3-10 3-6 8-11 0 4 4 1 17 3 3 0 2 32 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 10-17 7-13 1-1 022528720033 05 Hein, Matt g 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 23 Tinsley, William g 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 4 4 3 3 2 0 2 0 29 23 Tinsley, William g 2-9 0-4 1-2 0 6 6 4 5 1 0 1 0 19 25 Williams, Madison g 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 20 25 Williams, Madison g 3-8 1-2 0-0 0 5 5 2 7 2 2 0 3 27 00 Gassman, Isaac 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 15 00 Gassman, Isaac 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 24 Martin, Jerron 1-6 1-3 2-3 0113 5130015 10 Fayne, Phil 6-11 0-0 2-5 4 6 10 4 14 031234 30 Litwiller, Luke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Martin, Jerron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 32 Bruninga, Taylor 5-8 4-7 0-0 022514100021 52 Yarbrough, Milik 2-5 0-0 14-17 066418660026 Team 2 0 2 Team 0 6 6 Totals 33-65 14-29 7-16 5 19 24 26 87 24 11 5 3 200 Totals 18-50 5-16 28-39 5 37 42 20 69 13 14 2 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd half: 17-30 56.7% Game: 33-65 50.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 8-14 57.1% Game: 14-29 48.3% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 18-50 36.0% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 7-16 43.8% 4,1 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 5-16 31.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7% 2nd half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 28-39 71.8% 5 FGCU 98 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds South Carolina 65 • 2-1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 15 DOYLE, Ricky f 3-30-02-30115 80100 9 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 GOODWIN, Brandon g 6-13 0-1 9-12 2 6 8 0 21 7 2 0 3 36 10 MINAYA, Justin f 2-9 1-5 4-6 3 5 8 4 9 1 1 0 0 24 05 JOHNSON, Zach g 8-19 3-12 8-9 134027431439 21 KOTSAR, Maik f 3-6 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 5 7 1 4 0 2 22 11 TERRELL, Christian g 6-12 1-2 0-0 0 8 8 1 13 1 2 2 1 38 30 SILVA, Chris f 0-1 0-0 10-14 246510123017 23 CARLYLE, Christian g 2-3 0-0 7-10 459311112025 02 GRAVETT, Hassani g 3-13 2-10 2-4 0 9 9 2 10 5 1 0 0 33 21 ERNST, Brady 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 05 BOOKER, Frank g 3-10 3-10 1-2 044210420028 31 MERCURIUS, Dinero 4-11 3-8 0-0 112311100024 00 BEATTY, David 2-6 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 15 32 SIMMONS, Antravious 2-3 0-0 1-2 5 3 8 2 5 2 2 0 1 18 01 HOLDEN, Kory 0-2 0-0 0-0 0003 01200 7 Team 4 1 5 1 12 GUEYE, Khadim 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 32-65 7-23 27-37 17 31 48 16 98 16 12 5 9 200 13 HAASE, Felipe 2-6 1-1 0-0 0442 5101129 FG % 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd half: 16-33 48.5% Game: 32-65 49.2% Deadball 14 FAMOUKE DOUMBIA, I. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 7-23 30.4% Rebounds 15 MYERS, Wesley 2-7 1-4 0-0 0111 5010015 6,1 FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd half: 16-23 69.6% Game: 27-37 73.0% Team 5 0 5 Officials: John Hampton (R), Jose A. Carrion, Archibald Whaley Totals 18-61 9-32 20-30 12 33 45 32 65 14 13 4 3 200 Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. FGCU-None. Attendance: 4335 FG % 1st Half: 7-30 23.3% 2nd half: 11-31 35.5% Game: 18-61 29.5% Deadball Season Opener 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd half: 6-18 33.3% Game: 9-32 28.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 14-18 77.8% Game: 20-30 66.7% 4 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Officials: Les Jones, Mark Schnur, Jeff Malham Illinois State 42 45 87 Technical fouls: Illinois State-Yarbrough, Milik. South Carolina-None. FGCU 45 53 98 Attendance: 700 Game 1 of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois State 32 37 69 South Carolina 23 42 65

GAME 3: BOISE STATE 82, ILLINOIS STATE 64 GAME 4: ILLINOIS STATE 84, TULSA 68 NOV. 17, 2017 | HTC CENTER | CONWAY, S.C. NOV. 19, 2017 | HTC CENTER | CONWAY, S.C. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs Boise State 11/17/17 1:00 PM ET at HTC Center (Conway, SC) Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs Tulsa Illinois State 64 • 1-2 11/19/17 5:00 PM ET at HTC Center (Conway, SC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Illinois State 84 • 2-2 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 10 Fayne, Phil f 5-10 0-0 3-5 336413101226 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 2-5 0-1 4-5 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 1 2 16 10 Fayne, Phil f 6-8 0-0 6-10 235218132336 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 8-13 3-6 2-2 055121430128 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 5-11 2-4 6-8 2 6 8 4 18 5 5 2 0 24 23 Tinsley, William g 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 16 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 10-13 6-6 3-4 044129530032 25 Williams, Madison g 4-12 3-8 1-2 011212111226 23 Tinsley, William g 1-7 1-7 0-0 1 3 4 4 3 0 0 1 2 28 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-6 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 5 3 0 1 1 0 13 25 Williams, Madison g 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 3 2 0 1 25 05 Hein, Matt 1-4 0-3 0-0 1124 2130223 00 Gassman, Isaac 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 12 24 Martin, Jerron 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 05 Hein, Matt 1-2 1-2 1-2 0112 4020020 30 Litwiller, Luke 1-2 0-1 0-0 1122 2000015 24 Martin, Jerron 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 10 32 Bruninga, Taylor 1-8 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 25 30 Litwiller, Luke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 Team 4 3 7 32 Bruninga, Taylor 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 Totals 23-66 8-34 10-14 9 18 27 27 64 13 9 7 10 200 Team 2351 Totals 28-49 12-23 16-24 8 26 34 22 84 15 16 5 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 7-35 20.0% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 23-66 34.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 16-26 61.5% 2nd half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 28-49 57.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-19 10.5% 2nd half: 6-15 40.0% Game: 8-34 23.5% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 8-15 53.3% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 12-23 52.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 1 FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 16-24 66.7% 3

Boise State 82 • 4-0 Tulsa 68 • 2-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 HANEY, Zach f 1-1 0-0 1-4 1 2 3 4 3 0 2 2 0 18 00 ETOU, Junior f 4-7 0-0 8-10 224516010026 43 SENGFELDER, Chris f 3-10 3-7 1-2 2 1 3 3 10 0 1 0 0 18 02 JEFFRIES, DaQuan f 1-10 0-3 2-2 5 4 9 4 4 4 2 1 0 32 02 WILLIAMS, Lexus g 3-6 3-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 9 2 2 0 2 32 04 TAPLIN, Sterling g 5-8 3-4 2-2 0 2 2 1 15 6 5 0 0 33 15 HUTCHISON, Chandler g 5-13 1-3 8-11 4 14 18 2 19 5 5 0 0 29 10 SCOTT, Curran g 4-9 1-3 4-5 0 0 0 0 13 1 1 1 1 26 13 g 34 HOBBS, Alex g 3-9 1-2 3-3 3 6 9 1 10 6 4 0 0 29 WHEELER, Jaleel 0-10-10-00111 00000 7 01 IGBANU, Martins 4-7 0-0 2-3 3 5 8 3 10 0 2 0 0 20 00 DICKINSON, Marcus 2-3 1-2 3-3 0 4 4 0 8 2 1 0 1 19 03 JOINER, Elijah 4-9 2-6 0-0 000110230019 01 CHRISTON, Cam 0-2 0-2 1-2 1121 1010011 05 KORITA, Lawson 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 03 JESSUP, Justinian 4-5 3-4 2-2 1 6 7 2 13 0 1 0 2 18 11 JACKSON, Darien 0-0 0-0 0-0 1012 0100010 05 HARWELL, Malek 0-3 0-2 0-0 0000 00100 4 32 HENDERSON JR, Corey 0-6 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 10 JORCH, Robin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 35 ARTISON, Geno 0-1 0-1 0-0 0221 00000 6 22 JARDINE, Casdon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 5 Team 2 2 4 33 WACKER, David 1-3 0-0 7-8 2 1 3 1 9 1 1 0 0 15 Totals 22-59 6-23 18-22 14 18 32 18 68 16 14 2 1 200 Team 5 1 6 1 FG % 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 22-59 37.3% Deadball Totals 22-55 12-27 26-35 20 37 57 18 82 16 21 2 5 200 3FG % 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 18-22 81.8% 1 FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 6-16 37.5% Game: 12-27 44.4% Rebounds Officials: Les Jones, Rod Dixon, Jose Carrion FT % 1st Half: 16-24 66.7% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9% Game: 26-35 74.3% 4 Technical fouls: Illinois State-TEAM. Tulsa-None. Attendance: 2119 Officials: Ron Groover, Rod Dixon, Rick O'Neill Game 11 of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. Boise State-None. 3rd Place Game Attendance: 875 Game 6 of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois State 46 38 84 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Tulsa 27 41 68 Illinois State 22 42 64 Boise State 46 36 82

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 32 | GAME NOTES GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME 5: ILLINOIS STATE 86, QUINCY 57 GAME 6: CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 64, ILLINOIS STATE 62 (OT) NOV. 22, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL. NOV. 25, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Charleston Southern vs Illinois State Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 11/25/17 8 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Quincy vs Illinois State 11/22/17 8 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Charleston Southern 64 • 4-2 Quincy 57 • 0-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 f ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min JONES, Ty 2-5 0-0 3-3 1 1 2 3 7 0 2 0 2 27 13 JONES, Jordan f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 33 Hinton, Marcus f 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 14 04 BUSKEY, Deontaye g 1-5 1-4 0-1 2 4 6 3 3 0 2 0 2 31 34 Johnson, Marsalis f 2-3 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 6 0 1 3 0 17 11 KEELING, Christian g 6-20 0-4 1-2 1 7 8 0 13 2 2 0 0 43 02 Briscoe, Ryan g 1-6 1-3 3-4 0 1 1 2 6 3 3 0 1 26 24 FLEMING, Phlandrous g 5-11 0-2 3-6 347213310036 03 Frasco, Bobby g 3-9 3-8 0-0 1 7 8 3 9 0 1 0 0 25 00 11 Houston, Demetrius g 4-12 1-4 2-5 033111120029 DAVID, Jamaal 1-3 0-1 1-1 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 13 01 10 Dosier, Robby 1-4 0-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 21 MCCONICO, Travis 3-10 2-7 0-0 3 8 11 2 8030028 02 12 Liem, Joey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1010 01100 3 MITCHELL, Cortez 3-4 1-1 1-1 1 3 4 2 8 1 0 0 0 16 23 14 DeVries, Robert 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 HOWARD, Javis 3-6 0-0 1-4 5053 7110027 15 Meny, Trevor 1-2 0-1 0-0 0000 2100010 Team 1 0 1 23 Alexander, De'Andre 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 2 2 0 0 13 Totals 25-65 4-19 10-18 18 29 47 18 64 8 13 0 4 225 24 Stuckman, Tanner 3-9 1-2 3-3 167210000122 FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd half: 11-28 39.3% OT: 1-3 33.3% Game: 25-65 38.5% Deadball 30 Zurcher, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% OT: 0-1 0.0% Game: 4-19 21.1% Rebounds Team 4 1 5 FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% OT: 3-5 60.0% Game: 10-18 55.6% 3 Totals 20-56 7-27 10-14 9 26 35 16 57 9 15 3 2 200 Illinois State 62 • 3-3 FG % 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 20-56 35.7% Deadball Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 7-27 25.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 10-14 71.4% 0,1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fayne, Phil f 4-9 0-0 5-8 7 6 13 2 13 2 1 4 1 40 Illinois State 86 • 3-2 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 8-20 5-14 5-5 1 4 5 2 26 1 2 0 0 39 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 05 Hein, Matt g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Tinsley, William g 1-8 0-6 2-2 2 7 9 2 4 1 1 1 0 37 10 Fayne, Phil f 8-12 0-0 3-8 257219100225 25 Williams, Madison g 3-6 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 8 1 4 1 1 32 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 7-12 3-5 0-1 0 2 2 0 17 6 2 0 0 22 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 11 05 Hein, Matt g 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 3 6 2 3 0 0 20 01 Clarance, Elijah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 01100 3 23 Tinsley, William g 3-10 3-6 0-0 3 7 10 2 9 2 2 1 2 30 24 Martin, Jerron 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 10 25 Williams, Madison g 4-9 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 10 5 1 1 1 22 30 Litwiller, Luke 1-2 0-1 0-0 0000 20000 2 00 Gassman, Isaac 2-4 1-2 1-2 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 2 26 32 Bruninga, Taylor 0-6 0-4 0-0 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 0 1 24 24 Martin, Jerron 0-2 0-1 0-0 0111 0300015 52 Yarbrough, Milik 1-4 0-2 0-0 0112 2220014 30 Litwiller, Luke 3-4 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 4 9 0 1 0 0 16 Team 1 4 5 32 Bruninga, Taylor 4-8 2-6 0-0 189410100024 Totals 20-60 8-33 14-17 13 27 40 19 62 11 14 6 5 225

Team 1 2 3 FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd half: 9-28 32.1% OT: 0-8 0.0% Game: 20-60 33.3% Deadball Totals 33-64 14-29 6-13 9 31 40 18 86 20 9 2 7 200 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 3-14 21.4% OT: 0-5 0.0% Game: 8-33 24.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0 OT: 3-4 75.0% Game: 14-17 82.4% 1 FG % 1st Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd half: 17-29 58.6% Game: 33-64 51.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 14-29 48.3% Rebounds Officials: Rick Randall, Jeff Malham, Nathen Bemis 2 FT % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 6-13 46.2% Technical fouls: Charleston Southern-None. Illinois State-None. Attendance: 3831 Officials: Randy Heimerman, Ervin Wilson, Tyler Kumpf Technical fouls: Quincy-None. Illinois State-None. Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Attendance: 3733 Charleston Southern 33 26 5 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSU 34 7 22 4 26 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois State 34 25 3 62 ILS 12 13 12 4 11 Quincy 35 22 57 Illinois State 43 43 86 Last FG - CSU OT-03:03, ILS 2nd-03:27. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - CSU by 8 2nd-15:20, ILS by 7 1st-10:15. Lead changed - 11 times. CSU led for 20:48. ILS led for 17:53. Game was tied for 06:19.

GAME 7: NEVADA 98, ILLINOIS STATE 68 GAME 8: ILLINOIS STATE 65, TULSA 58 NOV. 29, 2017 | LAWLOR EVENTS CENTER | RENO, NEV. DEC. 3, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs Nevada Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 11/29/17 7:05 p.m. at Reno, Nevada (Lawlor Events Center) Tulsa vs Illinois State 12/02/17 3 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Illinois State 68 • 3-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Tulsa 58 • 4-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fayne, Phil f 6-11 0-0 3-5 202515130026 00 ETOU, Junior f 4-9 0-1 2-4 3 5 8 2 10 2 7 0 0 26 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 5-6 4-5 0-1 0 1 1 0 14 1 1 0 0 10 02 JEFFRIES, DaQuan f 3-4 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 5 6 0 2 0 0 15 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 4-10 3-7 2-4 022113430026 04 TAPLIN, Sterling g 1-6 1-3 2-3 0 3 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 26 23 Tinsley, William g 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 7 7 2 3 2 2 1 1 31 10 SCOTT, Curran g 1-2 0-0 3-4 1 2 3 2 5 1 4 0 0 15 25 Williams, Madison g 1-4 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 25 13 WHEELER, Jaleel g 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 8 9 2 5 1 2 0 1 18 00 Gassman, Isaac 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 1 14 01 IGBANU, Martins 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 2 6 0 1 1 0 25 05 Hein, Matt 1-4 1-3 0-2 0002 3140019 03 JOINER, Elijah 1-4 1-3 2-4 0221 5320119 24 Martin, Jerron 3-8 0-5 1-1 0 2 2 0 7 3 0 0 1 19 05 KORITA, Lawson 2-6 1-4 3-4 0 2 2 0 8 0 1 0 1 21 30 Litwiller, Luke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00001 5 32 HENDERSON JR, Corey 2-9 2-6 2-2 2130 8200020 32 Bruninga, Taylor 1-6 1-5 0-0 1 5 6 4 3 0 2 0 1 25 35 ARTISON, Geno 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 15 Team 1 1 2 Team 3 2 5 Totals 24-56 12-33 8-15 4 20 24 20 68 14 20 1 5 200 Totals 19-53 5-20 15-23 15 34 49 17 58 13 21 2 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 11-30 36.7% Game: 24-56 42.9% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd half: 8-32 25.0% Game: 19-53 35.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 9-19 47.4% 2nd half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 12-33 36.4% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 5-20 25.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 8-15 53.3% 4 FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 15-23 65.2% 3

Nevada 98 • 7-0 Illinois State 65 • 4-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fayne, Phil f 8-16 0-0 1-3 358117221237 04 WILLIAMS, Darien f 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 6 7 2 4 1 2 0 0 12 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 6-13 2-6 8-8 0 6 6 3 22 4 4 1 1 31 10 MARTIN, Caleb f 7-10 6-8 1-1 0 7 7 3 21 4 4 0 1 25 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 3-12 2-6 4-7 033112500232 11 MARTIN, Cody f 3-6 0-0 5-8 2 4 6 1 11 7 2 3 3 37 23 Tinsley, William g 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 3 2 2 0 1 0 29 14 DREW, Lindsey g 2-5 0-1 1-3 1 2 3 0 5 5 2 0 1 20 25 Williams, Madison g 3-10 2-6 1-1 0443 9100427 21 STEPHENS, Kendall g 6-11 5-10 2-2 134319110130 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 12 01 TOOLEY, Charlie 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 05 Hein, Matt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0112 00201 8 12 FOSTER, Elijah 0-1 0-0 3-4 0110 30001 6 24 Martin, Jerron 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 13 COOKE, Hallice 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 3 1 0 0 18 32 Bruninga, Taylor 0-1 0-1 0-0 1012 0000017 24 CAROLINE, Jordan 9-14 0-2 2-3 235220110024 Team 0 0 0 33 HALL, Josh 3-6 0-2 0-0 3 4 7 1 6 3 3 0 0 25 Totals 22-57 7-22 14-19 5 24 29 16 65 14 11 3 11 200 Team 1 1 2 FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 8-27 29.6% Game: 22-57 38.6% Deadball Totals 35-62 14-29 14-21 11 31 42 14 98 25 16 3 8 200 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 7-22 31.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 14-19 73.7% 1 FG % 1st Half: 19-35 54.3% 2nd half: 16-27 59.3% Game: 35-62 56.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 9-20 45.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 14-29 48.3% Rebounds Officials: Zellon Steed, John Hampton, Tyler Kumpf 3 FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 14-21 66.7% Technical fouls: Tulsa-None. Illinois State-None. Attendance: 5803 Officials: Kelly Self, Brad Ferrie, Winston Stith Drawn offensive fouls: Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. Nevada-MARTIN, Cody. Illinois State-4 (Fayne-2, Yarbrough, Hein). Attendance: 8293 Tulsa-2 (Taplin, Korita) Mountain West-Missouri Valley Conferenc Challenge Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Tulsa 32 26 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench TLS 22 9 8 0 27 Illinois State 36 32 68 Illinois State ILS 20 10 0 6 18 36 29 65 ILS 24 20 8 12 3 Nevada 51 47 98 NV 36 29 19 6 38 Last FG - TLS 2nd-00:15, ILS 2nd-01:36. Score tied - 3 times. Last FG - ILS 2nd-02:26, NV 2nd-00:13. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - TLS by 2 1st-19:03, ILS by 11 1st-15:02. Lead changed - 3 times. TLS led for 00:57. ILS led for 37:18. Game was tied for 01:45. Largest lead - ILS by 9 1st-18:37, NV by 30 2nd-00:13. Lead changed - 1 time. ILS led for 05:51. NV led for 33:26. Game was tied for 00:43. 2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 33 | GAME NOTES GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME 9: BYU 80, ILLINOIS STATE 68 GAME 10: MURRAY STATE 78, ILLINOIS STATE 72 DEC. 6, 2017 | MARIOTT CENTER | PROVO, UTAH DEC. 9, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs BYU Murray State vs Illinois State 12/06/17 7:05 pm at Provo, Utah, Marriott Center 12/09/17 3:03 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena

Illinois State 68 • 4-5 Murray State 78 • 6-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Evans, Keyshawn * 6-11 2-5 0-0 123114620031 00 MILLER, JR., Terrell f 9-16 2-5 5-5 088225312038 10 Fayne, Phil * 9-15 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 3 19 1 3 0 0 32 04 SANCHIOUS, Brion f 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 23 Tinsley, William * 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 02 STARK, Jonathan g 5-12 3-8 0-0 022313620039 25 Williams, Madison * 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 22 11 BUCHANAN, Shaq g 6-8 3-5 1-1 0 4 4 2 16 2 1 1 2 35 52 Yarbrough, Milik * 4-8 0-3 5-6 2 7 9 2 13 5 5 1 1 26 12 MORANT, Ja g 6-11 0-3 3-4 279315620033 00 Gassman, Isaac 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 05 Hein, Matt 0-2 0-1 0-0 0112 0010028 23 TAYLOR, Jachai 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 24 Martin, Jerron 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 24 SMITH, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0-0 0004 00200 3 30 Litwiller, Luke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 2 25 HAWKINS, Byron 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 32 Bruninga, Taylor 7-10 5-8 1-1 1 4 5 5 20 0 0 0 0 27 40 DUPREE, Jalen 2-4 0-0 5-6 4263 9000022 Team 2 2 4 Team 0 3 3 1 Totals 27-61 7-24 7-9 8 25 33 17 68 14 13 1 4 200 Totals 28-56 8-24 14-16 8 28 36 20 78 17 11 4 2 200

FG % 1st Half: 7-30 23.3% 2nd half: 20-31 64.5% Game: 27-61 44.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 28-56 50.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 0-15 0.0% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 7-24 29.2% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 8-24 33.3% Rebounds 1 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 7-9 77.8% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 13-14 92.9% Game: 14-16 87.5% 1 BYU 80 • 7-2 Illinois State 72 • 4-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 HARDNETT, Jahshire * 2-6 0-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 28 03 BRYANT, Elijah * 6-11 3-7 2-3 1 8 9 2 17 9 3 1 3 39 32 Bruninga, Taylor f 3-7 3-7 2-2 1 5 6 2 11 1 0 0 0 33 23 CHILDS, Yoeli * 6-10 0-1 5-7 167317030126 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 10-19 2-3 8-11 2 5 7 2 30 3 2 0 0 34 30 HAWS, TJ * 8-16 4-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 20 3 0 0 1 34 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 2-8 1-3 4-4 1 2 3 2 9 3 3 0 0 36 41 WORTHINGTON, Luke * 2-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 11 05 Hein, Matt g 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 14 02 SELJAAS, Zac 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 21 25 Williams, Madison g 2-5 2-5 2-3 0 4 4 5 8 2 1 0 0 27 15 DASTRUP, Payton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 3 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 14 24 CANNON, McKay 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 2 2 0 2 24 23 Tinsley, William 3-7 3-7 0-0 1342 9211033 33 NIXON, Dalton 3-4 0-0 2-5 2023 8201014 24 Martin, Jerron 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 Team 1 0 1 Team 1 0 1 Totals 31-58 7-24 11-17 5 27 32 13 80 22 9 2 7 200 Totals 22-54 12-31 16-20 7 21 28 17 72 13 9 1 1 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd half: 16-28 57.1% Game: 31-58 53.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 7-24 29.2% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 22-54 40.7% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 2nd half: 8-14 57.1% Game: 11-17 64.7% 3 3FG % 1st Half: 6-18 33.3% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% Game: 12-31 38.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3% Game: 16-20 80.0% 1 Officials: Tom Eades, Paul Janssen, Ray Natilli Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. BYU-None. Officials: Gerry Pollard, Gene Grimshaw, Roland Simmons Attendance: 12250 Technical fouls: Murray State-None. Illinois State-None. Attendance: 5150 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Drawn Offensive Fouls: Illinois State 17 51 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Illinois State-4 (Williams, Tinsley, Bruninga, Yarbrough) ILS 34 4 10 2 22 BYU 39 41 80 BYU 46 13 5 4 16 Murray State-4 (Buchanan-3, Morant) Fouled out: Home #25 (Williams) 2nd 0:20. Last FG - ILS 2nd-00:06, BYU 2nd-04:07. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - ILS None, BYU by 28 2nd-17:38. Lead changed - 0 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast ILS led for 00:00. BYU led for 39:12. Game was tied for 00:48. Murray State 36 42 78 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MUR 32 11 10 5 9 Illinois State 27 45 72 ILS 16 10 11 5 12

Last FG - MUR 2nd-01:26, ILS 2nd-01:06. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - MUR by 13 2nd-15:37, ILS by 9 1st-12:52. Lead changed - 1 time. MUR led for 26:48. ILS led for 12:07. Game was tied for 01:05.

GAME 11: ILLINOIS STATE 101, OLE MISS 97 (OT) GAME 12: ILLINOIS STATE 71, UIC 70 DEC. 16, 2017 | THE PAVILION AT OLE MISS | OXFORD, MISS. DEC. 19, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs Ole Miss UIC vs Illinois State 12/16/17 2:31 p.m. at Oxford, Miss. 12/19/17 7 p.m. at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena

Illinois State 101 • 4-6 UIC 70 • 4-7 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Evans, Keyshawn * 6-16 5-11 8-9 044225720239 10 DIXSON, Dikembe f 4-16 0-3 11-16 257119051039 10 Fayne, Phil * 6-12 0-0 4-6 4 6 10 5 16 0 3 1 0 25 13 BLOUNT, Jordan f 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 11 11 4 5 4 4 1 0 22 25 Williams, Madison * 4-9 3-6 3-3 1 3 4 4 14 4 0 0 0 33 21 ODIASE, Tai f 4-7 0-0 1-3 5 3 8 4 9 1 1 4 0 27 32 Bruninga, Taylor * 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 24 00 MATTHEWS, Dominique g 3-8 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 3 8 0 2 1 0 36 15 BOAHEN, Godwin g 0-00-00-00000 00001 3 52 Yarbrough, Milik * 8-17 0-2 9-9 4 6 10 5 25 860127 01 OTTEY, Marcus 10-12 0-1 3-3 0 3 3 2 23 1 6 1 2 37 00 Gassman, Isaac 2-2 1-1 1-2 2 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 02 DIGGINS, Michael 0-1 0-0 0-0 0110 00000 5 01 Clarance, Elijah 0-2 0-0 0-0 1122 00200 7 03 WILEY, Jacob 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 5 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 16 05 Hein, Matt 2-7 2-4 1-2 1 3 4 3 7 0 0 1 2 26 32 ROBINSON, Clint 0-0 0-0 3-4 0114 3010015 23 Tinsley, William 2-6 2-6 0-0 0554 6121035 Team 2 3 5 Team 4 2 6 Totals 24-49 3-12 19-28 10 34 44 21 70 6 20 10 3 200 Totals 31-73 13-31 26-31 17 32 49 30 101 20 15 6 5 225 FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 24-49 49.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd half: 12-32 37.5% OT: 4-9 44.4% Game: 31-73 42.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 3-12 25.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% OT: 2-6 33.3% Game: 13-31 41.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 19-28 67.9% 4 FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 15-16 93.8% OT: 4-6 66.7% Game: 26-31 83.9% 4 Illinois State 71 • 6-6 Ole Miss 97 • 5-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fayne, Phil f 7-15 0-0 2-8 336316102132 02 Hymon,Marcanvis * 4-6 0-0 3-6 2 5 7 4 11 0 1 1 0 18 32 Bruninga, Taylor f 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 8-15 0-2 4-9 437420532127 03 Davis,Terence * 7-15 1-4 2-2 3 6 9 5 17 2 3 2 0 35 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 3-14 1-8 6-9 0 2 2 2 13 4 3 0 2 34 04 Tyree,Breein * 5-15 3-7 1-2 303214611131 25 Williams, Madison g 3-7 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 2 25 05 Crawford,Markel * 2-8 0-3 1-2 0 5 5 3 5 3 0 2 0 32 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 11 12 Stevens,Bruce * 7-9 0-0 13-16 437327211132 01 Clarance, Elijah 0-2 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 3 00 Shuler,Devontae 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 3 19 05 Hein, Matt 2-4 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 19 01 Burnett,Deandre 5-14 2-9 7-7 011019710130 23 Tinsley, William 3-8 1-4 0-0 2 8 10 3 7000434 13 Olejniczak,Dominik 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Team 3 0 3 50 Furmanavicius,Justas 0-1 0-0 0-0 1231 0011125 Totals 27-68 4-21 13-28 15 20 35 20 71 13 7 4 12 200 Team 2 3 5 FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 27-68 39.7% Deadball Totals 31-73 7-26 28-37 15 26 41 19 97 22 9 8 7 225 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 4-21 19.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 8-20 40.0% Game: 13-28 46.4% 7 FG % 1st Half: 12-38 31.6% 2nd half: 16-27 59.3% OT: 3-8 37.5% Game: 31-73 42.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-16 12.5% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% OT: 1-4 25.0% Game: 7-26 26.9% Rebounds Officials: Tom Eades, Paul Janssen, Bo Boroski FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 18-25 72.0% OT: 3-3 100.0 Game: 28-37 75.7% 4 Technical fouls: UIC-None. Illinois State-None. Attendance: 4062 Officials: Doug Shows, Byron Jarrett, K.B. Burdett Jr. Drawn Offensive Fouls: Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. Ole Miss-None. Illinois State-2 (Bruninga-2). Attendance: 6309 UI Chicago-none.

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UIC 29 41 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Illinois State 43 44 14 101 UIC 34 5 8 4 29 ILS 34 8 16 6 19 Illinois State 33 38 71 Ole Miss 33 54 10 97 OM 40 17 21 4 23 ILS 40 15 13 12 16

Last FG - UIC 2nd-00:05, ILS 2nd-01:51. Score tied - 14 times. Last FG - ILS OT-02:11, OM OT-00:48. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - UIC by 6 1st-08:45, ILS by 6 2nd-19:31. Lead changed - 14 times. Largest lead - ILS by 18 1st-06:48, OM by 4 1st-18:57. Lead changed - 3 times. UIC led for 18:54. ILS led for 12:25. Game was tied for 08:41. ILS led for 38:05. OM led for 04:41. Game was tied for 02:14.

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 34 | GAME NOTES GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME 13: ILLINOIS STATE 72, EVANSVILLE 66 GAME 14: ILLINOIS STATE VS. INDIANA STATE DEC. 23, 2017 | FORD CENTER | EVANSVILLE, IND. DEC. 31, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois State vs Evansville 12/23/17 1 pm at Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.

Illinois State 72 • 7-6 MVC 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fayne, Phil f 7-13 0-0 3-5 167317051128 32 Bruninga, Taylor f 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 12 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 8-14 3-7 9-9 033328360235 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 5-6 5-5 1-2 0 1 1 3 16 2 3 0 0 34 25 Williams, Madison g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 10 01 Clarance, Elijah 0-3 0-2 0-0 0111 02200 7 05 Hein, Matt 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 3 0 0 2 25 23 Tinsley, William 1-2 1-2 0-0 1563 3011028 Team 2 3 5 Totals 23-47 11-24 15-18 4 25 29 22 72 12 17 3 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 10-19 52.6% Game: 23-47 48.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 11-24 45.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 15-18 83.3% 0

Evansville 66 • 10-4 MVC 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 50 Simmons, Blake f 4-8 1-4 3-4 0 4 4 2 12 2 2 0 1 38 14 Chatkevicius, Dainiu c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 00 Taylor, Ryan g 10-22 0-5 2-4 033422030026 25 Gibson, Duane g 5-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 10 4 2 1 5 37 33 Riley, K.J. g 3-5 0-0 5-5 0 6 6 0 11 0 2 0 1 36 15 Traore, Dalen 1-1 0-0 9-10 2 4 6 1 11 0 1 0 0 25 30 Frederking, Noah 0-4 0-1 0-0 0000 0300020 35 Hall, John 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 14 Team 1 5 6 Totals 23-49 1-10 19-23 3 23 26 18 66 9 11 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 23-49 46.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 1-10 10.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 19-23 82.6% 2

Officials: Mike Stuart, Kelly Self, Jeff Malham Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. Evansville-None. Attendance: 4039

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois State 36 36 72 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILS 24 12 6 2 6 Evansville 33 33 66 UE 34 13 4 6 11

Last FG - ILS 2nd-00:19, UE 2nd-03:17. Score tied - 10 times. Largest lead - ILS by 6 2nd-00:09, UE by 10 1st-08:34. Lead changed - 9 times. ILS led for 07:40. UE led for 26:17. Game was tied for 06:03.

GAME 15: ILLINOIS STATE AT DRAKE GAME 16: ILLINOIS STATE VS. MISSOURI STATE JAN. 3, 2017 | KNAPP CENTER | DES MOINES, IOWA JAN. 7, 2017 | DOUG COLLINS COURT AT REDBIRD ARENA | NORMAL, ILL.

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 35 | GAME NOTES 2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 23, 2017) 2017-18 SESAONAll games STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 7-6 3-2 2-3 2-1 CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-6 3-2 1-3 2-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 03 Evans, Keyshawn 13-13 1 32.2 75-162 . 6 3 6-95 . -59 . 7 6 3 37 0 3.1 22 1 57 31 0 9 20 1.5 52 Yarbrough, Milik 12-10 300 25.0 62-125 . 9 6 13-35 . 3 7 1 69- . 7 15 51 66 5.5 32 1 53 206 17.2 10 Fayne, Phil 12-11 377 31. 3-150 . 5 5 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 35-72 . 6 35 3 6.9 37 2 11 23 15 16 201 16. 25 Williams, Madison 13-13 332 25.5 31- . 3 6 9 1- . 3 7 5 9-11 . 1 3 27 30 2.3 39 1 23 17 16 9 6. 32 Bruninga, Taylor 13-5 27 21. 2-63 . 3 1 1-52 . 3 6 7-7 1.000 30 3 2.9 6 5 3 3 73 5.6 23 Tinsley, William 13-9 363 27.9 19-77 . 2 7 13-5 . 2 2 3- . 7 5 0 11 6 75 5. 35 0 15 10 1 10 5 .2 00 Gassman, Isaac 13-0 173 13.3 1-30 . 6 7 -17 . 7 1 5- . 6 2 5 5 17 22 1.7 15 1 6 1 6 1 3.2 05 Hein, Matt 12- 23 19. 11-36 . 3 0 6 5-20 . 2 5 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 3 15 1 1.5 27 0 9 16 1 7 32 2.7 2 Martin, Jerron 10-0 109 10.9 7-2 . 2 5 0 3-17 . 1 7 6 3- . 7 5 0 1 6 7 0.7 6 0 11 7 0 6 20 2.0 30 Litwiller, Luke 7-0 2 6.0 5- . 6 2 5 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 0. 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.9 01 Clarance, Elijah -0 20 5.0 0-7 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 0. 0 3 5 0 0 0 0.0 Team 23 26 9 1 Total...... 13 2650 331-770 . 3 0 127-350 . 3 6 3 10-263 . 6 109 325 3 33. 27 10 196 165 6 2 969 7.5 Opponents...... 13 2650 330-761 . 3 90-296 . 3 0 231-321 . 7 2 0 157 377 53 1.1 20 - 193 15 7 61 91 75.5

TEAM STATISTICS ILS OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 969 91 11/11/17 at Florida Gulf Coast L 7-9 335 Points per game 7.5 75.5 1 11/16/17 vs South Carolina W 69-65 700 Scoring margin -0.9 - 1 11/17/17 vs Boise State L 6-2 75 FIELD GOALS-ATT 331-770 330-761 1 11/19/17 vs Tulsa W -6 2119 Field goal pct . 3 0 . 3 11/22/17 QUINCY W 6-57 3733 3 POINT FG-ATT 127-350 90-296 11/25/17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN L o t 62-6 331 3-point FG pct . 3 6 3 . 3 0 2 11/29/17 at Nevada L 6-9 293 3-pt FG made per game 9. 6.9 12/02/17 TULSA W 65-5 503 FREE THROWS-ATT 10-263 231-321 12/06/17 at BYU L 6-0 12250 Free throw pct . 6 . 7 2 0 12/09/17 MURRAY STATE L 72-7 5150 F-Throws made per game 13. 17. 12/16/17 at Ole Miss Wot 101-97 6309 REBOUNDS 3 53 12/19/17 UIC W 71-70 062 Rebounds per game 33. 1.1 * 12/23/17 at Evansville W 72-66 039 Rebounding margin -7.7 - ASSISTS 196 193 1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach Assists per game 15.1 1. 2 = Mountain West / Missouri Valley Challenge TURNOVERS 165 15 3 = State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Turnovers per game 12.7 1.2 * = Missouri Valley Conference game Turnover margin +1.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.0 STEALS 2 61 Steals per game 6.3 .7 BLOCKS 6 7 Blocks per game 3.5 3.6 ATTENDANCE 22579 3920 Home games-Avg/Game 5-516 5-705 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-1231

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois State 7 505 17 969 Opponents 62 50 15 91

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 36 | GAME NOTES 2017-18 Illinois State Men's Basketball Illinois2017-18 State CONFERENCE Combined Team StatisticsSEASON (as STATISTICS of Dec 23, 2017) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf d a to blk stl pts avg 52 Yarbrough, Milik 1-1 35 35.0 -1 . 5 7 1 3-7 . 2 9 9-9 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 3 0 3 6 0 2 2 2.0 10 Fayne, Phil 1-1 2 2.0 7-13 . 5 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 1 6 7 7.0 3 0 0 5 1 1 17 17.0 03 Evans, Keyshawn 1-1 3 3.0 5-6 . 3 3 5-5 1.000 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 2 3 0 0 16 16.0 32 Bruninga, Taylor 1-1 12 12.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.0 23 Tinsley, William 1-0 2 2.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 5 6 6.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.0 00 Gassman, Isaac 1-0 10 10.0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 3.0 25 Williams, Madison 1-1 21 21.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 05 Hein, Matt 1-0 25 25.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0.0 01 Clarance, Elijah 1-0 7 7.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 Team 2 3 5 Total...... 1 200 23-7 . 9 11-2 . 5 15-1 . 3 3 25 29 29.0 22 0 12 17 3 5 72 72.0 Opponents...... 1 200 23-9 . 6 9 1-10 . 1 0 0 19-23 . 2 6 3 23 26 26.0 1 - 9 11 2 7 66 66.0

TEAM STATISTICS ILS OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 72 66 * 12/23/17 at Evansville W 72-66 039 Points per game 72.0 66.0 Scoring margin +6.0 - 1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach FIELD GOALS-ATT 23-7 23-9 2 = Mountain West / Missouri Valley Challenge Field goal pct . 9 . 6 9 3 = State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 3 POINT FG-ATT 11-2 1-10 * = Missouri Valley Conference game 3-point FG pct . 5 . 1 0 0 3-pt FG made per game 11.0 1.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 15-1 19-23 Free throw pct . 3 3 . 2 6 F-Throws made per game 15.0 19.0 REBOUNDS 29 26 Rebounds per game 29.0 26.0 Rebounding margin +3.0 - ASSISTS 12 9 Assists per game 12.0 9.0 TURNOVERS 17 11 Turnovers per game 17.0 11.0 Turnover margin -6.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0. STEALS 5 7 Steals per game 5.0 7.0 BLOCKS 3 2 Blocks per game 3.0 2.0 ATTENDANCE 0 039 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 1-039 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Illinois State 36 36 72 Opponents 33 33 66

2017-18 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL | 37 | GAME NOTES ILLINOIS STATE RADIO / TELEVISION ROSTER

#0 ISAAC GASSMAN #1 ELIJAH CLARANCE #3 KEYSHAWN EVANS #4 DAVID N’DIAYE 6-5 | 180 | R-FR 6-4 | 190 | FR. 6-0 | 180 | JR. 7-0 | 215 | JR. OTTAWA, ILL. MALMO, SWEDEN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. DAKAR, SENEGAL

#5 MATT HEIN #10 PHIL FAYNE #22 MATT CHASTAIN #23 WILLIAM TINSLEY 6-3 | 185 | R-SO. 6-9 | 200 | JR. 6-6 | 190 | R-FR. 6-6 | 195 | JR. WINDERMERE, FLA. ELK GROVE, CALIF. LEROY, ILL. COLFAX, ILL.

#25 MADISON WILLIAMS #30 LUKE LITWILLER #32 TAYLOR BRUNINGA 6-3 | 170 | SO. 6-5 | 200 | FR. 6-8 | 200 | FR. AUGUSTA, GA. HOPEDALE, ILL. MAPLETON, ILL.

#34 CHRISTIAN ROMINE #52 MILIK YARBROUGH DAN MULLER 6-9 | 220 | R-SO. 6-6 | 230 | R-JR. SIXTH SEASON MAHOMET, ILL. ZION, ILL. HEAD COACH