NORMAL — Illinois State's basketball team hit Belmont with a 3-point blitz to start the second half of Sunday's Missouri Valley Conference game at CEFCU Arena.
The Redbirds made eight straight 3-pointers after the intermission to take command. Liam McChesney scored a career-high 25 points as ISU downed the Bruins, 87-77, for their first home win under Ryan Pedon.
Seneca Knight added 17 points, Luke Kasubke had 13 and Kendall Lewis 11 as the Redbirds snapped a five-game losing streak with their first win in 22 days. ISU sank a season-high 13 3-pointers in 21 attempts as the Redbirds also topped their previous high point total of 69.