NORMAL — Finally, Illinois State's basketball team was all back together again Sunday night after injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak within the team that forced two games to be postponed.
Yet before the Redbirds knew what happened, the Braves were sinking 3-pointers from all over Redbird Arena and zoomed to a 35-15 lead with 6:24 left in the first half.
"It wasn't an effort thing," said ISU junior forward Kendall Lewis. "It was defensive lapses and us not being in the right places at the right time. We weren't really connected, but at halftime we got it right.