(AP) — Johnny Kinziger scored a career-high 31 points and Illinois State handed No.
23 Indiana State an 80-67 loss on Tuesday night in the Sycamores' first outing as a ranked team since Larry Bird led them to the national title game 45 years ago.
Julian Larry scored 20 points for Indiana State (24-3, 13-2), which lost leading rebounder Jayson Kent to an injury with 18:35 left in the game.
BIG PICTUREIllinois State: The Redbirds gained an advantage most teams in the MVC don’t have — a win over Indiana State.
Indiana State: At Southern Illinois on Saturday, the most difficult matchup left in its MVC schedule.
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