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Lewis made half of his 12 shots in the game, including 4-of-6 from long range and a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Strong and Reeves tied for the team lead with five rebounds, while Strong dished out a season-high six assists in the loss. ISU jumped out quickly, leading early in the game behind six points from Abdou Ndiaye , and the 'Birds kept their advantage through the first eight minutes until the hosts ran off a run to take a seven-point lead.

The first half Redbird deficit reached as many as eight before a Redbird run tied the score at Neither team could get momentum down the finishing stretches of the second half, as Drake took a two-point, lead into the locker room at halftime. Illinois State trimmed the margin to one with to play in the game on an Emon Washington three-point play, but the hosts ran off eight consecutive points to stretch the Bulldog lead to nine.

The margin reached as many as 12 in the second half and closed at 11 with the final score. The Redbirds made of shots from the field Illinois State plays its first basketball game in 10 days at Drake on Wednesday after a COVID pause with questions about player availability still in the air. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! Already a Subscriber? Sign in. Terms of Service Privacy Policy.

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