Saint Mary's Gaels v Illinois State Redbirds

NCAA Men's Basketball

Final

Saint Mary's Gaels

90–85

Illinois State Redbirds

Match events

Saint Mary's GaelsIllinois State Redbirds

	1	2	3	T
Saint Mary's Gaels	33	44	13	90
Illinois State Redbirds	39	38	8	85

14Lead changes

11Times tied

10Biggest leadIllinois State Redbirds

1st quarter

16:394–7
Lead changeJohnny Kinziger25ft three · ast Allen
Lead changeJoshua DentFree throw
12:4013–12
12:0013–14
Lead changeChase Walker9ft step back jump
Lead changeJazz GardnerLayup · ast Bivins
11:4715–14
11:2815–16
Lead changeNick AllenLayup · ast Messina-Moore
Lead changeVangelis ZougrisLayup · ast Hawke
10:3217–16
6:0820–21
Lead changeDemarion BurchFree throw
Lead changeThomas Ndong24ft three · ast Juzenas
5:4323–21
4:5323–25
Lead changeMalik Messina-Moore10ft jumper
2:1427–35
8–0 run
End of quarter33–39

2nd quarter

12:3448–58
8–0 run
Lead changeJeremy Dent-SmithDriving layup
3:3073–72
9–0 run
3:3073–72
2:5073–74
Lead changeChase WalkerFree throw
Lead change

3rd quarter

Lead changeThomas NdongFree throw
3:3180–79
Full-time90–85

Player stats

Redbirds85

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Starters
N. ClevelandF	25	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	2	3	2	0	0	5	3
C. WalkerF	18	8	2-4	0-0	4-6	4	2	6	0	0	2	2	5
M. KlaboG	32	12	2-7

Highlights

0:24Malik Messina-Moore somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN 0:14Johnny Kinziger drains the long 3ESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportMontana Grizzlies vs. San Francisco Dons: Game HighlightsESPN7h ago

Match reportKansas Jayhawks vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Game HighlightsESPN7h ago Match reportJuzenas, Saint Mary’s defeat Illinois State 90-85 in OTExpert recap and game analysis of the Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Illinois State Redbirds NCAAM game from November 2, 2026 on ESPN.ESPN3 Nov

Where to watch

Broadcast details for this game haven't been announced yet.

Match details

Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Started: 2:00 pm AEDT
Venue: University Credit Union Pavilion, Moraga
Competition: NCAA Men's Basketball
Officials: Rick Crawford (Referee), Mark Fulton (Referee), Steve Ploetz (Referee)
Crowd: 2,788

Form and ladder

Saint Mary's GaelsIllinois State Redbirds

–Ladder–

–Record–

LWWLast 5LWL

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 11 Nov, 9:31 am

Match events

Saint Mary's GaelsIllinois State Redbirds

	1	2	3	T
Saint Mary's Gaels	33	44	13	90
Illinois State Redbirds	39	38	8	85

14Lead changes

11Times tied

10Biggest leadIllinois State Redbirds

1st quarter

16:394–7
Lead changeJohnny Kinziger25ft three · ast Allen
Lead changeJoshua DentFree throw
12:4013–12
12:0013–14
Lead changeChase Walker9ft step back jump
Lead changeJazz GardnerLayup · ast Bivins
11:4715–14
11:2815–16
Lead changeNick AllenLayup · ast Messina-Moore
Lead changeVangelis ZougrisLayup · ast Hawke
10:3217–16
6:0820–21
Lead changeDemarion BurchFree throw
Lead changeThomas Ndong24ft three · ast Juzenas
5:4323–21
4:5323–25
Lead changeMalik Messina-Moore10ft jumper
2:1427–35
8–0 run
End of quarter33–39

2nd quarter

12:3448–58
8–0 run
Lead changeJeremy Dent-SmithDriving layup
3:3073–72
9–0 run
3:3073–72
2:5073–74
Lead changeChase WalkerFree throw
Lead change

3rd quarter

Lead changeThomas NdongFree throw
3:3180–79
Full-time90–85

Player stats

Redbirds85

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Starters
N. ClevelandF	25	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	2	3	2	0	0	5	3
C. WalkerF	18	8	2-4	0-0	4-6	4	2	6	0	0	2	2	5
M. KlaboG	32	12	2-7

Highlights

0:24Malik Messina-Moore somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN 0:14Johnny Kinziger drains the long 3ESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportMontana Grizzlies vs. San Francisco Dons: Game HighlightsESPN7h ago

Where to watch

Broadcast details for this game haven't been announced yet.

Match details

Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Started: 2:00 pm AEDT
Venue: University Credit Union Pavilion, Moraga
Competition: NCAA Men's Basketball
Officials: Rick Crawford (Referee), Mark Fulton (Referee), Steve Ploetz (Referee)
Crowd: 2,788

Form and ladder

Saint Mary's GaelsIllinois State Redbirds

–Ladder–

–Record–

LWWLast 5LWL

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 11 Nov, 9:31 am

Gaels90

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Starters
V. ZougrisF	23	16	7-7	0-0	2-4	4	2	2	1	1	2	2	5
J. GardnerC	12	4	2-4	0-1	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
M. JuzenasG	38	20	8-14	1-3	3-5	11	3	4	1	0	5	6	3
J. DentG	43	7	2-7	0-3	3-3	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	0
R. HawkeG	22	1	0-2	0-2	1-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	3
Bench
T. NdongF	24	18	7-9	1-1	3-4	6	1	0	1	1	4	2	1
K. GadF	8	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
L. FennellG	6	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
D. BivinsG	22	11	4-10	1-2	2-2	2	3	1	3	0	0	2	3
J. Dent-SmithG	27	6	1-9	0-2	4-4	2	4	0	5	0	0	2	4
Team		90	34-68	4-17	18-26	41	18	11	12	2	16	25	20

Didn't play: T. MacLean, J. Lewis, F. Pavely, S. Altuntas, C. Lewis, S. Curvy