Scores

Final

Illinois St 76

(3-1, 0-1 away)

Rutgers 70

(3-2, 3-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 22, 2011

Moon Palace Resort, Cancun

1 2 T
ILST 31 4576
RUTG 30 4070

Top Performers

Illinois State: J. Wilkins 21 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Rutgers: A. Johnson 12 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Illinois St. 76, Rutgers 70

Associated Press

CANCUN, Mexico -- John Wilkins scored 21 points and Nic Moore hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:29 to play as Illinois State defeated Rutgers 76-70 on Tuesday at the Cancun Challenge.

The Redbirds (3-1) also got 19 points from Tyler Brown, 11 from Moore and 10 from Jon Ekey.

Eli Carter and Austin Johnson led the Scarlet Knights (3-2) with 12 points apiece. Gilvydas Biruta added 11 and Myles Mack 10.

Illinois State never trailed until Dane Miller's 3-pointer put Rutgers up 66-65 with 3:16 left. Then, with the Redbirds trailing 68-67, Moore sank his clutch basket.

Rutgers had an advantage in shooting, hitting 29 of 61 (47 percent) to Illinois State's 19 of 42 (45 percent.)

But the Redbirds made 10 of 21 3-pointers and 28 of 38 free throws, while the Scarlet Knights went 4 of 11 from 3-point range and 8 of 18 from the line.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ILST
RUTG
Points 76 70
FG Made-Attempted 19-42 (.452) 29-61 (.475)
3P Made-Attempted 10-21 (.476) 4-12 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 28-38 (.737) 8-18 (.444)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 26 (1/0)
Largest Lead 11 0

Game Leaders

 
ILST
RUTG
PointsJ. Wilkins 21A. Johnson 12
ReboundsJ. Wilkins 10G. Biruta 7
AssistsT. Brown 4D. Miller 3
StealsT. Brown 3D. Miller 2
BlocksJ. Ekey 1D. Miller 1
Team Stats: Illinois State | Rutgers

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 22, 2011 ILST 76, @RUTG 70Recap

Next 5 Games

ILST
RUTG
11/23 ILL 9:30pm
11/27 COOK 3:05pm
11/30 CHS 8:05pm
12/03 UNCW 8:05pm
12/07 @MORE 7:00pm
 11/23 RICH 7:00pm
11/28 UMBC 7:30pm
12/03 LSU 7:00pm
12/07 PRIN 7:30pm
12/12 MONM 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: Illinois State | Rutgers