Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-18, 7-10 Big South) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (19-14, 11-11 MVC)
Daytona Beach, Florida; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State and Presbyterian square off in the College Basketball Invitational.
The Redbirds have gone 11-11 against MVC teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. Illinois State averages 75.5 points while outscoring opponents by 3.6 points per game.
The Blue Hose are 7-10 against Big South opponents. Presbyterian is 9-13 against opponents with a winning record.
Illinois State makes 47.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than Presbyterian has allowed to its opponents (45.2%). Presbyterian averages 74.3 points per game, 2.4 more than the 71.9 Illinois State allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dalton Banks is averaging 10.2 points, 3.9 assists and 1.8 steals for the Redbirds. Johnny Kinziger is averaging 14.5 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 40.2% over the last 10 games.
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