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 are 11-11 against MVC opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play. Illinois State has a 5-4 record in one-possession games.
The Blue Hose are 7-10 in Big South play. Presbyterian is 8-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.
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 has shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points above the 45.6% shooting opponents of Illinois State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Walker is scoring 14.8 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Redbirds. Johnny Kinziger is averaging 14.5 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 40.2% over the…
