BELMONT

ILLST

Preview not available

Walker and Illinois State knock off Belmont 81-78

AP
Jan 29, 2025

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Chase Walker scored 22 points and Johnny Kinziger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining as Illinois State knocked off Belmont 81-78 on Wednesday night.

Walker added six rebounds for the Redbirds (13-9, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Kinziger shot 8 for 15, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc to add 22 points. Landon Wolf had 11 points and shot 5 for 11, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc.

Jonathan Pierre led the Bruins (15-7, 7-4) in scoring, finishing with 27 points. Sam Orme added 20 points for Belmont. Isaiah Walker also had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Illinois State went into halftime leading Belmont 35-31. Kinziger scored 12 points in the half. Chase Walker scored a team-high 13 points for Illinois State in the second half.

Illinois State plays Valparaiso at home on Saturday, and Belmont hosts Evansville on Sunday.

---

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
BELM
Bruins
31
ILST
Redbirds
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brigham Rogers vs. Chase Walker (Redbirds gains possession)
19:36	+2	Chase Walker makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:12		Jonathan Pierre turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
18:47		Landon Wolf misses two point jump shot
18:45		Landon Wolf offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point putback layup	0-4
18:28	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Brigham Rogers assists)	2-4
18:06		Tyler Lundblade shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
18:06	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-5
18:06	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-6
17:54		Tyler Lundblade turnover (lost ball)
17:41		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
17:39		Bruins defensive rebound
17:28		Tyler Lundblade turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
17:16		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
17:14		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
17:07		Jordan Davis personal foul
17:01		Aidan Noyes misses two point jump shot
16:59		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
16:47		Brigham Rogers blocks Chase Walker's two point layup
16:45		Redbirds offensive rebound
16:26		Dalton Banks misses two point layup
16:24		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
16:15		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
16:13		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
16:04		Aidan Noyes personal foul
15:51	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point layup (Caden Boser assists)	2-8
15:29		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
15:27		Bruins offensive rebound
15:27		Caden Boser personal foul
15:27		TV timeout
15:26		Sam Orme misses three point jump shot
15:24		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
15:01		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
14:59		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	4-8
14:29	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup	4-10
14:13	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	7-10
13:53		Jonathan Pierre blocks Caden Boser's two point layup
13:51		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
13:46		Brigham Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Landon Wolf steals)
13:29		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
13:29		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:29		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
13:12		Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass)
12:54	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point dunk (Ty Pence assists)	7-13
12:37		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
12:35		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
12:27		Chase Walker offensive foul
12:27		Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul)
12:06	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	10-13
12:06		Caden Boser personal foul
11:59		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
11:57		Ty Pence defensive rebound
11:50		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
11:48		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
11:41	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Sam Orme assists)	13-13
11:16		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
11:14		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
11:04		Brody Peebles turnover (traveling)
11:04		TV timeout
10:53		Redbirds 30 second timeout
10:42	+2	Jack Daugherty makes two point jump shot	13-15
10:30	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point layup	15-15
10:17	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	15-17
10:13		Bruins 30 second timeout
9:53		Isaiah Walker turnover (lost ball)
9:30	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	15-19
9:19	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot	18-19
9:04	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	18-22
8:50	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point jump shot	20-22
8:34	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	20-25
8:00		Brody Peebles misses two point jump shot
7:58		Jack Daugherty defensive rebound
7:46		Chase Walker misses three point jump shot
7:44		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
7:36		Chase Walker blocks Jonathan Pierre's two point layup
7:34		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Jack Daugherty makes two point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	20-27
7:07		Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot
7:05		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
6:57		Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
6:55		Chase Walker defensive rebound
6:55		Brody Peebles shooting foul
6:55		TV timeout
6:55		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:55		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:55		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
6:33		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
6:31		Redbirds defensive rebound
6:17		Jack Daugherty misses two point jump shot
6:15		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
6:08		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
6:06		Sam Orme offensive rebound
5:55		Sam Orme misses two point layup
5:55		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
5:55		Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot
5:53		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
5:38	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	23-27
5:20	+2	Cameron Barnes makes two point dunk	23-29
4:57		Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot
4:55		Jack Daugherty defensive rebound
4:45		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
4:43		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
4:32		Carter Whitt turnover (Landon Wolf steals)
4:12		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
4:10		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
4:04	+3	Aidan Noyes makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	26-29
3:32		Sam Orme blocks Johnny Kinziger's three point jump shot
3:30		Sam Orme defensive rebound
3:20		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
3:18		Cameron Barnes defensive rebound
3:10		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Carter Whitt steals)
3:10		TV timeout
2:50	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point jump shot	28-29
2:25		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
2:23		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
2:16	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists)	31-29
1:56	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Ty Pence assists)	31-31
1:42		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
1:40		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point jump shot	31-33
1:08		Malachi Poindexter blocks Brody Peebles's three point jump shot
1:06		Bruins offensive rebound
1:00		Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
0:58		Chase Walker defensive rebound
0:50		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
0:48		Jordan Davis offensive rebound
0:39		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
0:37		Chase Walker offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point jump shot	31-35
0:07		Malachi Poindexter personal foul
0:03		Jonathan Pierre turnover (traveling)
0:02		Cameron Barnes misses three point jump shot
0:01		Bruins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BELM
Bruins
47
ILST
Redbirds
46

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	31-37
19:39		Tyler Lundblade offensive foul
19:39		Tyler Lundblade turnover (offensive foul)
19:25	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup (Chase Walker assists)	31-39
19:00		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
18:58		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	31-41
18:27		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
18:27		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
18:27		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
18:25		Chase Walker offensive rebound
18:23		Brigham Rogers personal foul
18:02	+3	Jordan Davis makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	31-44
17:45		Bruins 30 second timeout
17:45		TV timeout
17:37	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)	34-44
17:13		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
17:11		Sam Orme defensive rebound
17:03	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	37-44
16:51		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
16:49		Johnny Kinziger offensive rebound
16:41		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
16:39		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Sam Orme makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	39-44
16:21		Jonathan Pierre personal foul
16:14	+3	Jordan Davis makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	39-47
15:54	+2	Sam Orme makes two point layup	41-47
15:54		Chase Walker shooting foul (Sam Orme draws the foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:54		Sam Orme misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:54		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
15:26		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
15:24		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
15:12		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
15:10		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
15:02		Chase Walker misses two point layup
15:00		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)	43-47
14:29	+3	Landon Wolf makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists)	43-50
14:12	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	46-50
13:47	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	46-52
13:19		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
13:17		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
13:14		Landon Wolf shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
13:14	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-52
12:55		Malachi Poindexter turnover (bad pass) (Carter Whitt steals)
12:55		Caden Boser personal foul
12:36		Jonathan Pierre misses two point layup
12:34		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point putback layup	50-52
12:14	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	50-55
11:54	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point reverse layup	52-55
11:44	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	52-58
11:24		Jordan Davis personal foul
11:24		TV timeout
11:20	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point dunk (Sam Orme assists)	54-58
11:02		Jordan Davis turnover (lost ball)
10:52		Sam Orme misses two point layup
10:50		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
10:44		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
10:42		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
10:42		Jordan Davis personal foul
10:12		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
10:10		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
9:54	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup	54-60
9:35		Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
9:33		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
9:33	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup	56-60
9:33		Jordan Davis shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
9:33		Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:33		Jack Daugherty defensive rebound
9:15		Brigham Rogers personal foul
9:05		Sam Orme shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
9:05	+1	Chase Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-61
9:05		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:05		Sam Orme defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Sam Orme makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	58-61
8:36		Isaiah Walker personal foul
8:24		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
8:22		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup (Jonathan Pierre assists)	60-61
7:53		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
7:51		Cameron Barnes offensive rebound
7:34	+2	Cameron Barnes makes two point dunk (Dalton Banks assists)	60-63
7:14		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
7:12		Ty Pence defensive rebound
6:55	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	60-66
6:55		Bruins 30 second timeout
6:55		TV timeout
6:41		Carter Whitt turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
6:33	+2	Ty Pence makes two point layup	60-68
6:11		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
6:09		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
6:04	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point putback layup	62-68
5:47	+3	Jack Daugherty makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	62-71
5:35		Cameron Barnes personal foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-71
5:35	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-71
5:13		Jack Daugherty misses three point jump shot
5:11		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
4:53		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
4:51		Redbirds defensive rebound
4:51		Jonathan Pierre personal foul
4:51		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:51		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
4:26		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
4:24		Chase Walker defensive rebound
4:16		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
4:14		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
4:09		Chase Walker personal foul (Sam Orme draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Sam Orme makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
4:09	+1	Sam Orme makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-71
3:55		Sam Orme personal foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:46		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
3:44		Jack Daugherty defensive rebound
3:13		Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
3:11		Chase Walker offensive rebound
3:06	+2	Chase Walker makes two point putback layup	66-73
3:00		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
2:58		Jonathan Pierre offensive rebound
2:52		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
2:50		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
2:50		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
2:48		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
2:48		Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul)
2:48		Isaiah Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:48		Landon Wolf defensive rebound
2:30		Jonathan Pierre shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
2:30		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:30		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:30		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point layup	68-73
1:51	+2	Chase Walker makes two point hook shot	68-75
1:40	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot	71-75
1:40		Bruins 30 second timeout
1:21	+2	Landon Wolf makes two point dunk	71-77
1:17		Landon Wolf technical foul
1:17	+1	Tyler Lundblade makes technical free throw 1 of 2	72-77
1:17	+1	Tyler Lundblade makes technical free throw 2 of 2	73-77
0:57		Dalton Banks personal foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-77
0:57	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-77
0:56		Carter Whitt personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
0:56		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:56	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-78
0:44	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists)	78-78
0:37		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:17	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	78-81
0:08		Sam Orme misses three point jump shot
0:06		Sam Orme offensive rebound
0:04		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:02		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Redbirds defensive rebound