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Pence, Kinziger lead Illinois State past Wake Forest, 78-75 in NIT

By The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Ty Pence led Illinois State with 23 points and Johnny Kinziger hit the winning 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left as the Redbirds knocked off Wake Forest 78-75 on Sunday in the NIT.

Kinzinger, at the top of the key, worked around a screen by Chase Walker and a 3 from the left wing to cap the scoring.

Illinois State (22-12) plays at Dayton in the quarterfinals.

Pence shot 8 of 11 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Redbirds. Kinziger finished with 19 points and five assists. Walker shot 5 of 11 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.

Tre’Von Spillers led the way for the Demon Deacons (18-17) with 24 points and eight rebounds. Juke Harris added 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Wake Forest. Omaha Biliew finished with 11 points, six rebounds and three blocks.

Walker scored eight points in the first half for Illinois State, who went into halftime tied 32-32 with Wake Forest. Pence led Illinois State with 17 points in the second half.

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

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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