CHICAGO, Ill. –
Mya Glanton rebounded her own missed shot and put the ball in the basket as the buzzer sounded to help lead Indiana State past host Chicago State on Wednesday evening in the Jones Convocation Center, 59-58.
The Sycamores (3-4) took the 57-56 lead on a pair of
Del'Janae Williams free throws with 29.8 seconds remaining on the clock setting up a frantic stretch over the final 30 seconds of the contest. Chicago State's (1-7)in-bounds pass deflected off two Sycamores before Aaliyah Collins scooped up the ball and scored with 7.2 seconds remaining to swing the advantage back to the Cougars, 58-57.
After an ISU timeout advanced the ball in front of the Sycamores' bench,
Natalia Lalic's pass went to Williams in the corner. The junior guard dribbled it into the lane and found Glanton for an open five-footer that rimmed out. However, the redshirt sophomore forward followed her shot and got the rebound on the left block, putting the final shot off the glass and into the net setting off an Indiana State celebration on the court.
The Sycamores led for just 3:04 in the contest and led just once since the 7:15 mark in the first quarter as Indiana State kept up the pace in a frenetic game against the Cougars. Williams led all players with a game-high 24 points, her second consecutive 20-point game, while
Marie Hunter and Glanton both added nine points apiece in the win.
Tonysha Curry's eight rebounds led the Sycamores, while Hunter added six boards and two assists in the ISU win.
Quentarra Mitchell and Collins finished with 13 points apiece to lead three Chicago State players in double-digits in the scoring column. Janiah Newell added 11 points in the loss.
PLAY OF THE GAME
First Half
Indiana State jumped ahead to the early 4-0 lead as
Del'Janae Williams scored on a layup on the opening possession, while
Mya Glanton converted a pair of free throws to give the Sycamores the lead. The Cougars responded with an 11-0 run over the next four minutes with Aaliyah Collins and Quentarra Mitchell combining to score nine points in the stretch to take the 11-4 lead at the 5:30 mark. The Cougars continued to press in the first quarter with Janiah Newell hitting a jumper with 55 seconds remaining to put CSU ahead 21-10, before a late three-pointer from the corner by
Natalia Lalic cut the score to 21-13 at the quarter break.
The start of the second quarter belonged to ISU's
Marie Hunter as the graduate student scored the first three points out of the break and Glanton added a jumper in the paint to cut the CSU lead down to 21-18. The Cougars worked the lead back out to 29-21 on a Collins layup with 4:29 remaining. Williams scored eight of the Sycamores final 10 points as ISU outscored the Cougars 10-4 down the stretch to cut the margin down to 33-31 at the half.
Second Half
It remained a two-possession game throughout the entirety of the third quarter as the teams battled through two ties and two lead changes in the 10-minute frame. The Sycamores tied it up for the first time at 37-37 on a Hunter jumper at the 4:44 mark, while Williams' jumper put the score at 39-39 with 3:23 remaining. Williams went on to convert a free throw on to give the Sycamores the lead before Newell swung the advantage back to the home team with a layup at the 3:06 mark. A late Ana Haklicka free throw gave CSU the 43-41 lead at the quarter break.
Curry tied the game up at 43-43 with a pair of free throws at the 7:55 mark in the fourth quarter to put the Sycamores back in the game. The Cougars took advantage of an ISU technical foul to go up 47-43, but ISU continued to battle back as Williams converted a three-point play on the ensuing possession to cut the lead back down to one.
The Cougars held a late 56-52 lead with 2:41 remaining on a Newell free throw, but the Sycamores turned to their freshman with
Arianna Smith converting a layup to cut the lead back down to two. The Smith basket and a Glanton free throw set up the finish in the Jones Convocation Center.
Inside the Statistics
- Indiana State shot 42.2% from the floor, 18.2% from the three-point line, and 79.2% from the free throw line in the win.
- Chicago State shot 47.7% from the floor, 30.8% from the three-point line, and 70.6% from the free throw line in the loss.
- The Sycamores held the 27-25 rebounding edge and 28-24 advantage on points in the paint.
- Indiana State also led the way with 12 second-chance points and seven points off the fast-break.
- ISU scored 25 points off 23 Chicago State turnovers.
News & Notes
- Del'Janae Williams scored 20 points for the second consecutive game and third time in her career as the junior guard finished with 24 points in the win. Williams was 6-of-12 from the floor and 12-of-14 from the free throw line.
- Williams' 12 free made free throws marked a career-high for the junior guard and tied for the seventh-most made by an ISU player in a single game in program history.
- Indiana State ran its double-digit steals streak to three consecutive games and six of the seven contests on the year with 13 in the contest.
- Tonysha Curry's eight rebounds were a season-high.
- Indiana State's defense posted its fourth game forcing at least 20 turnovers in the win.
- The Sycamores also limited the opposition under five made three-pointers for the fourth time this season.
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to the Hulman Center on Saturday, December 4 for a 6 p.m. ET tipoff against Western Michigan. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
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