TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State overcame a 14-point deficit in the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter Monday morning, rallying to defeat visiting Saint Louis 64-62 inside Hulman Center.
 
Anna McKendree led all scorers with 19 points, while Del'Janae Williams added 15 and Chelsea Cain scored 14. Indiana State scored 31 of its 64 points in the fourth quarter.
 
After a slow start for both teams, Saint Louis used a 22-point third quarter to build a double-digit lead. With its backs against the wall, Indiana State came out firing in the final quarter, with Cain, McKendree and Williams combining for 29 points in the final 10 minutes. The Sycamores, once down 51-37, closed the game on a 15-2 run to open the season victorious.
 
First Half
McKendree got the Sycamores going early in the first quarter with a 3-pointer from the wing, as she scored the first five points for the Trees. Bella Finnegan added a 3-pointer from the corner late in the quarter, as Indiana State led 12-9 following a low-scoring opening quarter.
 
Saint Louis took its first lead of the game early in the second quarter, but McKendree went on a personal 5-0 run of her own to put the Trees back in front. Neither team got into a rhythm offensively, but baskets by Caitlin Anderson and McKendree inside the final minute gave Indiana State a slim 25-24 lead at the intermission.
 
Second Half
Del'Janae Williams connected on a pull-up jumper early in the third quarter to get on the board, but Saint Louis seized control with a 14-0 run to go in front by double-digits. Mya Glanton ended the run with a layup and Williams added a 3-pointer late in the quarter, but the Billikens took a 46-33 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
Indiana State opened the fourth quarter with baskets by Glanton and Cain, but SLU extended its lead to 51-37 with less than eight minutes remaining. From there, it was all Indiana State, as Williams kickstarted the Sycamore rally with a 3-pointer. Saint Louis led by double-digits with four minutes to go, but the game never seemed out of reach for the Sycamores despite the scoreline.
 
Cain started the go-ahead rally with an and-one off an inbounds play and Hattie Westerfeld made it a two-possession game with a second-chance bucket. Back-to-back 3-pointers by McKendree and Williams, the latter coming in transition off a McKendree steal, made it a 62-61 game and forced Saint Louis to take a timeout. The Sycamores went ahead inside the final minute on a McKendree floater and prevented Saint Louis from getting a good look off late in the game, sealing a dramatic, come-from-behind win for the Blue and White.
 

The go-ahead basket.
The final stop.
The celebrations.

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— Indiana State Women's Basketball (@IndStWBB) November 7, 2022

 
Inside the Numbers

• Indiana State won the rebounding battle 44-39, with the Sycamores grabbing 20 offensive rebounds.
• The Sycamores forced Saint Louis 21 turnovers, seven of which came in the fourth quarter during Indiana State's comeback.
• Anna McKendree's 19 points were her most in a Sycamore uniform.
• Indiana State's defense played a significant role in the comeback, as Saint Louis missed each of its last five shots and the Sycamores forced four turnovers in the last 2:30 of the contest.
• Indiana State was 11-for-19 (57.1 percent) from the field in the fourth quarter, making four of its eight treys in the last 10 minutes.

 
News & Notes

• Monday's win was the 700th in program history, which dates back to 1971-72.
• Indiana State is 2-0 in season openers under head coach Chad Killinger. The Sycamores opened last season with an 88-33 win over Stephens College.
• Indiana State's starting lineup consisted of guards Del'Janae Williams, Anna McKendree and Ella Sawyer, and forwards Chelsea Cain and Mya Glanton.
• Monday's win gave Indiana State an 8-4 lead in the all-time series and made it 3-3 in games played in Terre Haute.
• Monday's win was the first time the Sycamores overturned a double-digit deficit in a win since coming back from a 13-point deficit to beat Drake on Dec. 30, 2021.

 
Up Next
Indiana State remains at home to face Central Michigan Nov. 16. Tipoff inside Hulman Center is set for 6 p.m.
 
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