TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Del'Janae Williams scored a career-high 30 points Thursday evening and Chelsea Cain tied her season-high with 21, leading Indiana State to an 87-71 win over Bradley inside Hulman Center.
 
Williams also led the Sycamores with eight rebounds and five assists, becoming the first Sycamore to score 30 points in a game since 2014. Anna McKendree finished with 12 points, all coming off 3-pointers, while Indiana State shot better than 50 percent both overall and from 3-point range.
 
Both teams shot the ball well in the first half, but it was Bradley who took the lead into the locker room off the strength of 10 first-half 3-pointers. Indiana State dictated the tempo in the second half, though, as the Sycamores went on a 22-2 run spanning parts of the third and fourth quarters to put the game out of hand. Indiana State set season-best marks in most offensive statistics on the way to their seventh win at home this season.
 
First Half
McKendree opened the scoring with a 3-pointer in what became a back-and-forth first quarter. Bradley took a 12-8 lead midway through, but consecutive baskets from Williams, Caitlin Anderson and Cain put the Trees right back in front. Bella Finnegan hit a 3-pointer on the fastbreak, and Hattie Westerfeld scored Indiana State's last four points, as the Sycamores and Braves went to the second quarter even at 23-apiece.
 
Westerfeld gave the Sycamores the lead moments into the second quarter but Bradley went on an 11-2 run to go in front 34-27. The visitors pushed their lead to eight at 37-29 following a 3-pointer, but Williams hit a pair of treys and Cain added a basket as the Trees trimmed their deficit. The Sycamores cut it to a one-point game following an Anderson layup, but Bradley hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to take a 45-41 lead into the intermission.
 
Second Half
After a back-and-forth start to the third, Indiana State took full control midway through. 3-pointers by Williams and McKendree made it a one-point game, and the Sycamores tied it at 57 following a basket by Cain. Williams followed that with a 3-pointer to put the Trees ahead for good, and Indiana State closed the quarter on a 12-2 run. Williams scored Indiana State's last five points of the quarter, as the Sycamores took a 67-59 lead into the fourth.
 
Indiana State's momentum carried over into the final frame, as consecutive baskets from Cain and Alona Blackwell started a 10-0 run to begin the fourth. McKendree and Williams added 3-pointers during the run, with another 3-pointer for the latter pushing the Sycamore lead to 21 at 81-60. Williams scored her 30th point of the night on a free throw midway through, as the Sycamores cruised through the fourth on the way to their 11th win of the season.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Indiana State shot better than 50 percent both overall (33-for-64, 51.6) and from 3-point range (12-for-23, 52.2).
• Indiana State took full advantage of Bradley's turnovers, as the Sycamores scored a season-high 32 points off 19 Bradley miscues.
• Indiana State dominated the interior, finishing with 36 points in the paint and a plus-10 advantage on the glass (36-26).
• The 12 3-pointers for Indiana State were a season-high and marked just the third time this season that Indiana State hit 10-plus treys in a game.
• Indiana State's 87 points and 33 field goals were both season-highs. The Sycamores improved to 3-0 this season when scoring 80-plus points and have made exactly 33 field goals in each of those three games.

 
News & Notes

• Del'Janae Williams became the first Sycamore since Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir to score 30 points in a game. Abdul-Qaadir had 32 at Loyola Chicago on Feb. 2, 2014.
• Del'Janae Williams (30) and Chelsea Cain (21) became the second pair of Sycamore teammates with 20-plus points in a game this season. Anna McKendree (23) and Natalia Lalic (22) accomplished the feat against Central Michigan.
• Indiana State matched its overall win total and surpassed its conference win total from last season with Thursday's win. The Sycamores had 11 wins and five conference wins last season.
• Indiana State's seven wins at Hulman Center this season is the Sycamores' most home wins in a season since the 2015-16 season.
• Head coach Chad Killinger moved into eighth place in program history with 22 wins at Indiana State, passing Vicki Hall.

 
Up Next
Indiana State closes out the regular season Saturday at 1 p.m. against Illinois State. The Sycamores will recognize their graduating class of Sommer Pitzer, Adrian Folks, Natalia Lalic, Florence Tshimanga, Hattie Westerfeld, Anna McKendree, Caitlin Anderson and Del'Janae Williams prior to the game.
 
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