Scores

Final

W Michigan 63

(6-3, 1-3 away)

Illinois St 85

(6-3, 4-1 home)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:05 PM ET, December 8, 2012

Redbird Arena, Normal, IL

1 2 T
WMU 35 2863
ILST 42 4385

Top Performers

Western Michigan: D. Paul 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

Illinois State: J. Carmichael 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 6 Blk

Illinois St. 85, W. Michigan 63

Associated Press

NORMAL, Ill. -- Jackie Carmichael scored 24 points and Illinois State rolled to an 85-63 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday night.

Illinois State (6-3) also benefited from 50.8 percent shooting from the floor (31 of 61) and a 39-8 scoring advantage off the bench.

Tyler Brown scored 13 points for Illinois State, and Johnny Hill contributed 10 assists.

Western Michigan (6-3) could not get untracked with its shooting, making just 33.9 percent from the floor (33.9 percent). It did have a 41-35 rebounding edge.

Nate Hutcheson scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Western Michigan. Darius Paul scored 14 points and Brandon Pokley scored 13.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WMU
ILST
Points 63 85
FG Made-Attempted 19-56 (.339) 31-61 (.508)
3P Made-Attempted 5-22 (.227) 9-21 (.429)
FT Made-Attempted 20-28 (.714) 14-20 (.700)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (1/0) 23 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 24

Game Leaders

 
WMU
ILST
PointsN. Hutcheson 15J. Carmichael 24
ReboundsN. Hutcheson 10J. Carmichael 7
AssistsD. Paul 2J. Hill 10
StealsS. Whittington 1J. Hill 2
BlocksD. Paul 2J. Carmichael 6
Team Stats: Western Michigan | Illinois State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 8, 2012 @ILST 85, WMU 63Recap

Next 5 Games

WMU
ILST
12/16 @HP 3:00pm
12/19 @DUQ 7:00pm
12/22 MSM 2:00pm
12/29 @NCST 12:00pm
01/09 @AKR 7:00pm
 12/16 MORG 5:35pm
12/19 @DAY 7:00pm
12/22 PEAY 3:00pm
12/30 @INST 1:05pm
01/02 CREI 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Western Michigan | Illinois State