Illinois State Redbirds @ Kansas Jayhawks
WOMEN'S NIT - SEMIFINALS
27-8, 11-4 Away
72
27-8, 11-4 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
ILST | 25 | 47 | 72 |
KU | 31 | 44 | 75 |
22-13, 14-3 Home
75
22-13, 14-3 Home
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 0 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 24 | 7-24 | 0-6 | 10-12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
72 | 26-69 | 3-13 | 17-21 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |
38% | 23% | 81% |
Kansas Jayhawks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 0 | 7 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 0 | 18 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 0 | 31 | 10-18 | 1-5 | 10-12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 0 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
75 | 25-46 | 1-9 | 24-30 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19 | |
54% | 11% | 80% |
Game Information
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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