Petar Majstorovic acted as the Redbirds’ kryptonite from beyond-the-arc. He turned the tide of the contest with a crucial three to bring Long Beach within one, 81-80. Earlier in the second half, Majstorvic tied the game at 70 apiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Majstorovic opened the gates hot, knocking down the first points for LBSU with a triple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He led the team with 19 points on 3-for-5 on 3-pointers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perimeter defense was a struggle for the Redbirds throughout the 20 minutes of play. Long Beach connected on 41.7% of its chances. Shaquil Bender added four threes and 18 points to the stat sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Free throws were key for ISU heading into crunch time. Kinziger gave ISU its final point, making the second of his two attempts with nine seconds left. The junior finished with 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting.<\/p>\n
Chase Walker<\/a> held the steady hand with 13 of his 19 points coming behind the strip. The big man led the Redbirds with seven rebounds. Ty\u2019Reek Coleman<\/a> matched Walker\u2019s point total with seven made free throws and multiple 3-point plays.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Reek\u2019s up to 13 points\ud83d\ude24 pic.twitter.com\/aLjvA5qOcK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Illinois State Men’s Basketball (@Redbird_MBB) November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Slow shooting told the story for the Redbirds entering into the second half. The team went scoreless for five and a half minutes, following a 42-34 lead heading into the locker room.\u00a0<\/p>\n Long Beach took advantage of ISU\u2019s weakness to mount its comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the win, the Redbirds improved to 2-2 on the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Up Next:<\/p>\n ISU heads home against Rockford at 7 p.m. on Thursday in CEFCU Arena.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Jaden Cohn\u00a0is the heads sports editor for The Vidette. Cohn can be contacted at jwcohn@ilstu.edu<\/a>. Follow Cohn on X at @Jadencohn6<\/a>.<\/p>\n IF YOU SUPPORT THE VIDETTE MISSION\u00a0of providing a training laboratory for Illinois State University student journalists to learn and\u00a0sharpen viable, valuable and marketable skills in all phases of digital media,\u00a0please contribute<\/a>\u00a0to this most important cause.\u00a0Thank you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n