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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · University Credit Union Pavilion, Moraga, CA · attendance 2,788 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Saint Mary's beat Illinois State 90-85

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Tue, Nov 3, 2026

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Saint Mary's beat Illinois State 90-85 at University Credit Union Pavilion.

Kaunas, Lithuania, native Mantas Juzenas led Saint Mary's with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Johnny Kinziger had 30 points and 6 3-pointers for Illinois State.

Saint Mary's had 54 points in the paint to Illinois State's 24. Illinois State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 11.8 points.

Scoring · Saint Mary's: Mantas Juzenas 20, Thomas Ndong 18, Vangelis Zougris 16, Darius Bivins 11, Joshua Dent 7, Jeremy Dent-Smith 6, Luke Fennell 5, Jazz Gardner 4, Kevin Gad 2, Rory Hawke 1. Illinois State: Johnny Kinziger 30, Malik Messina-Moore 16, Mason Klabo 12, Demarion Burch 9, Chase Walker 8, Noah Cleveland 4, Deng Garang 4, Nick Allen 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

ILST 62, SMC 79model score

-16.8model spread (home)

141.3model total

11.8points off the final margin

FavoriteSMC -7.59.3 Lost Under 148.57.2 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-7.5	148.5	-305	245	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +5 (home) ATS ILST covered Total 175 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
ILST	non-MAC team, not tracked
SMC	–	0	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	ILST	SMC
FG	28-58	34-68
FG%	48	50
3PT	13-27	4-17
3P%	48	24
FT	16-23	18-26
FT%	70	69
Rebounds	33	41
Offensive rebounds	10	16
Defensive rebounds	23	25
Assists	20	18
Steals	5	12
Blocks	0	2
Turnovers	18	11
Points off turnovers	16	24
Fast break points	15	15
Points in paint	24	54
Fouls	21	20
Largest lead	10	7
Possessions (est.)	76.9	75.3
Points per 100 possessions	110.5	119.4

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Illinois State Redbirds

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Johnny Kinziger G	42	30	10-16	6-10	4-4	0	3	4	4	1	0	2
Demarion Burch G	39	9	3-6	2-3	1-2	0	4	3	3	0	0	2
Mason Klabo G	32	12	2-7	2-6	6-6	1	2	3	1	0	0	2
Noah Cleveland F	25	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	5	2	3	2	0	3
Chase Walker F	18	8	2-4	0-0	4-6	2	4	2	6	0	0	5
Malik Messina-Moore	32	16	6-14	3-7	1-3	2	3	4	1	2	0	3
Deng Garang	15	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Allen	11	2	1-4	0-0	0-2	4	5	2	0	0	0	3
Zaxton King	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louie Semona III	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Szafoni	DNP
Leyton Wolf	DNP
Jordan Williams	DNP
Isaac Ericksen	DNP
Ty Blake	DNP

Saint Mary's Gaels

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Joshua Dent G	43	7	2-7	0-3	3-3	0	3	2	2	1	0	0
Mantas Juzenas G	38	20	8-14	1-3	3-5	5	11	3	4	1	0	3
Vangelis Zougris F	23	16	7-7	0-0	2-4	2	4	2	2	1	1	5
Rory Hawke G	22	1	0-2	0-2	1-3	1	3	1	2	0	0	3
Jazz Gardner C	12	4	2-4	0-1	0-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Dent-Smith	27	6	1-9	0-2	4-4	0	2	4	0	5	0	4
Thomas Ndong	24	18	7-9	1-1	3-4	4	6	1	0	1	1	1
Darius Bivins	22	11	4-10	1-2	2-2	0	2	3	1	3	0	3
Kevin Gad	8	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Fennell	6	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
Trent MacLean	DNP
Jalen Lewis	DNP
Flynn Pavely	DNP
Salih Altuntas	DNP
Cooper Lewis	DNP
Sam Curvy	DNP