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Wake Forest and Illinois State square off in NIT matchup

By The Associated Press

Illinois State Redbirds (21-12, 12-9 MVC) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (18-16, 8-12 ACC)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest and Illinois State meet in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Demon Deacons’ record in ACC play is 8-12, and their record is 10-4 in non-conference games. Wake Forest has a 4-4 record in one-possession games.

The Redbirds are 12-9 against MVC opponents. Illinois State averages 75.2 points while outscoring opponents by 7.1 points per game.

Wake Forest is shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 43.3% Illinois State allows to opponents. Illinois State has shot at a 46.6% rate from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points higher than the 44.2% shooting opponents of Wake Forest have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juke Harris is shooting 44.7% and averaging 21.5 points for the Demon Deacons. Myles Colvin is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Chase Walker is scoring 13.7 points per game with 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Redbirds. Johnny Kinziger is averaging 11.2 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 36.9% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Demon Deacons: 6-4, averaging 76.0 points, 29.6 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points per game.

Redbirds: 6-4, averaging 72.9 points, 30.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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