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Juzenas, Saint Mary’s defeat Illinois State 90-85 in OT

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Mantas Juzenas scored 20 points with five coming in overtime as Saint Mary’s defeated Illinois State 90-85 in their season opener on Monday. Juzenas also grabbed 11 rebounds; Thomas Ndong contributed 18 points and six rebounds, while Evangelos Zougris went a perfect 7-for-7 from the field with 16 points for Saint Mary’s. For Illinois State, Johnny Kinziger led with 30 points and four assists, Malik Moore added 16 points and four assists, and Mason Klabo scored 12 points.

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On November 3, 2026, Saint Mary’s defeated Illinois State 90-85 in overtime in a season opener at MORAGA, Calif. Mantas Juzenas led the Gaels with 20 points and 11 rebounds, scoring five of those points in the extra period. Thomas Ndong contributed 18 points and Evangelos Zougris added 16 points by shooting a perfect 7-for-7 from the field. For Illinois State, Johnny Kinziger scored 30 points and Malik Moore had 16 points along with four assists and two steals. Saint Mary’s will play North Dakota State at home on Wednesday, while Illinois State hosts Central State (OH) on Thursday.

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MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Mantas Juzenas scored 20 points, five in the overtime, and Saint Mary’s beat Illinois State 90-85 in a season opener on Monday. asserted

Mary → score → Monday

Juzenas added 11 rebounds for the Gaels. asserted

Juzenas → add → Gaels

Thomas Ndong added 18 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line while they also had six rebounds. asserted

they → add → rebounds

Evangelos Zougris shot 7 of 7 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points. asserted

Zougris → shoot → points

Johnny Kinziger finished with 30 points and four assists for the Redbirds. asserted

Kinziger → finish → Redbirds

Malik Moore added 16 points, four assists and two steals for Illinois State. asserted

Moore → add → State

Mason Klabo also had 12 points. asserted

Klabo → have → points

Ndong scored nine points in the first half and Saint Mary’s went into halftime trailing 39-33. asserted

Mary → score → halftime

Zougris scored the final six points for Saint Mary’s to close out the five-point victory. asserted

Zougris → score → victory

Up next Saint Mary’s next game is Wednesday against North Dakota State at home, and Illinois State hosts Central State (OH) on Thursday. asserted

State → host → Thursday

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

Press → create → Sportradar

Juzenas, Saint Mary’s defeat Illinois State 90-85 in OT

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