On Saturday I decided to make my way to Redbird Arena to watch the mens basketball game versus UNC-Wilmington. The final score was 63-54 in favor of the UNCW Seahawks. Sad to say this was the Seahawks first win of the season (1-5) as the Birds fell to 5-3. The game had a lot of ups and downs. The largest lead the Seahawks had in the game was twelve points with 8:34 left in the second half, but that didn't stop the Birds. ISU brought it to a two point difference after they had a 10-0 run. The score was 54-52 at the 1:47 mark. Sadly though that was not enough for the Birds to get the win. The Seahawks got on a little run then started sinking their foul shots increasing the lead back up to nine points.
Even though Illinois State could not pull out the win it was still a very entertaining game to watch. Jackie Carmichael had a double double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. He also had some spectacular dunks, including back to back slams. I hate to admit it but one of the more exciting parts of the game was the halftime show. The Flippenout Extreme team put on quite a show. What it consisted of was two professional trampoliners launching them self off a trampoline located at center court to at least 20 feet in tho the air. They performed many acrobatic moves including a triple twisting flip. That was probably one of the best halftime shows that i have ever seen.
In Conclusion this was a very fun way to spending my saturday evening. Watching some basketball and very brave trampoliners. The best part was that it was free too, since I have a red-alert pass.
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