ISU Basketball Game

On January 28^th, I attended an Illinois State University basketball game.  ISU versed Southern Illinois University of Carbondale.  The game was played at the Doug Collins Court in Redbird Arena.  We were looking pretty good this year so I was anxious and excited to go see the Redbirds play.  Before the game officially started,  the announcer read off the starters. The game started off really well for the Redbirds.  Jackie Carmichael (Junior) dunked the ball almost anytime he had possession.  He scored the first 7 points for the Redbirds.  Then a three-pointer was made to make the score 10-6 with around 14:00 left til the half.  From then on, the Redbirds continued to score. 

            At halftime, a woman on a unicycle was flipping bowls on her head, which probably sounds weird and strange, but it was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.  She ended up flipping 12 bowls on her head.  It took so much concentration on her part, I honestly thought she would mess up, fall off, or drop all the bowls from her head, but she didn’t! I was really impressed and nervous for her the whole time.  I enjoyed the halftime performance.

            After halftime, the game continued.  The redbirds were moving farther ahead Southern.  Both teams continued to score, but at a certain point, the Redbirds kept scoring, but Southern didn’t put up without a fight.  Illinois State ended up winning 60-40.  It was a good game, but Southern could have done a lot better.