Illinois State vs. Cornell Time, TV & Stream – Nov. 9

The Cornell Big Red (0-1) go up against the Illinois State Redbirds (0-1) at CEFCU Arena on Sunday, November 9, 2025. The game starts at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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How to Watch Illinois State vs. Cornell

• Game day: Sunday, November 9, 2025
• Game time: 2 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
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Illinois State vs. Cornell Stat Insights

Points

• Last year, the Redbirds recorded 75.8 points per game, just 1.7 fewer points than the 77.5 the Big Red allowed.
• When Illinois State totaled more than 77.5 points last season, it went 12-3.
• Cornell had a 9-1 record last season when giving up fewer than 75.8 points.
• The Big Red put up an average of 85.1 points per game last year, 13.3 more points than the 71.8 the Redbirds allowed.
• Cornell put together a 17-9 record last season in games it scored more than 71.8 points.
• Illinois State had an 18-11 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 85.1 points.
• The Redbirds outscored their opponents by a total of 142 points last season (4.0 points per game on average), and the Big Red put up 219 more points than their opponents on the year (7.6 per game).

Shooting

• The Redbirds made 48.2% of their shots from the field last season, which was 3.3 percentage points higher than the Big Red allowed to their opponents (44.9%).
• Illinois State went 16-6 when it shot better than 44.9% from the field.
• The Big Red's 50.1% shooting percentage from the field last season was 4.8 percentage points higher than the Redbirds had given up to their opponents (45.3%).
• Cornell went 14-7 when it shot higher than 45.3% from the field.

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Rebounding

• The Redbirds and the Big Red rebounded at a similar clip last season (29.9 and 32.3 boards per game, respectively).
• When Cornell earned the rebounding advantage they were 4-6 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Illinois State was 7-7.
• The Redbirds were the 300th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Big Red finished 162nd.
• The Redbirds and the Big Red were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 6.9 and 7.8 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Big Red were 6-4 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Redbirds were 12-5 when they lost the rebounding edge.
• The Big Red were the 162nd-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Redbirds finished 327th.
• Both teams tended to win the board battle last season. Illinois State recorded an average rebounding margin of +1.5 rebounds per game, and Cornell averaged a margin of +1.7 rebounds.

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