Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: ILST 57% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 17 PTS
Scoring plays
7 SCORES
Nick Bruno 42 Yd Field Goal
3-0
Addison Bounds 4 Yd pass from Mitch Kimble (Nick Bruno Kick)
10-0
Christian Gibbs 16 Yd pass from Jake Kolbe (Sean Slattery Kick)
10-7
Ben Odugbesan 34 Yd pass from Mitch Kimble (Nick Bruno Kick)
17-7
Devin Church 30 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)
24-7
Jake Kolbe 58 Yd Run (Sean Slattery Kick)
24-14
Spencer Schnell 2 Yd pass from Jake Kolbe (Sean Slattery Kick)
24-21
What happened
ESPN RECAPTurnovers help Eastern Illinois beat Illinois State 24-21
NORMAL, Ill. -- Mitch Kimble passed for 108 yards and two touchdowns and Eastern Illinois capitalized on three turnovers to hold off Illinois State 24-21 on Saturday in the 105th Mid-America Classic. The Panthers (2-1) took a 24-7 lead early in the fourth quarter on Devin Church 's 30-yard TD run. The Redbirds replied with a 58-yard scoring run by Jake Kolbe and a 2-yard TD catch by Spencer Schnell with 36 seconds left. But the Redbirds didn't recover the onside kick. The Redbirds couldn't overcome miscues and a missed field goal that led 10 first-half points for the Panthers. Vince Spiller recovered a fumble by Illinois State's Jamal Towns , setting up Nick Bruno 's 42-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Te Stone-Davis intercepted a pass by Kolbe in the second quarter, and Kimble hit Addison Bounds on a 4-yard touchdown pass four plays later.
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Team stats
EIU · ILSTHANCOCK STADIUM, NORMAL · ATTENDANCE 13,391
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