ST. LOUIS — The Illinois State women's basketball team saw a three-point lead through three quarters slip away as Saint Louis earned a 78-71 nonconference victory Tuesday at Chaifetz Arena.
ISU (1-1) rallied within 70-68 on a Maya Wong 3-pointer with 2:04 to play but would get no closer.
Nevaeh Thomas scored 12 of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter for ISU and also led all rebounders with 10.
Shannon Dowell scored 14 points, Addison Martin 12, Wong 11 and Lauren Cohen a career-high 11 for the Redbirds, who were outrebounded 40-32.
Wong became the eighth player in ISU history to reach 400 career assists. She also made her 100th career start, which ranks ninth on the program's all-time list.
Peyton Kennedy paced the Billikens with 17 points. Brooklyn Gray added 16.
ISU plays its first home game of the regular season Sunday in a 2 p.m. tipoff against Le Moyne at CEFCU Arena.
Photos: Illinois State women go through practice at CEFCU Arena.
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