Pantagraph.com: Gordon’s offensive spurt sends Redbirds to victory

MILWAUKEE — Lorenzo Gordon believes Illinois State basketball fans should expect a lot of points from him every game.

‘All the time,’ said the 6-foot-7 Gordon when asked how often he can score in flurries like he did Sunday night.

Gordon scored 14 straight points for ISU to begin the second half and help the Redbirds to an 82-73 opening-round victory over Penn State in the Black Coaches Association Classic at the Bradley Center.

‘Our scouting report said they weren’t really good on post defense,’ said Gordon, who also handled six rebounds. ‘I tried to expose that. Coach told me to keep battling and that’s what I did.’

Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said Gordon did a great job of posting on the inside to get the ball.

‘Obviously, we didn’t do a very good job of guarding him,’ added DeChellis. ‘When we finally got him under control, they started taking us off the dribble. They drove the ball and kicked it and got what they wanted.

‘We emphasised guarding the perimeter because they have three good players out there. They did a good job of getting the ball inside and taking it right at us to get the lead.’