A late three-pointer made by Illinois State's Danyella Mporokoso to end the third quarter stole the momentum away from the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team as they went on to lose on the road 75-66.

The two teams played a cat-and-mouse game with each other all night long as they had eight lead changes and nine ties. The Redbirds took a lead into the second quarter, but the Phoenix outscored them 14-5 in the frame to take a 33-31 lead into the locker room. The two teams flipped leads several times in the third quarter, with Maddy Skorupski giving the Phoenix one final lead before Mporokoso kept their visitors chasing the rest of the night. 

Skorupski led all scorers with 24 points while  Elisa Mevius added 12 points and Kristina Ouimette scored eight points. Mporokoso paced the Redbirds with 20 points while Nevaeh Thomas contributed 17 points. The difference came at the free-throw line as the Redbirds were 19-24 while the Phoenix were 6-7.

It will not get easier for the Phoenix as they host Wisconsin on Saturday and Texas next Wednesday.