CHICAGO -- Indiana beat Illinois State, 70-57, and will move on to play Xavier tomorrow night in the championship game of the Chicago Challenge.

Eric Gordon was terrific, scoring 31 points, although his shooting, as well as his shot selection, tailed off in the second half. The only other Hoosier in double figures was Jordan Crawford with 13.

DJ White never really got into the flow of this game and looked a bit lost out there at times. It seems like he's still trying to figure out how to play with his new superstar teammate.

Illinois St was led by Levi Dyer's 18 points and Anthony Slack's 13. Gordon held Osiris Eldridge to seven on 3-of-11 shooting as he was never really a factor. If I can get some quotes or other telling stats, I will, but that kind of thing is hard to come by here.

I'll be back tomorrow night with the consolation and championship games. And a sweater.