Saint Louis Billikens at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 67
76 - 67
Saint Louis holds off Southern Illinois 76-67
Dwayne Evans scored eight points as a part of a 10-3 Saint Louis run to lead 72-64 lead with 1:25 to go.
Saint Louis (3-0) never trailed in the second half and had its largest lead of the game at 57-47 with 10:45 left in the game. The Billikens won back-to-back nonconference road games for the first time since 1997-98.
Southern Illinois (0-2) cut the lead to 57-55 with an 8-0 run over the next 2 minutes. A layup by Desmar Jackson later brought the Salukis to within 62-61.
Evans finished with 13 points, 12 of which came in the final 8 minutes of play.
Marcus Fillyaw had 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting for the Salukis.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Bronson Verhines Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Desmar Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Mike McCall Jr. made Free Throw. | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Mike McCall Jr. made Free Throw. | 75 - 67 |
Statistics
 SLU |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 25-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 2-10 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 13-16 | FT | 15-20 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,640 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,640 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |