Ball State Cardinals at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 66
58 - 66
Southern Illinois tops Ball State 66-58
Desmar Jackson also had 19 points for Southern Illinois (3-8).
There were 19 lead changes and 11 ties in the game. The Salukis held a slim 38-37 advantage at the break.
Jackson hit a 3-pointer to open the second period. Anthony Bean had a layup and free throw to stretch the lead to 44-37. The Cardinals came back to tie the score at 44 on a Majok Majok free throw with 15:26 remaining in the game.
Ball State (2-7) trailed 58-57 after Mark Alstork made two free throws with 3:53 remaining. The Salukis then scored seven unanswered points as Jackson made four free throws and Pendelton had a jumper and a free throw to stretch the lead to 65-57 with 17 seconds remaining.
Zavier Turner had 15 points for Ball State.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Anthony Beane Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Quinten Payne missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Sean O'Brien made Free Throw. | 58 - 66 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-44 | FG | 25-53 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-16 | FT | 13-19 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,223 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,223 | Capacity:
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