Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 81
76 - 81
S. Illinois edges Loyola of Chicago 81-76 in OT
Anthony Beane's jumper with 23 seconds left broke a tie at 76 before Pendleton's critical steal. Desmar Jackson added a free throw with 1 second left.
The Salukis reached OT when freshman Tyler Smithpeters made two free throws, with a Loyola timeout in-between, with 1 second left to force overtime.
Beane finished with a career-high 27 points for SIU (8-15, 4-6 Missouri Valley) and Desmar Jackson had 20, five assists and six steals. Bola Olaniyan had a career-high 14 rebounds.
Milton Doyle had 27 for the Ramblers (8-14, 3-7), with Jeff White adding 16 and Christian Thomas 15.
Southern Illinois went 21 of 29 from the line in the second half; Loyola was just 13 of 20 for the game.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 76 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Desmar Jackson made Free Throw. | 76 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 76 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Desmar Jackson missed Free Throw. | 76 - 80 |
Statistics
 LUC |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-51 | FG | 26-52 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-20 | FT | 25-34 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,156 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,156 | 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 |