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Illinois State Redbirds at Southern Illinois Salukis

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
16-14, 3-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 66
Southern Illinois Salukis
13-18, 9-5 Home

Southern Illinois trips Illinois State 66-65

Smithpeters, who hit 3 of 4 treys, finished with 11 points and Desmar Jackson had 18 for the Salukis (13-18, 9-9 Missouri Valley Conference).

Daishon Knight had 15 points and Bobby Hunter 13 for the Redbirds (16-14, 9-9), who did not get off a potential game-winning shot.

The game was tight throughout. Illinois State had an eight-point lead in the first half and was up 36-33 at the break. Southern Illinois was up 61-54 with 5:35 left after a Smithpeters 3, but the Redbirds scored the next six.

A layup by Reggie Lynch, Daishon Knight's jumper and Nick Zeisloft's free throw gave Illinois State a 65-63 lead with 29 seconds left. But Zeisloft missed the second free throw to set up Smithpeters' heroics.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 65 - 66
2nd 0:09 Illinois St Timeout 65 - 66
2nd 0:10 Tyler Smithpeters made Three Point Jumper. 65 - 66
2nd 0:29 Sean O'Brien Defensive Rebound. 65 - 63

Statistics

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21-46 FG 21-53
46 Field Goal % 40
7-21 3PT 6-14
33 Three Point % 43
16-21 FT 18-23
76 Free Throw % 78
21 Rebounds 43
5 Offensive Rebounds 21
16 Defensive Rebounds 22
8 Assists 9
8 Steals 3
8 Blocks 4
5 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
5 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 7
5 Fast Break Points 2
24 Points in Paint 16
19 Fouls 15

Game Information

Venue: Banterra Center

Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 8,339 | Capacity:

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
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