Southern Illinois Salukis at Kent State Golden Flashes
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51 - 74
51 - 74
Kent State cruises to 74-51 win over S. Illinois
Kent State (3-0) opened with a 9-2 spurt fueled by Jimmy Hall to take a lead it wouldn't lose and pulled steadily away, taking a 43-28 advantage into the break and continuing to pull away in the second half, shooting 51 percent from the field and hitting 10 of 18 from beyond the arc.
Hall added 16 points, Derek Jackson had 12 and Devareaux Manley 10 as the Golden Flashes cruised to their first win over Southern Illinois (1-2) in the three meetings between the programs since 2005.
Sean O'Brien and Anthony Beane led Southern Illinois with 12 points apiece, and Jordan Caroline had 11.
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Statistics
 SIU |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-49 | FG | 26-51 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 1-6 | 3PT | 10-18 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 16-22 | FT | 12-18 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 6 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: M.A.C. Center
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,254 | Capacity:
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,254 | 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 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |