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Illinois State Redbirds at Southern Illinois Salukis

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
15-9, 5-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 65
Southern Illinois Salukis
10-15, 7-5 Home

Southern Illinois squeaks past Illinois State 65-59

Beane hit an early jumper for his 500th career point at SIU Arena and the Salukis led 34-28 at halftime.

SIU pulled ahead 44-34 early in the second half, but DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell hit three consecutive 3-pointers and a jumper and the Redbirds drew within 54-53 with 3:50 left. Daishon Knight put the Redbirds up 57-55 with free throws, the lead flip-flopped, then Caroline hit two free throws for a 61-59 Salukis lead.

Akoon-Purcell scored 19 for Illinois State (15-9, 7-5), Reggie Lynch had a career-high 18, and Knight added 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 65
2nd 0:13 Foul on Paris Lee. 59 - 65
2nd 0:13 Paris Lee Turnover. 59 - 65
2nd 0:16 Deion Lavender made Free Throw. 59 - 65
2nd 0:16 Deion Lavender made Free Throw. 59 - 64

Statistics

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20-54 FG 20-50
37 Field Goal % 40
6-18 3PT 3-11
33 Three Point % 27
13-19 FT 22-28
68 Free Throw % 79
37 Rebounds 34
13 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 25
10 Assists 8
4 Steals 8
6 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 22
7 Fast Break Points 10
22 Points in Paint 28
26 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Banterra Center

Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,885 | 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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