Drake Bulldogs at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 63
57 - 63
Southern Illinois beats Drake 63-57
Sean O'Brien had 14 points as the Salukis (11-20, 4-14 Missouri Valley) shot 52.1 percent from the field, and now claim the No. 9 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and will face No. 8 Missouri State.
Southern Illinois maintained a double-digit lead until Reed Timmer and Ore Arogundade hit back-to-back 3s to pull within eight with 2:43 left. The Salukis finished 3 of 4 from the free throw line in the final minute.
Beane started the game off 4-of-4 shooting, which included three 3-pointers, to help the Salukis jump up to a 23-11 lead in the first half.
Timmer lead the Bulldogs (9-21, 6-12), who made 9 of 18 3-point attempts, with 25 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Gary Ricks Jr. Steal. | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sean O'Brien Turnover. | 57 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Reed Timmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Rivers. | 57 - 63 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-44 | FG | 25-48 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 4-4 | FT | 9-13 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 4 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,512 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,512 | 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 |