Southern Illinois Salukis at Missouri State Bears
· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
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55 - 48
55 - 48
Southern Illinois clips Missouri State, 55-48
Anthony Beane and Sean O'Brien each added 10 points for the Salukis (12-20), who will play top-seed Wichita State on Friday. Thursday was the fifth time in six years Southern Illinois has played in an opening round "play-in game." They are 3-4 overall in the first round.
After Missouri State's Dorrian Williams hit two free throw to cut the Southern Illinois lead to 45-43 with 3:20 to play, the Salukis scored the next five, highlighted by and O'Brien 3-pointer, to push the back to seven and put the game away.
Austin Ruder scored 17 to lead the Bears (11-20), who shot just 35 percent from the field and turned the ball over 16 times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Camyn Boone made Free Throw. | 55 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Missouri St Deadball Team Rebound. | 55 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Camyn Boone missed Free Throw. | 55 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Bola Olaniyan. | 55 - 47 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 14-40 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 3-11 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 12-16 | FT | 16-23 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |