Southern Illinois Salukis at Saint Louis Billikens
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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65 - 52
65 - 52
Southern Illinois beats Saint Louis 65-52
The Salukis (11-2) trailed 31-22 with 3:24 left in the first half and outscored Saint Louis 43-21 from there, starting with a 9-2 run to close the half within two.
After Saint Louis (5-6) scored the opening basket of the second half, Southern Illinois took the lead for good with an 11-2 run capped at 42-37 on Ibby Djimde's basket. The Billikens scored four straight to get back within one and never got closer.
Sean O'Brien, Mike Rodriguez and Armon Fletcher added 10 points for Southern Illinois, which made up for 34.8 percent shooting by committing only four turnovers.
Davell Roby led Saint Louis with 14 points. Ash Yacoubou added 12 and Mike Crawford scored 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Davell Roby made Free Throw. | 65 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Davell Roby made Free Throw. | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Foul on Leo Vincent. | 65 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Reggie Agbeko Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 50 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 SLU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-69 | FG | 17-47 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 9-13 | FT | 15-22 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Chaifetz Arena
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,758 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,758 | 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 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |