Kent State Golden Flashes at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 72
69 - 72
Beane scores 32, Southern Illinois holds off Kent St. 72-69
Beane knocked down a jumper with 2:05 left to give the Salukis a 72-66 lead, but it was their final points of the game.
Kent State went to the line three times to shoot two free throws, but split each time and came up three points shy.
Beane converted 9 of 17 shots from the field and was 12 of 13 from the line to lead Southern Illinois. Mike Rodriguez and Tyler Smithpeters added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Kellon Thomas finished with 17 points to lead the Golden Flashes, who were a collective 16 of 36 from the free throw line. Jimmy Hall and Khaliq Spicer added 11 and 10 points for Kent State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tyler Smithpeters Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kellon Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Foul on Sean O'Brien. | 69 - 72 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 22-45 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-36 | FT | 23-30 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 25 | Fouls | 29 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,362 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,362 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |