North Texas Mean Green at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 74
66 - 74
Southern Illinois defeats North Texas 74-66
Beane made three 3-pointers to help the Salukis (9-2) shoot 50 percent (9 of 18) from beyond the arc. Sean O'Brien scored 15 points with five blocked shots while Tyler Smithpeters and Rudy Stradnieks both had 11 points.
J-Mychal Reese led North Texas with a career-high 25 points.
The lead reached 20 points early in the second, but Oakland used a 17-6 run to get it back to five on Ja'Michael Brown's 3-pointer with 7:50 left. But Southern Illinois responded with back-to-back 3s by Beane and pushed its lead back to 14 with 4:07 to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Leo Vincent Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Deckie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Ja'Michael Brown Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Leo Vincent missed Free Throw. | 66 - 74 |
Statistics
 UNT |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 23-51 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 7-19 | FT | 19-31 |
| 37 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,839 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,839 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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 |