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Southern Illinois Salukis at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois Salukis
21-9, 9-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 73
Illinois State Redbirds
18-12, 13-3 Home

Illinois State beats Southern Illinois 73-50

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell scored 16, Deontae Hawkins added 15 and the Redbirds (18-12, 12-5) led 36-15 at halftime, holding the Salukis to the fewest first-half points scored by an opponent this season.

The Salukis trimmed the deficit to 41-23 on a dunk by Armon Fletcher with 16:18 left, but the Redbirds scored eight-straight points and led by 26 with 9:13 to go.

Rudy Stradnieks pulled the Salukis within 20 with a jumper with 3:13 left, but Southern Illinois got no closer.

Sean O'Brien scored 14, Fletcher had 13 and Bola Olaniyan grabbed 12 rebounds for Southern Illinois (21-9, 10-7), who will be seeded either fourth or fifth in the tournament.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 50 - 73
2nd 0:05 Mike Rodriguez made Free Throw. 50 - 73
2nd 0:05 Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. 49 - 73
2nd 0:05 Mike Rodriguez missed Free Throw. 49 - 73
2nd 0:05 Foul on Javaka Thompson. 49 - 73

Statistics

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17-54 FG 27-55
31 Field Goal % 49
2-18 3PT 6-23
11 Three Point % 26
14-21 FT 13-16
67 Free Throw % 81
38 Rebounds 31
15 Offensive Rebounds 7
23 Defensive Rebounds 24
11 Assists 15
3 Steals 6
0 Blocks 1
16 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 19
0 Fast Break Points 8
24 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 18
3 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 6,052 | 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
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