Southern Illinois Salukis at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 65
Olaniyan leads Southern Illinois over Missouri State 80-65
The Salukis (18-3, 6-1 Missouri Valley) have won four straight, 10 of 11 and are an NCAA-leading 8-0 on the road.
Olaniyan was 7-of-9 shooting. Tyler Smithpeters was perfect on four 3-point attempts and scored 13 points. Mike Rodriguez also scored 13 points with Lee Vincent adding 11 and Sean O'Brien 10. Anthony Beane had a career-high six assists.
Dequon Miller scored 22 points for the Bears (8-12, 4-4), who had won three straight MVC games for the first time since 2010-11. Ryan Kreklow added 14 points and Jarred Dixon 10.
Southern Illinois led from early on, building a permanent double-digit lead with nine minutes left in the first half. The Salukis took their biggest lead of 23 points, 62-39, with 10:34 left in the game after four points from Olaniyan.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Mike Rodriguez Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Dequon Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Jarred Dixon Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Rudy Stradnieks missed Jumper. | 80 - 65 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 27-61 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 17-24 | FT | 6-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,835 | 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 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 |