SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 74
76 - 74
SIU Edwardsville edges Southern Illinois 76-74
Burak Eslik had 23 points to lead SIU Edwardsville (2-7). Grant Fiorentinos added 13 points.
Anthony Beane scored 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting for Southern Illinois (8-2). Bola Olaniyan had 11 rebounds, five steals, and chipped in nine points for the Salukis.
The Cougars had an 11-point lead with five minutes remaining. Armon Fletcher made a pair of free throws and Mike Rodriguez added a 3-pointer to spark a 12-2 surge to pull the Salukis to 71-70 at the two-minute mark.
Eslik made with a 3-pointer to stretch the Cougars lead to 74-70. Fletcher forced a turnover and dunked, and added a layup to tie it at 74-all with 39 seconds left before Carr hit the game-winner.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Carlos Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sean O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:25 | C.J. Carr made Jumper. | 76 - 74 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-46 | FG | 25-51 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-16 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 16-26 | FT | 21-36 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 6 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 29 | Fouls | 22 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,817 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,817 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |