SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 69
72 - 69
SIU-Edwardsville holds off Southeast Missouri 72-69
SIU-Edwardsville (6-20, 3-11 Ohio Valley Conference) has won two straight after dropping six in a row. Burak Eslik was 6 of 13 from the floor and made 9 of 10 free throws to lead the Cougars with 24 points. Carlos Anderson had 12 points and Jalen Henry chipped in nine.
SIU-Edwardsville, which was up 36-35 at the break, led 70-66 with 16 seconds remaining. Southeast Missouri's Isiah Jones, who finished with 10 points, drilled a trey to close to 70-69. Simmons answered with a dunk and Jones missed a 3-point jumper as time expired.
Antonius Cleveland led the Redhawks (5-22, 2-12) with 24 points. Joel Angus III added 13.
The Cougars made 46 percent from the field, knocking down 9 of 22 treys.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | SE Missouri St Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Isiah Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Keenan Simmons made Dunk. Assisted by Carlos Anderson. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | SE Missouri St Timeout | 70 - 69 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 SEMO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 23-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-21 | FT | 18-24 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Show Me Center
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Attendance: 1,705 | Capacity:
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Attendance: 1,705 | 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 |