SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
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69 - 68
69 - 68
SIU Edwardsville slips past Hawaii 69-68
The Cougars were up by 11 in the middle of the second half but the Rainbow Warriors surged with a 16-4 run to lead 62-61 with 4:50 left. Neither team led by more than two the rest of the way.
Carlos Anderson scored the go-ahead point for SIU Edwardsville by making 1 of 2 from the foul line with 1:19 left.
Hawaii had chance to win with an inbounds play under its own basket with 4.3 seconds left. The Cougars' Burak Eslik stripped the ball from Sheriff Drammeh to secure the win.
Christian Ellis scored 11 and Eslik 10 for SIU Edwardsville. UCLA graduate transfer Noah Allen had 21 points in his Hawaii debut. Drammeh added 17 and Ido Flaisher 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Burak Eslik Steal. | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sheriff Drammeh Turnover. | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Hawai'i Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Noah Allen missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 68 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 HAW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 24-53 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 12-19 | FT | 17-25 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 25 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Stan Sheriff Center
Location: Honolulu, HI
Attendance: 5,423 | 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |