SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Florida Atlantic Owls
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77 - 68
77 - 68
SIU Edwardsville holds off Florida Atlantic, 77-68
The Cougars opened the tournament by edging host Hawaii, 69-68. Florida Atlantic lost its second straight, falling to Texas State in its opener, 61-57.
Christian Ellis knocked down a jumper to put SIU Edwardsville in the lead, 9-7 five minutes into the contest and the Cougars turned it into a 13-2 run. The Owls battled back and cut the lead to one, 26-25, on Gerdarius Troutman's 3-pointer with 6:12 left in the half, but the Cougars surged to take a 40-33 lead at intermission.
Anderson finished with 15 points for the Cougars and Henry added another 14 while Keenan Simmons added 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
Nick Rutherford led Florida Atlantic with 14 points and Ronald Delph added another 13.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Tre Harris Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Ronald Delph missed Jumper. | 77 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Gerdarius Troutman Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Tre Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 68 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 FAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 23-69 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-7 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 25-37 | FT | 15-21 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 29 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Stan Sheriff Center
Location: Honolulu, HI
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 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |