 
Missouri Southern State Lions at Southern Illinois Salukis
· GOLDEN GOPHER SHOWCASEO'Brien, Bol lead Southern Illinois to first win, 85-64
Armon Fletcher added 14 points, Austin Weiher 12 and Mike Rodriguez 11 for the Salukis (1-2), who shot 54.6 percent and made 24 of 33 free throws.
The Salukis dominated inside, outscoring the Lions 50-18 in the paint and outrebounding them 44-25.
JJ Cratit led the Lions with 17 points. CJ Carr, who came in leading Division II in scoring, had 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting with Elyjah Clark adding 13 points. The game was an exhibition for the Lions (2-0).
The Lions led 4-2 before the Salukis built a 16-point halftime lead and went up by as many as 36 in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 85 | 
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 85 | 
| 2nd 0:15 | Austin Weiher Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 85 | 
| 2nd 0:15 | Aaron Cook missed Layup. | 64 - 85 | 
| 2nd 0:35 | Lawrence Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elyjah Clark. | 64 - 85 | 
Statistics
|  MOSSTC |  SIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 29-53 | 
| 36.1 | Field Goal % | 54.7 | 
| 12-28 | 3PT | 3-9 | 
| 42.9 | Three Point % | 33.3 | 
| 8-16 | FT | 24-33 | 
| 50.0 | Free Throw % | 72.7 | 
| 25 | Rebounds | 44 | 
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 | 
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 | 
| 11 | Assists | 12 | 
| 6 | Steals | 6 | 
| 0 | Blocks | 5 | 
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 | 
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 | 
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 19 | 
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 | 
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 | 
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 | 
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 | 
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 | 
| 26 | Fouls | 22 | 
| 5 | Largest Lead | 36 | 
Game Information
 Venue: Banterra Center
 
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,042 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,042 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 | 
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 | 
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 | 
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 | 
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 | 
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 | 
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 | 
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 | 
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 | 
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 | 
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 | 
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 | 

