Southern Illinois Salukis at UNLV Rebels
· MW/MVC CHALLENGE
61 - 68
Green hits 4 3s, scores 23 as UNLV beats S Illinois 68-61
Kris Clyburn added 11 points and seven boards and Jalen Poyser scored 10. Jovan Mooring had a career-high six rebounds, tied a career best with six assists and scored all of his four points in the final 39 seconds.
UNLV (7-5) used an 11-2 run to take a 61-57 lead with 4:03 left. Thik Bol hit a jumper and Armon Fletcher made two free throws for SIU to tie it with 1:33 to go. Mooring hit Green for the go-ahead 3 and then stole a pass near midcourt and took it for a layup. After grabbing a rebound on the other end, he made two free throws to cap the scoring before coming up with another steal to clinch it.
Fletcher and Mike Rodriguez led Southern Illinois (6-6) with 15 points apiece.
The Salukis shot just 39 percent, compared to 57 percent shooting by UNLV, but scored 22 points off 23 UNLV turnovers to keep it close.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Jovan Mooring Steal. | 61 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Leo Vincent Turnover. | 61 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jovan Mooring made Free Throw. | 61 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jovan Mooring made Free Throw. | 61 - 67 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 UNLV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-61 | FG | 25-44 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 7-9 | FT | 11-14 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 11,758 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| 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 |