Indiana State Sycamores at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 80
O'Brien has double-double as SIU tops Indiana St. in OT
Southern Illinois' Thik Bol swatted away an attempted layup by Indiana State's Emondre Rickman with 1:05 left and Mike Rodriguez nailed a 3-pointer at the other end from deep in the wing to grab the lead for good, 74-71.
Rodriguez and Sean Lloyd scored 14 points each for the Salukis (9-7, 2-1 Missouri Valley), who made up an early 12-point deficit. O'Brien's numbers were SIU's best since 2001 (Rolan Roberts, 28 and 18).
Indiana State was called for travelling on its next possession after the blocked shot and, in a "Weird Stat of the Night," the Sycamores were wearing blue uniforms in which they are 1-7.
Brenton Scott and Matt Van Scyoc scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, for Indiana State (6-9, 0-3), which was playing a school-record fifth overtime.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 74 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Mike Rodriguez Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Everett Clemons missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Southern Illinois Timeout | 74 - 80 |
Statistics
 INST |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-64 | FG | 28-65 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 13-18 | FT | 18-25 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Assists | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
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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 |