NCAAB

Southern Illinois Salukis at Illinois State Redbirds

· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
Southern Illinois Salukis
17-16, 5-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 63
Illinois State Redbirds
27-5, 15-0 Home

Illinois St. beats S. Illinois 63-50 to advance to MVC final

Paris Lee added 12 points, including 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range, and Phil Fayne grabbed 11 rebounds for the Redbirds, who will play second-seeded Wichita State on Sunday for the championship.

Illinois State (27-5) rolled to a 43-20 halftime lead. A 3-pointer from Tony Wills early in the second half gave the Redbirds their largest advantage of the game, 52-22, before Southern Illinois used a 16-2 run to trim the gap back to 13 late in the game.

Sean Lloyd led Southern Illinois (17-16) with 12 points and Mike Rodriguez had 11.

The victory extended Illinois State's record for most wins in a season.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 50 - 63
2nd 0:20 Foul on Armon Fletcher. 50 - 63
2nd 0:47 Andre Washington Defensive Rebound. 50 - 63
2nd 0:47 Austin Weiher missed Free Throw. 50 - 63
2nd 0:47 Austin Weiher made Free Throw. 50 - 63

Statistics

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19-59 FG 25-68
32 Field Goal % 37
5-19 3PT 13-29
26 Three Point % 45
7-9 FT 0-0
78 Free Throw % 0
39 Rebounds 44
14 Offensive Rebounds 18
25 Defensive Rebounds 26
5 Assists 16
5 Steals 4
5 Blocks 6
9 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 2
0 Fast Break Points 0
22 Points in Paint 20
8 Fouls 10
0 Largest Lead 31

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
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
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