Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 69
64 - 69
Cook scores 20, Southern Illinois beats Illinois-Springfield
Eric McGill added 13 points and Jonathan Wiley scored nine with eight rebounds for Southern Illinois (2-0).
Vince Walker and Eddie Longmeyer hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Illinois-Springfield its only lead, 58-57, with 3:15 to play. McGill answered with a 3 to spark a 9-2 run that made it 66-60 on a dunk by Cook with 36 seconds left and the Salukis held on from there.
Gilwan Nelson scored 24 points and Longmeyer had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals for Illinois-Springfield.
Southern Illinois made more free throws (16) than the Prairie Dogs attempted (13).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jonathan Wiley Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Brendon Gooch Block. | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Logan Gonce missed Layup. | 64 - 69 |
Statistics
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 23-53 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-13 | FT | 16-24 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,166 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,166 | 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 |