Southern Illinois Salukis at Nevada Wolf Pack
· CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC
64 - 86
Nevada routs Southern Illinois in Las Vegas Classic
Jordan Caroline added 13 points and seven rebounds, Kendall Stephens had 11 points and reserve Elijah Foster scored 10 for the Wolf Pack (11-2).
Sean Lloyd Jr. topped the Salukis (7-5) with 12 points, Rudy Stradnieks and Kavion Pippen added 11 points apiece and Aaron Cook scored 10.
After Tyler Smithpeters hit three free throws to give the Salukis a 17-16 lead midway through the first half, Caleb Martin buried three 3-pointers in a 13-0 run to put Nevada on top 29-17. Rudy Stradnieks' layup ended the run, but Nevada promptly answered with another 12-0 spurt to push its lead to 41-19 and coasted from there.
Nevada dominated the boards 41-23 and shot 57 percent (32 of 56) from the floor and 58 percent (11 of 19) from beyond the arc. Southern Illinois, which saw a three-game win streak end, connected on just 22 of 57 (39 percent) from the floor and made just 4 of 17 (23.5 percent) from long range.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 63 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 62 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on John Jones. | 61 - 86 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 NEV |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 32-56 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 11-19 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 58 |
| 16-18 | FT | 11-16 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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