Southern Illinois Salukis at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 77
79 - 77
Fletcher basket lifts S Illinois over Missouri St 79-77
Kavion Pippen, who added 17 points, got the ball on the low block before finding Fletcher cutting down the lane. Jarrid Rhodes missed a potential winning 3 for the Bears as time ran out.
Missouri State was down by 11 at the half and 10 with 11 1/2 minutes to play before finally tying the game twice with less than two minutes to go.
Southern Illinois (14-9, 6-4 Missouri Valley conference) made 8 of 13 3-pointers and shot 64 percent (30 of 47) from the field.
Alize Johnson had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears (15-8, 5-5), who shot 58 percent in the second half but couldn't slow the Salukis offense. Obediah Church had two blocks to break the school record of 167 set by Danny Moore (1996-99).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Southern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jarrid Rhodes missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Armon Fletcher made Layup. Assisted by Kavion Pippen. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Alize Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Jarred Dixon. | 77 - 77 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-47 | FG | 25-53 |
| 64 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-13 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 62 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 11-17 | FT | 16-18 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 6,724 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 6,724 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |