Missouri State Bears at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 81
Cook late FTs lift S. Illinois over Missouri St. 81-80, OT
Southern Illinois (18-10, 10-5 Missouri Valley Conference) trailed throughout the overtime until Fletcher swiped the ball and scored a layup with 34 seconds left for a 79-78 lead.
Jarred Dixon, whose layup with 50 seconds left forced overtime at 70-70, followed with another late drive that gave Missouri State (17-11, 7-8) an 80-79 lead with nine seconds left in OT.
After Cook made the winning free throws, Dixon missed a final shot and Obediah Church put the ball up and in, but the apparent basket was waved off after review as coming after time had expired.
Sean Lloyd added 21 points with five rebounds and four assists for the Salukis, and Kavion Pippen scored 13.
Jarrid Rhodes led Missouri State with 21 points and five 3-pointers, Alize Johnson scored 15 and corralled 16 rebounds for his 18th double-double.
There were nine ties and 16 lead changes in the contest. Southern Illinois remains second in the MVC while the Bears slipped from a chance to tie for fourth.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Southern Illinois Timeout | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 80 - 80 |
Statistics
 MOST |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 31-70 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 12-13 | FT | 11-13 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,285 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |