Southern Illinois Salukis at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 68
Southern Illinois finishes strong to beat Bradley 72-68
Southern Illinois (12-11, 5-5), which has won three of its last four Missouri Valley Conference games, lost to Bradley 57-54 on Jan. 20.
The Salukis looked to fall again to Bradley as they trailed 34-24 at the half and remained behind throughout the first part of the second period. The Braves maintained their advantage until Eric McGill scored under the basket and Lloyd added a jumper to tie at 55-55 with 8:12 remaining in the game. The teams batted the lead around until Lloyd nailed a jump shot to go out front for good 69-67 with 2:50 remaining. Luqman Lundy split a pair of free throws as the Braves closed to 69-68 but that was the last score for Bradley as the Braves missed five shots in the final minutes. Nate Kennell missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Aaron Cook added 14 points and McGill had six while grabbing 11 rebounds for the Salukis.
Elijah Childs led Bradley (11-12, 3-7) with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sean Lloyd Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nate Kennell missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Bradley Timeout | 71 - 68 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 BRAD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 27-64 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 19-24 | FT | 6-10 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 5,968 | 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 |