Missouri S&T Miners at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball66 - 79
Williams leads SIU-Edwardsville past Missouri S&T, 79-66
Brandon Jackson and Tyresse Williford scored 13 points each, Williford leading with six assists, and Christian Ellis added 11 points for the Cougars (4-8). SIU-Edwardsville finished with 54-percent shooting from the floor, 30 of 56, with 16 assists.
The Division II Miners shot off to a 9-2 start but SIU-Edwardsville caught up at 12-all on a Williams 3-pointer, which came early in a 22-0 run over seven minutes capped by a David McFarland dunk at 29-12.
SIU-Edwardsville led 41-27 at halftime but Missouri S&T battled as close as 54-44 when CJ Hedgepeth hit the first of two free throws after he was fouled on a steal. Hedgepeth missed the second and the Miners missed their next three shots.
Daniel Kinchen buried a 3 for SIU-Edwardsville and the Cougars rode out the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Brooks Gerrity made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yahmir Muhammad. | 66 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:53 | Jackson Best Turnover. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 1:05 | Mitch Fairless made Free Throw. | 63 - 79 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 25-67 | FG | 30-56 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 10-12 | FT | 14-19 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 27 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |