Southern Illinois Salukis at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 60
Jones takes over to lead S. Illinois past Evansville in OT
Jawaun Newton buried a 3-pointer with 51 seconds left to give the Purple Aces their last lead at 60-59. Jones followed with a jumper and made 3 of 4 from the foul line to end it.
Marcus Domask led Southern Illinois (14-10, 8-3) with 22 points and Barret Benson scored 14 with 10 rebounds. The Salukis have won six straight.
Benson's layup off a blocked shot with 28 seconds left in regulation gave Southern Illinois a 54-50 lead. Eric McGill fouled K.J. Riley on the in-bounds, and he went to the foul line and sank a pair. Riley then forced a steal on the Salukis attempt to advance the ball. He dribbled the lane, missed a layup but grabbed his own rebound and laid it in with five seconds left to tie and force overtime.
Riley led Evansville (9-15, 0-11) with 24 points going 10 of 11 from the foul line. Sam Cunliffe scored 15 with eight rebounds and Newton scored 10.
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Statistics
 SIU |
 EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 22-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 2-8 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-17 | FT | 11-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,691 | 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 |