Southern Illinois Salukis at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
58 - 55
Domask leads Southern Illinois over Illinois State 58-55
Domask muscled into the paint to score with 28 seconds left for a 56-54 lead. After Zach Copeland made 1 of 2 free throws for the Redbirds, Barret Benson sank two at the line for SIU. Domask missed two free throws with 10 seconds remaining before Copeland wasn't close on a wild 3-point attempt.
Domask bounced back from a first half in which he scored only three points and the Salukis trailed 23-17. Eric McGill, scoreless in the first half, finished with 15 points. Lance Jones had 12 points.
Copeland scored 24 points with five 3-pointers with Jaycee Hillsman adding 11 points for the Redbirds (6-14, 1-7 Missouri Valley Conference).
The victory was the third in a row for the Salukis (11-10, 5-3) and ended a 12-game road losing streak to the Redbirds that dated to Dec. 29, 2006, when current Salukis head coach Bryan Mullins was a sophomore at SIU. The win also the first in eight true road games this season.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 58 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Zach Copeland missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Keith Fisher III Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Marcus Domask missed Free Throw. | 58 - 55 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 22-53 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-16 | FT | 2-7 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 29 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,096 | 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 |