Southern Illinois Salukis at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 72
Southern Miss holds off Southern Illinois for 72-69 victory
The teams swapped the lead throughout until the Golden Eagles made a final sprint to the finish. Southern Illinois was up 42-34 at the break. Draine nailed a 3 to start the second half and begin a 26-9 run for Southern Miss to go ahead 60-51 with 8:01 remaining in the game.
Southern Illlinois' Ronnie Suggs drained a trey that started the Salukis on an 8-0 run to pull out front 69-67 with 1:27 left. The Salukis failed to score after that and the five free throws by Draine and Stevenson secured the win. Southern Illinois' Marcus Domask missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Leonard Harper-Baker had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (3-7). Stevenson added 15 points and Gabe Watson chipped in 14. Draine finished with 12, knocking down 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.
Domask led Southern Illinois (4-6) with 17 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Southern Illinois Timeout | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Southern Miss Timeout | 69 - 72 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-43 | FG | 27-47 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 19-27 | FT | 13-20 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,009 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |