Southern Illinois Salukis at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois narrowly beats Butler 76-73
Bryce Golden made a layup with four seconds left to help the Bulldogs pull within 3, but they wouldn’t get any closer missing a 3-pointer after a turnover on the Salukis.
Southern Illinois had a 10-point lead with 1 1/2 minutes to go and the Bulldogs made six straight free throws to trail by four with 29 seconds left and then three with 18 to go.
Trent Brown scored 21 points and Lance Jones had 11 for Southern Illinois (6-0), which won its sixth consecutive game to start the season.
Chuck Harris had 22 points and six assists for the Bulldogs (1-3). Bryce Golden added 17 points and nine rebounds. Bryce Nze had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Lance Jones Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | JaKobe Coles missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marcus Domask Turnover. | 76 - 73 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 BUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-53 | FG | 26-57 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 9-14 | FT | 13-17 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 1,412 | 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 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |