Southern Illinois Salukis at Indiana State Sycamores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jones' 18 lead S. Illinois past Indiana St. 69-61
Jones shot 6 for 17 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Salukis (13-5, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Marcus Domask scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Xavier Johnson was 1 of 2 shooting and 11 of 12 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.
The Sycamores (13-5, 6-1) were led in scoring by Courvoisier McCauley, who finished with 13 points. Robbie Avila added 12 points, six rebounds and two steals for Indiana State. Julian Larry also put up 10 points and three steals.
Jones scored eight points in the first half and Southern Illinois went into the break trailing 36-26. Southern Illinois pulled off the victory after a 17-2 second-half run erased a 10-point deficit and gave them the lead at 50-45 with 8:14 remaining in the half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Troy D'Amico Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Courvoisier McCauley missed Layup. | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Xavier Johnson made Free Throw. | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Xavier Johnson made Free Throw. | 68 - 61 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 INST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-49 | FG | 22-53 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 24-31 | FT | 9-14 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 5,152 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |