Illinois State Redbirds at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jones scores 21 as S. Illinois takes down Illinois St. 69-57
Jones was 7-of-18 shooting, including 4 for 11 from distance, and went 3 for 5 from the line for the Salukis (14-5, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Marcus Domask scored 10 points while shooting 3 for 9 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds. Scottie Ebube finished 3 of 4 from the floor to finish with seven points.
The Redbirds (8-11, 3-5) were led in scoring by Liam McChesney, who finished with 13 points. Seneca Knight added 12 points for Illinois State. Darius Burford also put up 10 points.
Jones scored nine points in the first half and Southern Illinois went into halftime trailing 35-32. Southern Illinois used a 12-2 run in the second half to build an 18-point lead at 65-47 with 4:58 remaining before finishing off the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:55 | Foul on Lance Jones. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:55 | Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:58 | Lance Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 1:30 | Malachi Poindexter made Free Throw. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 1:30 | Malachi Poindexter made Free Throw. | 55 - 69 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-40 | FG | 26-54 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 12-18 | FT | 10-14 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,523 | 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 |