Evansville Purple Aces at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Domask's 32 lead Southern Illinois over Evansville 78-70
Jawaun Newton added 11 points while going 4 of 5 and 2 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had five rebounds. Troy D'Amico recorded 10 points and finished 4 of 4 from the field for the Salukis (15-5, 7-2 Missouri Valley Conference)
Marvin Coleman finished with 25 points and nine rebounds for the Purple Aces (4-16, 0-9). Evansville also got 12 points and four steals from Kenny Strawbridge. Gage Bobe also recorded 11 points. The loss was the Purple Aces' seventh in a row.
Southern Illinois took the lead with 19:24 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 42-30 at halftime, with Domask racking up 11 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Troy D'Amico Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Marcus Domask made Free Throw. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 76 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 30-64 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-17 | 3PT | 7-29 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 7-15 | FT | 10-16 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,492 | 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 |