SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
East's 20 points lead Missouri past SIU Edwardsville 68-50
Missouri now has won all four meetings with the Cougars and are 41-1 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference.
Ray'Sean Taylor's two free throws with 7:44 left in the first half pulled the Cougars even at 21-all, but East answered with back-to-back layups, then answered a Brian Taylor II layup with a 3-pointer and a layup of his own to put Missouri up 30-23 and the Tigers never trailed again.
The Tigers (2-1) hit 23 of 53 from the floor (43.4%), including 11 of 29 from beyond the arc (37.9%), and had 16 assists on their 23 baskets.
Damarco Minor had a double-double to lead the Cougars (1-2), posting 14 points with 10 rebounds. Taylor contributed 10 points.
Missouri travels to face Minnesota on Thursday. SIU Edwardsville returns home to play host to Denver on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Brian Taylor II made Free Throw. | 50 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Jordan Butler. | 49 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Brian Taylor II made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Yancy. | 49 - 68 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-50 | FG | 23-53 |
| 28.0 | Field Goal % | 43.4 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 26.7 | Three Point % | 37.9 |
| 18-25 | FT | 11-14 |
| 72.0 | Free Throw % | 78.6 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 9,656 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State | 15-5 | - | 21-12 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 13-7 | 2 | 22-12 |
| Little Rock | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| Tennessee State | 12-8 | 3 | 17-16 |
| Lindenwood | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Morehead State | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
| UT Martin | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
| Western Illinois | 6-14 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Southern Indiana | 5-15 | 10 | 10-20 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |