Illinois State Redbirds at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson's 17 lead Southern Illinois past Illinois State 69-66
Johnson also added nine assists for the Salukis (16-9, 8-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Scottie Ebube added 10 points while shooting 5 of 6 from the field, and had seven rebounds. Troy D'Amico finished 3 of 8 from 3-point range to finish with nine points.
The Redbirds (11-14, 5-9) were led by Myles Foster, who recorded 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Malachi Poindexter added 16 points for Illinois State. In addition, Kendall Lewis had 13 points and six rebounds.
Johnson put up 11 points in the first half for Southern Illinois, who led 42-25 at halftime. Southern Illinois used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 15-point lead at 57-42 with 11:46 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound. | 66 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kennard Davis made Free Throw. | 66 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kennard Davis made Free Throw. | 66 - 68 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-45 | FG | 25-50 |
| 55.6 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 41.7 | Three Point % | 28.0 |
| 11-16 | FT | 12-16 |
| 68.8 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,212 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 |