NCAAB

Indiana State Sycamores at Southern Illinois Salukis

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Indiana State Sycamores
22-5, 7-4 Away
Final
69 - 74
Southern Illinois Salukis
17-10, 12-4 Home

Southern Illinois ends 17-game skid against ranked opponents, beating No. 23 Indiana State 74-69

Xavier Johnson makes a layup late to give Southern Illinois a 1-point lead

Troy D’Amico added 15 points for the Salukis (17-10, 9-7 Missouri Valley). Kennard Davis had 12 points.

“Our guys played the right way on both sides of the ball in the second half,” Southern Illinois coach Bryan Mullins said. “They executed offensively and took care of the ball and were really instinctive and decisive.”

Indiana State (22-5, 13-3), ranked for the first time since the Larry Bird-era, has lost two straight since entering the AP Top 25.

Robbie Avila led Indiana State with 30 points. He scored 19 of the Sycamores’ 37 first-half points, hitting his first four shots and eight of 11 in the half.

“We couldn’t take care of the ball,” Avila said. “It’s hard to beat a team when you give them 10 extra shots.”

Ryan Conwell added 16 points.

BIG PICTURE

Indiana State: The Sycamores committed 16 turnovers.

Southern Illinois: The Salukis overcame first-half woes to shoot 51% in the second half.

UP NEXT

Indiana State: At Valparaiso on Wednesday night.

Southern Illinois: Hosts Murray State on Wednesday night.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 74
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 74
2nd 0:03 Jake Wolfe Turnover. 69 - 74
2nd 0:08 Xavier Johnson made Free Throw. 69 - 74
2nd 0:08 Indiana State Timeout 69 - 73

Statistics

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23-52 FG 28-61
44 Field Goal % 46
7-25 3PT 6-27
28 Three Point % 22
16-18 FT 12-14
89 Free Throw % 86
34 Rebounds 29
4 Offensive Rebounds 4
30 Defensive Rebounds 25
14 Assists 13
3 Steals 10
2 Blocks 6
16 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
2 Points Off Turnovers 14
7 Fast Break Points 17
32 Points in Paint 34
17 Fouls 18
13 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Banterra Center

Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 6,019 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 2-0 - 12-1
Illinois State 2-0 - 10-3
Murray State 2-0 - 10-3
Bradley 2-0 - 9-4
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 9-3
Drake 1-1 1 7-6
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 6-6
Indiana State 0-2 2 7-6
Southern Illinois 0-2 2 6-7
UIC 0-2 2 4-8
Evansville 0-2 2 4-9
Full Standings