Western Illinois Leathernecks at San José State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Maletic's 13 lead Western Illinois over San Jose State 59-55
Maletic added five rebounds for the Leathernecks (1-0). Sean Smith added 11 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc while they also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Ryan Myers went 4 of 11 from the field (2 for 8 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.
Will McClendon finished with 13 points for the Spartans (0-1). San Jose State also got 13 points from Josh Uduje. Donavan Yap had six points.
Smith scored seven points in the first half and Western Illinois went into halftime trailing 29-25. Western Illinois pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run broke a 47-47 tie and gave them the lead at 54-47 with 3:31 remaining in the half. Maletic scored 10 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Josh Uduje Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ryan Myers missed Free Throw. | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ryan Myers made Free Throw. | 59 - 55 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 SJSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 16-46 |
| 43.1 | Field Goal % | 34.8 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 29.2 | Three Point % | 18.8 |
| 8-10 | FT | 20-29 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 69.0 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 1,876 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Lindenwood | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Little Rock | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Morehead State | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Southern Indiana | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
| Western Illinois | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Utah State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Nevada | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Boise State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| San José State | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Air Force | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |