Southern Illinois Salukis @ Illinois State Redbirds
17-7, 12-2 MVC
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17-7, 12-2 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIU | 21 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 65 |
ILST | 9 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 49 |
15-11, 11-4 MVC
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15-11, 11-4 MVC
Southern Illinois Salukis
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | 20 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | 10 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | 13 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
65 | 21-48 | 6-17 | 17-21 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 11 | |
44% | 35% | 81% |
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 21 | 9-20 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
49 | 18-46 | 3-13 | 10-11 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 18 | |
39% | 23% | 91% |
Game Information
Normal, IL
ESPN+
Referee:Cameron Inouye
Referee:Molly Caldwell
Referee:Kayla Maxey
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |
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