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SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
15-8, 5-7 Away
Final
69 - 65
Western Illinois Leathernecks
8-15, 5-7 Home

SIU-Edwardsville defeats Western Illinois 69-65

Taylor shot 7 for 17 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Cougars (15-8, 8-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Kyle Thomas scored 15 points and added 11 rebounds and three blocks. Ring Malith had 14 points and shot 5 of 7 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.

The Leathernecks (8-15, 2-10) were led by Marko Maletic, who posted 24 points and seven rebounds. Trey Deveaux added 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Western Illinois. Massal Diouf also put up 11 points and six rebounds. The Leathernecks prolonged their losing streak to eight in a row.

Up next for SIU-Edwardsville is a Tuesday matchup with Eastern Illinois at home. Western Illinois visits Tennessee State on Thursday.

How can I watch SIU Edwardsville vs. Western Illinois?

  • TV Channel: SIU Edwardsville at Western Illinois 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Western Illinois: 36.1%
SIU Edwardsville: 63.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 65
2nd 0:03 Ring Malith made Free Throw. 69 - 65
2nd 0:03 Ring Malith made Free Throw. 68 - 65
2nd 0:03 Foul on Julius Rollins. 67 - 65

Statistics

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25-62 FG 24-64
40.3 Field Goal % 37.5
7-17 3PT 6-20
41.2 Three Point % 30.0
12-17 FT 11-14
70.6 Free Throw % 78.6
38 Rebounds 42
15 Offensive Rebounds 17
23 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 11
6 Steals 4
5 Blocks 5
7 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
7 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 2
6 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 28
12 Fouls 16
8 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,083 | Capacity:

2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Southeast Missouri State 14-4 - 19-10
SIU Edwardsville 12-6 2 19-10
Little Rock 12-6 2 18-11
Tennessee Tech 10-8 4 15-14
Tennessee State 10-8 4 14-15
Morehead State 9-9 5 14-15
Lindenwood 9-10 5.5 14-16
UT Martin 8-10 6 12-17
Eastern Illinois 6-12 8 10-19
Southern Indiana 5-13 9 10-18
Western Illinois 5-14 9.5 11-19
Full Standings