Southern Illinois Salukis at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Davis scores 19 in Southern Illinois' 79-75 win over Valparaiso
Davis shot 3 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 11 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Salukis (10-12, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Jarrett Hensley scored 13 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Damien Mayo Jr. shot 5 of 7 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds.
All Wright finished with 22 points, four assists and two steals for the Beacons (10-12, 3-8). Valparaiso also got 13 points and three blocks from Cooper Schwieger. Tyler Schmidt finished with 10 points. The loss was the Beacons' sixth straight.
Jorge Moreno scored seven points in the first half and Southern Illinois went into halftime trailing 34-29. Southern Illinois pulled off the victory after a 9-1 second-half run erased a four-point deficit and gave them the lead at 73-69 with 26 seconds remaining in the half. Davis scored 12 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Damien Mayo Jr. made Free Throw. | 79 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Damien Mayo Jr. made Free Throw. | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on All Wright. | 77 - 75 |
Statistics
 SIU |
 VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 26-62 |
| 50.9 | Field Goal % | 41.9 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 21.4 | Three Point % | 34.5 |
| 22-29 | FT | 13-18 |
| 75.9 | Free Throw % | 72.2 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 113 | 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 | 15 | 9-23 |