Illinois State Redbirds at Southern Illinois Salukis
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Davis scores 24 as Southern Illinois knocks off Illinois State 88-79
Davis also contributed five assists for the Salukis (13-17, 8-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 16 from the field and 6 for 9 from the line and added six rebounds. Drew Steffe had 18 points and shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line.
Dalton Banks led the Redbirds (17-13, 9-10) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and three steals. Illinois State also got 13 points and six rebounds from Johnny Kinziger. Malachi Poindexter also recorded 12 points.
Southern Illinois took the lead with 15:02 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Jarrett Hensley led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them ahead 43-35 at the break. Kennard Davis Jr.'s 18-point second half helped Southern Illinois close out the nine-point victory.
Both teams next play Sunday. Southern Illinois visits Indiana State and Illinois State plays Evansville at home.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jack Daugherty missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Damien Mayo Jr. subbing in for Southern Illinois | 79 - 88 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-64 | FG | 27-54 |
| 45.3 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 13-24 |
| 37.0 | Three Point % | 54.2 |
| 11-15 | FT | 21-30 |
| 73.3 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,141 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 16-3 | - | 26-3 |
| Bradley | 14-5 | 2 | 23-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-5 | 2 | 20-10 |
| Belmont | 12-7 | 4 | 20-10 |
| Illinois State | 9-10 | 7 | 17-13 |
| UIC | 9-10 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Murray State | 9-10 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-11 | 8 | 13-17 |
| Evansville | 8-11 | 8 | 11-19 |
| Indiana State | 7-12 | 9 | 13-17 |
| Valparaiso | 6-13 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Missouri State | 2-17 | 14 | 9-21 |