S. Illinois 65, Nicholls 53
Desmar Jackson scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern Illinois defeated Nicholls State 65-53 in the World Vision Basketball Challenge at Utah State.
Jeff Early also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Southern Illinois (7-3), which had a 42-29 advantage on the glass. Dantiel Daniels chipped in with 13 points.
Fred Hunter scored 14 points to lead...
S. Illinois 74, New Orleans 61
Dantiel Daniels scored 20 points and Southern Illinois defeated New Orleans 74-61 Monday night.
Anthony Beane Jr. had 17 points, Jalen Pendleton scored 14 and Jeff Early had 12 points for the Salukis (6-2).
Lovell Cook led the Privateers (3-6) with 22 points. Corey Blake had 13 points and seven steals, and Rarlensee Nelson had 11 points and six assists.
SIU scored the game'...
S. Illinois 72, Green Bay 70
T.J. Lindsay scored 14 points, leading four players in double figures, to give Southern Illinois a 72-70 comeback win over Green Bay on Saturday night.
Anthony Beane Jr. scored 13 points, and Dantiel Daniels had 12. Desmar Jackson had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Salukis (5-1).
Green Bay led 41-37 at halftime in a game with 12 lead changes. Southern Illinois made 21 points...
Saint Louis 61, S. Illinois 51
Dwayne Evans scored 14 points and Rob Low added 12 as Saint Louis defeated Southern Illinois 61-51 on Saturday night.
Cody Ellis and Mike McCall Jr. had nine points each for the Billikens (3-2), who shot 51.2 percent (22 of 43) from the floor.
Jeff Early scored 15 points, Dantiel Daniels 12 and Desmar Jackson 10 for the Salukis (3-1).
Saint Louis built a 27-18 lead at the break...
SIU tops New Orleans on the road
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NEW ORLEANS, La. - Perhaps the scheduled burial of Saluki Basketball is premature.
Picked to finish last in the Missouri Valley Conference this season, Southern Illinois opened its regular season with a dominating 72-55 win at New Orleans on Monday night, christening the Barry Hinson era with a road victory.
Jeff Early scored a...
Indiana St. sinks 12 3-pointers in win
Indiana State set an NCAA record by making all 12 3-pointers it took in a 78-68 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.
The Sycamores set the mark for games with at least 10 3-point attempts. The previous best was Ohio State making 14 of 15 last year against Wisconsin.
Jordan Printy led the way by hitting six 3-pointers. Carl Richard, Dwayne Lathan and Lucas Eitel each went...
Indiana St. 78, S. Illinois 68
Indiana State set an NCAA record by making all 12 3-pointers it took in a 78-68 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.
The Sycamores set the mark for games with at least 10 3-point attempts. The previous best was Ohio State making 14 of 15 last year against Wisconsin.
Jordan Printy led the way by hitting six 3-pointers. Carl Richard, Dwayne Lathan and Lucas Eitel each went...
S. Illinois 53, Evansville 52
Jeff Early stole the ball and sank a free throw with 2 seconds left, sending Southern Illinois to a 53-52 victory over Evansville on Saturday.
Early led the Salukis (8-16, 5-8 Missouri Valley) with 14 points. Dantiel Daniels scored 11 points and blocked five shots, while Mamadou Seck had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Colt Ryan scored 12 points and Kenny Harris 10 for the Purple Aces...
S. Illinois 77, Bradley 60
Dantiel Daniels had a double-double and Southern Illinois shot nearly 60 percent in beating Bradley 77-60 on Tuesday night.
Daniels had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Salukis (7-14, 4-6 Missouri Valley), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Mamadou Seck scored 15, Justin Bocot 11 and Jeff Early 10.
Southern Illinois made 28 of 47 shots (59.6 percent).
Taylor Brown scored...
Missouri St. 77, S. Illinois 65
Jarmar Gulley scored 18 points Tuesday night as Missouri State squandered all but two points of a 21-point lead before surging to beat Southern Illinois 77-65.
Kyle Weems hit double figures for the 16th straight game with 16 points for the Bears (11-6, 4-1), who have won four of five and are tied for the Missouri Valley lead. Caleb Patterson scored 15 and Anthony Downing 13, while...
No. 14 Xavier tops So. Illinois 87-77 in Hawaii
Southern Illinois will leave Hawaii empty-handed.
The Salukis (3-8) dropped their third straight game Sunday, an 87-77 loss to No. 14 Xavier, and will depart from the Islands without a win. The Musketeers (9-3), led by 21 points from Tu Holloway, snapped their own three-game losing streak with the win in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
SIU coach Chris Lowery...
No. 14 Xavier tops S. Illinois in Hawaii
Tu Holloway scored 21 points and No. 14 Xavier ended a three-game losing streak with an 87-77 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Before a sparse, morning crowd on Christmas Day, the Musketeers won for the first time since Dec. 10, when they beat Cincinnati in a game cut short in the closing seconds by brawling and mayhem...
No. 14 Xavier 87, S. Illinois 77
Tu Holloway scored 21 points and No. 14 Xavier ended a three-game losing streak with an 87-77 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Before a sparse, morning crowd on Christmas Day, the Musketeers won for the first time since Dec. 10, when they beat Cincinnati in a game cut short in the closing seconds by brawling and mayhem...
No. 14 Xavier tops So. Illinois 87-77 in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) -- Tu Holloway scored 21 points and No. 14 Xavier ended a three-game losing streak with an 87-77 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Before a sparse, morning crowd on Christmas Day, the Musketeers won for the first time since Dec. 10, when they beat Cincinnati in a game cut short in the closing seconds by...
The Southern Illinois Showdown Throwdown!
Game #8-267: SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Southern Illinois SalukisDecember 19, 2011 8:05 pmThe SIU ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThis was a game I had been looking forward to for a while: The C vs The E, Little Sister vs Big Brother, the matchup to show which SIU reigned as the dominant basketball force in the southern tier of the Land of Lincoln. As weve discussed before, Southern Illinois...
S. Illinois 80, SIU-Edwardsville 57
Diamond Taylor hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 points Monday night to pace Southern Illinois past Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 80-57.
T.J. Lindsay added 13 points for the Salukis (3-5), who won their second in a row. Dantiel Daniels scored 12 points, with Mamadou Seck and Davante Drinkard hitting 10 apiece.
Kris Davis paced the Cougars (2-7) with 21 points, and Jerome Jones...
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