Final
Western IllinoisLeathernecksWIU · 7-76677
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 8-6Thu, Jan 2 · 9:00 PM EST
0:28Desmond Polk made Free Throw.
WIUTeam stats
This gameSIUE
43.6%FG%60.0%
10-233PT8-13
27Rebounds27
11Turnovers10
12Assists14
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:28 · SIUE 77, WIU 66Desmond Polk made Free Throw.
2H 0:32 · WIU 66, SIUE 76Marko Maletic made Free Throw.- 2H 0:32 · WIU 65, SIUE 76Marko Maletic made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:10 · WIU 64, SIUE 76Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
- 2H 1:28 · SIUE 76, WIU 61Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
- 2H 2:16 · SIUE 73, WIU 61Desmond Polk made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:35 · SIUE 72, WIU 61Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:57 · WIU 61, SIUE 71Ryan Myers made Layup.
- 2H 3:19 · SIUE 71, WIU 59Ring Malith made Dunk.
- 2H 3:36 · SIUE 69, WIU 59Ring Malith made Jumper.
- 2H 4:32 · SIUE 67, WIU 59Ring Malith made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:32 · SIUE 66, WIU 59Ring Malith made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:54 · WIU 59, SIUE 65Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
- 2H 5:33 · WIU 56, SIUE 65Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
- 2H 6:45 · SIUE 65, WIU 53Arnas Sakenis made Layup. Assisted by Ring Malith.
- 2H 7:40 · WIU 53, SIUE 63Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper.
- 2H 8:13 · SIUE 63, WIU 50Brian Taylor II made Jumper.
- 2H 9:48 · SIUE 61, WIU 50Arnas Sakenis made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 2H 10:07 · WIU 50, SIUE 59Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
- 2H 10:07 · WIU 49, SIUE 59Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
- 2H 10:25 · SIUE 59, WIU 48Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
- 2H 10:45 · WIU 48, SIUE 57Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayden Carter.
- 2H 11:23 · SIUE 57, WIU 45Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
- 2H 11:36 · WIU 45, SIUE 55Marko Maletic made Jumper.
- 2H 12:03 · SIUE 55, WIU 43Declan Dillon made Jumper.
- 2H 12:35 · WIU 43, SIUE 53Marko Maletic made Jumper.
- 2H 13:22 · WIU 41, SIUE 53Sean Smith made Jumper.
- 2H 14:27 · WIU 39, SIUE 53Rodrick Payne made Layup. Assisted by Marko Maletic.
- 2H 14:56 · SIUE 53, WIU 37Desmond Polk made Jumper.
- 2H 15:19 · WIU 37, SIUE 51Marko Maletic made Jumper.
- 2H 16:53 · WIU 35, SIUE 51Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
- 2H 17:37 · SIUE 51, WIU 32Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
- 2H 17:54 · SIUE 49, WIU 32Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
- 2H 18:29 · SIUE 47, WIU 32Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
- 2H 18:29 · SIUE 46, WIU 32Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
- 2H 19:11 · SIUE 45, WIU 32Ring Malith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
- 2H 19:22 · WIU 32, SIUE 42Ryan Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Julius Rollins.
- 1H 0:11 · WIU 30, SIUE 42Sean Smith made Free Throw.
- 1H 0:11 · WIU 29, SIUE 42Sean Smith made Free Throw.
- 1H 0:42 · SIUE 42, WIU 28Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith.
- 1H 1:31 · WIU 28, SIUE 39Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julius Rollins.
- 1H 1:47 · SIUE 39, WIU 25Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ring Malith.
- 1H 2:04 · WIU 25, SIUE 37Sean Smith made Jumper.
- 1H 2:18 · SIUE 37, WIU 23Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith.
- 1H 2:51 · WIU 23, SIUE 34Ryan Myers made Layup.
- 1H 3:59 · SIUE 34, WIU 21Arnas Sakenis made Dunk. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
- 1H 4:27 · WIU 21, SIUE 32Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
- 1H 5:57 · SIUE 32, WIU 18Brian Taylor II made Jumper.
- 1H 6:21 · WIU 18, SIUE 30Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
- 1H 6:21 · WIU 17, SIUE 30Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
- 1H 6:47 · SIUE 30, WIU 16Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper.
- 1H 7:08 · SIUE 28, WIU 16Declan Dillon made Layup. Assisted by Arnas Sakenis.
- 1H 7:33 · WIU 16, SIUE 26Marko Maletic made Jumper.
- 1H 8:04 · WIU 14, SIUE 26Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
- 1H 8:27 · SIUE 26, WIU 11Kyle Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
- 1H 9:24 · SIUE 24, WIU 11Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Pickett.
- 1H 11:00 · SIUE 21, WIU 11Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper.
- 1H 11:36 · SIUE 18, WIU 11Myles Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
- 1H 12:07 · WIU 11, SIUE 16Tay Knox made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
- 1H 13:12 · SIUE 16, WIU 9Arnas Sakenis made Free Throw.
- 1H 13:12 · SIUE 15, WIU 9Arnas Sakenis made Free Throw.
- 1H 14:13 · SIUE 14, WIU 9Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
- 1H 14:42 · WIU 9, SIUE 11Sean Smith made Jumper.
- 1H 14:52 · SIUE 11, WIU 7Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
- 1H 14:59 · WIU 7, SIUE 9Sean Smith made Dunk.
- 1H 15:18 · WIU 5, SIUE 9Ryan Myers made Jumper.
- 1H 15:49 · WIU 3, SIUE 9Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
- 1H 16:49 · SIUE 9, WIU 0Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
- 1H 17:39 · SIUE 7, WIU 0Desmond Polk made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 1H 18:38 · SIUE 5, WIU 0Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
- 1H 19:08 · SIUE 2, WIU 0Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper.
Box score
Team
1
2
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WIU30
36
66
SIUE42
35
77
WIUTeam stats
This gameSIUE24-55Field goals30-50
43.6%Field goal %60.0%
10-233-pointers8-13
8-9Free throws9-14
27Rebounds27
12Assists14
8Steals6
1Blocks5
11Turnovers10
12Fouls12
Top performers
This game
WIUMarko Maletic28 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 10-16 FG
SIUERay'Sean Taylor23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 9-12 FG- SIUEBrian Taylor II19 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 7-9 FG
Western Illinois LeathernecksPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kayden CarterF | 29 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 55Sean SmithG | 38 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 3Marko MaleticG | 36 | 28 | 10-16 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0Julius RollinsG | 21 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2Ryan MyersG | 39 | 17 | 7-19 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5Trey DeveauxF | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Rodrick PayneF | 20 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 14Massal DioufF | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Caleb ThompsonF | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24Tay KnoxC | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11Ifiok PeterF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52Kiyron PowellC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23AJ DixonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Kimahri WilsonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 66 | 24-55 | 10-23 | 8-9 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
WIUOffense
SIUESeason stats
68.7 (332nd)Points per Game(258th) 71.6
44.0% (221st)Field Goal %(278th) 43.1%
37.5% (41st)3-Point %(238th) 33.3%
69.2% (296th)Free Throw %(341st) 67.0%
10.2 (383rd)Assists per Game(189th) 13.6
10.2 (213th)Off. Rebounds per Game(82nd) 11.9
12 (221st)Turnovers per Game(157th) 11.4
WIUDefense
SIUESeason stats
34.8 (208th)Rebounds per Game(49th) 38.1
24.6 (191st)Def. Rebounds per Game(59th) 26.3
5.4 (348th)Steals per Game(214th) 6.6
3.7 (110th)Blocks per Game(85th) 4.0
WIUTeam record
SIUE7-7Record8-6
Venue and TV
- 9:00 PM, January 2, 2025
- First Community Arena, Edwardsville
- Watch: ESPNU, ESPN+