Final
Southern IndianaScreaming EaglesUSI · 3-105559
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 9-5Thu, Jan 1 · 4:30 PM EST
0:10Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
USITeam stats
This gameSIUE
34.6%FG%35.8%
6-203PT6-13
38Rebounds42
17Turnovers15
7Assists8
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:10 · SIUE 59, USI 55Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:10 · SIUE 58, USI 55Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 0:13 · USI 55, SIUE 57Sheridan Sharp makes layup- 2H 0:22 · USI 53, SIUE 57Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:31 · SIUE 57, USI 52Darius Robinson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:34 · USI 52, SIUE 56Josiah Dunham makes layup
- 2H 1:12 · SIUE 56, USI 50Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:12 · SIUE 55, USI 50Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:54 · USI 50, SIUE 54Josiah Dunham makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 2:33 · USI 47, SIUE 54Ola Ajiboye makes layup (Sheridan Sharp assists)
- 2H 3:05 · USI 45, SIUE 54Ismail Habib makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:26 · SIUE 54, USI 44Jack Campion makes 11-foot jumper
- 2H 5:18 · USI 44, SIUE 52Tolu Samuels makes 0-foot dunk (Sheridan Sharp assists)
- 2H 6:56 · SIUE 52, USI 42Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot tip in dunk
- 2H 7:18 · USI 42, SIUE 50Ismail Habib makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:15 · USI 41, SIUE 50Ismail Habib makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:23 · SIUE 50, USI 40Jack Campion makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:08 · SIUE 47, USI 40Jack Campion makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:20 · USI 40, SIUE 44Cardell Bailey makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:53 · SIUE 44, USI 37Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:53 · SIUE 43, USI 37Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:53 · USI 37, SIUE 42Cardell Bailey makes free throw 2 of 3
- 2H 11:14 · SIUE 42, USI 36CJ Hall makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:00 · USI 36, SIUE 41Tolu Samuels makes layup
- 2H 12:42 · USI 34, SIUE 41Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:17 · USI 33, SIUE 41Cardell Bailey makes 20-foot jumper
- 2H 13:32 · SIUE 41, USI 31Darius Robinson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 13:53 · USI 31, SIUE 38Ismail Habib makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 14:53 · SIUE 38, USI 30Kyle Thomas makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 16:02 · USI 30, SIUE 36Cardell Bailey makes layup
- 2H 16:40 · USI 28, SIUE 36Tolu Samuels makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 17:00 · SIUE 36, USI 26Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 17:00 · SIUE 35, USI 26Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 18:32 · SIUE 34, USI 26Jo Valrie makes layup
- 2H 19:14 · SIUE 32, USI 26Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 19:26 · USI 26, SIUE 30Steven Clay makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 19:46 · SIUE 30, USI 23Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jordan Pickett assists)
- 1H 0:00 · USI 23, SIUE 28Ola Ajiboye makes layup (Kaden Brown assists)
- 1H 1:14 · SIUE 28, USI 21Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 1:54 · USI 21, SIUE 27Kaden Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 1H 2:27 · SIUE 27, USI 18Kyle Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ring Malith assists)
- 1H 3:52 · SIUE 24, USI 18Jo Valrie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 4:09 · USI 18, SIUE 21Steven Clay makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tolu Samuels assists)
- 1H 4:23 · SIUE 21, USI 15Jo Valrie makes layup (Ring Malith assists)
- 1H 4:30 · USI 15, SIUE 19Steven Clay makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 5:59 · SIUE 19, USI 13Jack Campion makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:13 · USI 13, SIUE 18Tolu Samuels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 1H 7:54 · SIUE 18, USI 10Kyle Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:54 · SIUE 17, USI 10Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:46 · SIUE 16, USI 10Darius Robinson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 1H 8:59 · USI 10, SIUE 13Josiah Dunham makes 19-foot jumper
- 1H 9:21 · SIUE 13, USI 8CJ Hall makes 18-foot jumper
- 1H 9:31 · USI 8, SIUE 11Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:31 · USI 7, SIUE 11Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:07 · SIUE 11, USI 6Ring Malith makes 13-foot jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 1H 11:13 · USI 6, SIUE 9Tolu Samuels makes layup
- 1H 11:54 · SIUE 9, USI 4Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Kyle Thomas assists)
- 1H 12:16 · USI 4, SIUE 7Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 12:16 · USI 3, SIUE 7Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 14:13 · SIUE 7, USI 2Jack Campion makes layup
- 1H 15:33 · SIUE 5, USI 2Ring Malith makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1H 16:25 · USI 2, SIUE 3Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:25 · USI 1, SIUE 3Tolu Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 17:07 · SIUE 3, USI 0Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 19:32 · SIUE 2, USI 0Jo Valrie makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
Box score
Team
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USI23
32
55
SIUE28
31
59
USITeam stats
This gameSIUE18-52Field goals19-53
34.6%Field goal %35.8%
6-203-pointers6-13
13-25Free throws15-26
38Rebounds42
7Assists8
10Steals11
1Blocks4
17Turnovers15
18Fouls20
Top performers
This game
USITolu Samuels14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 5-10 FG
SIUERing Malith12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2-11 FG- SIUEJack Campion11 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4-10 FG
Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Tolu SamuelsF | 38 | 14 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 5Ola AjiboyeF | 36 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 0Kaden BrownG | 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Steven ClayG | 15 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21Ismail HabibG | 33 | 4 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13Devin CurtisF | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8Cardell BaileyG | 19 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22Josiah DunhamG | 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11Sheridan SharpG | 21 | 7 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6Ben EzeaguF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Amaree BrownG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Alem FejzicG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33Cayden GehlhausenG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Braxton JonesG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Trey ThomasG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 55 | 18-52 | 6-20 | 13-25 | 38 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 18 |
USIOffense
SIUESeason stats
68.7 (396th)Points per Game(330th) 71.0
38.6% (439th)Field Goal %(240th) 44.5%
31.0% (391st)3-Point %(184th) 34.7%
65.6% (449th)Free Throw %(411th) 67.5%
10.3 (444th)Assists per Game(270th) 13.2
13.2 (38th)Off. Rebounds per Game(222nd) 10.9
12 (255th)Turnovers per Game(220th) 11.7
USIDefense
SIUESeason stats
37.5 (88th)Rebounds per Game(125th) 36.7
24.3 (224th)Def. Rebounds per Game(109th) 25.7
6.3 (300th)Steals per Game(146th) 7.6
4.2 (75th)Blocks per Game(113th) 3.9
USITeam record
SIUE3-10Record9-5
Venue and TV
- 4:30 PM, January 1, 2026
- First Community Arena, Edwardsville
- Watch: ESPN+