Final
Western IllinoisLeathernecksWIU · 5-254767
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 18-12Thu, Feb 26 · 8:30 PM EST
0:31Steven Tipton makes 12-foot jumper
WIUTeam stats
This gameSIUE
28.8%FG%49.1%
7-203PT3-16
32Rebounds43
12Turnovers12
8Assists12
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:31 · WIU 47, SIUE 67Steven Tipton makes 12-foot jumper
- 2H 1:20 · WIU 45, SIUE 67Tyran Cook makes layup
2H 3:13 · SIUE 67, WIU 43Tyler King makes layup- 2H 3:25 · SIUE 65, WIU 43Tyler King makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:25 · SIUE 64, WIU 43Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:56 · SIUE 63, WIU 43Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 4:21 · WIU 43, SIUE 61Lucas Lorenzen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Francis Okwuosah assists)
- 2H 4:39 · SIUE 61, WIU 40Jack Campion makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:39 · SIUE 60, WIU 40Jack Campion makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:23 · SIUE 59, WIU 40Jo Valrie makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 5:37 · SIUE 57, WIU 40Tyler King makes layup
- 2H 6:03 · WIU 40, SIUE 55Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:03 · WIU 39, SIUE 55Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:44 · WIU 38, SIUE 55Goanar Biliew makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:44 · WIU 37, SIUE 55Goanar Biliew makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:00 · SIUE 55, WIU 36Jack Campion makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 9:04 · WIU 36, SIUE 53Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:04 · WIU 35, SIUE 53Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:57 · SIUE 53, WIU 34Arnas Sakenis makes 2-foot dunk (Kyle Thomas assists)
- 2H 10:23 · WIU 34, SIUE 51Tyran Cook makes layup (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 2H 10:48 · SIUE 51, WIU 32Arnas Sakenis makes layup
- 2H 11:23 · SIUE 49, WIU 32Kyle Thomas makes 2-foot dunk (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 12:59 · WIU 32, SIUE 47Francis Okwuosah makes 25-foot three point jumper (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 2H 13:51 · SIUE 47, WIU 29Kyle Thomas makes 8-foot jumper
- 2H 14:14 · WIU 29, SIUE 45Danny Stephens makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:36 · SIUE 45, WIU 28Kyle Thomas makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 14:53 · WIU 28, SIUE 43Ifiok Peter makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:12 · SIUE 43, WIU 27Tyler King makes driving layup
- 2H 15:51 · SIUE 41, WIU 27Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:51 · SIUE 40, WIU 27Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 16:24 · SIUE 39, WIU 27Tyler King makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 17:07 · SIUE 36, WIU 27Jack Campion makes layup
- 2H 17:22 · WIU 27, SIUE 34Danny Stephens makes 5-foot jumper
- 2H 18:02 · WIU 25, SIUE 34Lucas Lorenzen makes layup (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 2H 18:18 · SIUE 34, WIU 23Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 19:29 · SIUE 32, WIU 23Tyler King makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 0:41 · SIUE 30, WIU 23Kyle Thomas makes 16-foot jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 1H 0:56 · WIU 23, SIUE 28Nick Hittle makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:18 · SIUE 28, WIU 22CJ Hall makes 12-foot jumper
- 1H 2:11 · WIU 22, SIUE 26Isaiah Griffin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 1H 3:25 · WIU 19, SIUE 26Antwaun Massey makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 3:49 · SIUE 26, WIU 17Tyler King makes 17-foot jumper
- 1H 4:10 · WIU 17, SIUE 24Isaiah Griffin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 1H 4:38 · WIU 14, SIUE 24Makai Kvamme makes 10-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 5:02 · SIUE 24, WIU 12Darrion Baker makes layup
- 1H 5:17 · WIU 12, SIUE 22Ifiok Peter makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:40 · SIUE 22, WIU 11Kyle Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:40 · SIUE 21, WIU 11Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 7:05 · WIU 11, SIUE 20Isaiah Griffin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lucas Lorenzen assists)
- 1H 7:45 · WIU 8, SIUE 20Lucas Lorenzen makes 26-foot three point jumper
- 1H 8:25 · SIUE 20, WIU 5Kyle Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 8:48 · SIUE 17, WIU 5Jordan Pickett makes layup (Arnas Sakenis assists)
- 1H 9:12 · SIUE 15, WIU 5CJ Hall makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:12 · SIUE 14, WIU 5CJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 9:53 · SIUE 13, WIU 5Kyle Thomas makes layup (Arnas Sakenis assists)
- 1H 11:37 · SIUE 11, WIU 5Jordan Pickett makes layup (CJ Hall assists)
- 1H 12:17 · WIU 5, SIUE 9Danny Stephens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyran Cook assists)
- 1H 14:12 · SIUE 9, WIU 2Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 15:01 · SIUE 7, WIU 2Tyler King makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 17:14 · SIUE 4, WIU 2Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 17:35 · WIU 2, SIUE 2Makai Kvamme makes driving layup
- 1H 18:25 · SIUE 2, WIU 0Darrion Baker makes driving layup
Box score
Team
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WIU23
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47
SIUE30
37
67
WIUTeam stats
This gameSIUE15-52Field goals27-55
28.8%Field goal %49.1%
7-203-pointers3-16
10-23Free throws10-14
32Rebounds43
8Assists12
6Steals11
1Blocks4
12Turnovers12
9Fouls16
Top performers
This game
SIUETyler King18 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 7-15 FG- SIUEKyle Thomas15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 6-12 FG
- SIUEArnas Sakenis14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 6-6 FG
Western Illinois LeathernecksPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45Antwaun MasseyF | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 22Goanar BiliewF | 9 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Francis OkwuosahF | 21 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 13Makai KvammeG | 33 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 3Lucas LorenzenG | 25 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11Ifiok PeterF | 14 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Isaiah GriffinF | 28 | 13 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50Nick HittleF | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Danny StephensF | 27 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10Jake EdwardsG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0Tyran CookG | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Marcus PigramG | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Steven TiptonG | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5Karyiek DixonF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Jack RileyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 47 | 15-52 | 7-20 | 10-23 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 9 |
WIUOffense
SIUESeason stats
64.9 (447th)Points per Game(330th) 71.0
40.3% (415th)Field Goal %(240th) 44.5%
31.4% (378th)3-Point %(184th) 34.7%
66.5% (439th)Free Throw %(411th) 67.5%
8.4 (483rd)Assists per Game(270th) 13.2
10.4 (272nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(222nd) 10.9
11.8 (230th)Turnovers per Game(220th) 11.7
WIUDefense
SIUESeason stats
31.9 (390th)Rebounds per Game(125th) 36.7
21.5 (413th)Def. Rebounds per Game(109th) 25.7
5.2 (439th)Steals per Game(146th) 7.6
2.0 (413th)Blocks per Game(113th) 3.9
WIUTeam record
SIUE5-25Record18-12
Venue and TV
- 8:30 PM, February 26, 2026
- First Community Arena, Edwardsville
- Watch: ESPN+