Final
Southern IllinoisSalukisSIU · 16-158167
EvansvillePurple AcesEVAN · 7-24Sun, Mar 1 · 4:00 PM EST
0:25Quel'Ron House makes free throw 2 of 2
SIUTeam stats
This gameEVAN
46.9%FG%42.6%
9-223PT8-25
39Rebounds28
6Turnovers9
16Assists16
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:25 · SIU 81, EVAN 67Quel'Ron House makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:25 · SIU 80, EVAN 67Quel'Ron House makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:43 · SIU 79, EVAN 67Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:43 · SIU 78, EVAN 67Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:08 · SIU 77, EVAN 67Prince Aligbe makes layup
- 2H 1:46 · SIU 75, EVAN 67Prince Aligbe makes layup (Rolyns Aligbe assists)
- 2H 3:09 · SIU 73, EVAN 67Quel'Ron House makes layup
- 2H 3:44 · SIU 71, EVAN 67Quel'Ron House makes layup
2H 4:36 · EVAN 67, SIU 69Leif Moeller makes layup- 2H 5:02 · SIU 69, EVAN 65Drew Steffe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quel'Ron House assists)
- 2H 5:22 · EVAN 65, SIU 66Trent Hundley makes layup (Bryce Quinet assists)
- 2H 5:50 · SIU 66, EVAN 63Damien Mayo Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 6:13 · EVAN 63, SIU 63Trent Hundley makes free throw 3 of 3
- 2H 6:13 · EVAN 62, SIU 63Trent Hundley makes free throw 2 of 3
- 2H 6:13 · EVAN 61, SIU 63Trent Hundley makes free throw 1 of 3
- 2H 6:58 · EVAN 60, SIU 63Trent Hundley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists)
- 2H 7:21 · SIU 63, EVAN 57Damien Mayo Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Prince Aligbe assists)
- 2H 7:51 · SIU 60, EVAN 57Drew Steffe makes layup
- 2H 8:41 · EVAN 57, SIU 58Bryce Quinet makes layup (Trent Hundley assists)
- 2H 9:02 · SIU 58, EVAN 55Damien Mayo Jr. makes layup
- 2H 9:24 · EVAN 55, SIU 56Trent Hundley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists)
- 2H 9:49 · EVAN 52, SIU 56Joshua Hughes makes 16-foot jumper (Bryce Quinet assists)
- 2H 10:08 · SIU 56, EVAN 50Prince Aligbe makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists)
- 2H 10:24 · EVAN 50, SIU 54Bryce Quinet makes layup
- 2H 10:52 · SIU 54, EVAN 48Drew Steffe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Haynes assists)
- 2H 11:07 · EVAN 48, SIU 51Joshua Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists)
- 2H 12:24 · SIU 51, EVAN 45Damien Mayo Jr. makes 10-foot jumper
- 2H 12:39 · EVAN 45, SIU 49Trent Hundley makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Casey assists)
- 2H 13:02 · SIU 49, EVAN 42Jalen Haynes makes 14-foot jumper
- 2H 13:34 · EVAN 42, SIU 47AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 13:34 · EVAN 41, SIU 47AJ Casey makes layup (Bryce Quinet assists)
- 2H 14:04 · EVAN 39, SIU 47Joshua Hughes makes 5-foot jumper (AJ Casey assists)
- 2H 15:43 · EVAN 37, SIU 47Bryce Quinet makes 13-foot jumper
- 2H 16:01 · SIU 47, EVAN 35Quel'Ron House makes layup
- 2H 16:11 · EVAN 35, SIU 45Joshua Hughes makes layup
- 2H 16:35 · SIU 45, EVAN 33Drew Steffe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quel'Ron House assists)
- 2H 17:07 · EVAN 33, SIU 42AJ Casey makes layup (Leif Moeller assists)
- 2H 17:33 · SIU 42, EVAN 31Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 17:33 · SIU 41, EVAN 31Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:41 · EVAN 31, SIU 40AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 18:50 · EVAN 30, SIU 40Leif Moeller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Joshua Hughes assists)
- 2H 19:46 · SIU 40, EVAN 27Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 19:46 · SIU 39, EVAN 27Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 0:02 · SIU 38, EVAN 27Jalen Haynes makes layup
- 1H 1:44 · SIU 36, EVAN 27Davion Sykes makes 2-foot dunk (Drew Steffe assists)
- 1H 2:19 · SIU 34, EVAN 27Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:58 · SIU 33, EVAN 27Jalen Haynes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Drew Steffe assists)
- 1H 3:25 · EVAN 27, SIU 30Joshua Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:25 · EVAN 26, SIU 30Joshua Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:54 · SIU 30, EVAN 25Prince Aligbe makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:54 · SIU 29, EVAN 25Prince Aligbe makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:34 · EVAN 25, SIU 28Leif Moeller makes layup
- 1H 5:58 · EVAN 23, SIU 28AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 6:00 · EVAN 22, SIU 28AJ Casey makes 3-foot dunk (Leif Moeller assists)
- 1H 6:16 · SIU 28, EVAN 20Rolyns Aligbe makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists)
- 1H 7:31 · SIU 26, EVAN 20Prince Aligbe makes 2-foot dunk
- 1H 7:58 · SIU 24, EVAN 20Prince Aligbe makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 8:26 · SIU 22, EVAN 20Rolyns Aligbe makes layup (Quel'Ron House assists)
- 1H 9:30 · SIU 20, EVAN 20Drew Steffe makes 8-foot jumper
- 1H 9:49 · EVAN 20, SIU 18Joshua Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:49 · EVAN 19, SIU 18Joshua Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:47 · EVAN 18, SIU 18Leif Moeller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trent Hundley assists)
- 1H 11:14 · SIU 18, EVAN 15Drew Steffe makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quel'Ron House assists)
- 1H 11:24 · EVAN 15, SIU 15Trent Hundley makes 20-foot jumper (Bryce Quinet assists)
- 1H 11:54 · SIU 15, EVAN 13Davion Sykes makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 11:54 · SIU 14, EVAN 13Davion Sykes makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists)
- 1H 12:12 · EVAN 13, SIU 12Bryce Quinet makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 12:12 · EVAN 12, SIU 12Bryce Quinet makes layup
- 1H 12:28 · SIU 12, EVAN 10Quel'Ron House makes 7-foot jumper
- 1H 12:39 · EVAN 10, SIU 10AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 12:39 · EVAN 9, SIU 10AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 13:01 · SIU 10, EVAN 8Jalen Haynes makes layup (Davion Sykes assists)
- 1H 14:04 · EVAN 8, SIU 8Joshua Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists)
- 1H 14:32 · SIU 8, EVAN 5Damien Mayo Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quel'Ron House assists)
- 1H 16:10 · SIU 5, EVAN 5Damien Mayo Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Drew Steffe assists)
- 1H 16:39 · EVAN 5, SIU 2AJ Casey makes 18-foot jumper
- 1H 18:27 · SIU 2, EVAN 3Prince Aligbe makes layup (Quel'Ron House assists)
- 1H 19:46 · EVAN 3, SIU 0AJ Casey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
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SIU38
43
81
EVAN27
40
67
SIUTeam stats
This gameEVAN30-64Field goals23-54
46.9%Field goal %42.6%
9-223-pointers8-25
12-13Free throws13-16
39Rebounds28
16Assists16
5Steals2
1Blocks3
6Turnovers9
14Fouls14
Top performers
This game
SIUDamien Mayo Jr.23 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 6-15 FG
EVANAJ Casey16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 5-12 FG- EVANJoshua Hughes16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 5-10 FG
Southern Illinois SalukisPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0Rolyns AligbeF | 26 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 8Prince AligbeF | 29 | 14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2Quel'Ron HouseG | 27 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10Damien Mayo Jr.G | 32 | 23 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21Drew SteffeG | 39 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25Jorge MorenoF | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35Max PikaarF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33Jaheem WebberC | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5Jalen HaynesG | 21 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3Caden HawkinsG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Davion SykesG | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7Daniel PauliukonisF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14Luke WalshG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9Isaiah StaffordG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 81 | 30-64 | 9-22 | 12-13 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 14 |
SIUOffense
EVANSeason stats
73.0 (287th)Points per Game(424th) 67.0
45.2% (197th)Field Goal %(336th) 42.8%
27.8% (456th)3-Point %(305th) 32.8%
67.9% (403rd)Free Throw %(208th) 73.1%
13.5 (244th)Assists per Game(279th) 13.1
11.4 (155th)Off. Rebounds per Game(455th) 7.8
12 (255th)Turnovers per Game(344th) 12.9
SIUDefense
EVANSeason stats
38.2 (65th)Rebounds per Game(402nd) 31.3
26.8 (55th)Def. Rebounds per Game(284th) 23.6
8.0 (97th)Steals per Game(432nd) 5.3
3.6 (158th)Blocks per Game(214th) 3.3
SIUTeam record
EVAN16-15Record7-24
Venue and TV
- 4:00 PM, March 1, 2026
- Ford Center, Evansville
- Watch: ESPN+