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xavier hall
55
Indiana St. INS 10-20,3-16 MVC
66
Winner Southern Ill. SIU 15-15,9-10 MVC
Indiana St. INS
10-20,3-16 MVC
55
Final
66
Southern Ill. SIU
15-15,9-10 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Indiana St. INS 23 32 55
Southern Ill. SIU 36 30 66

Game Recap: Basketball | | Nick Rush | GoSycamores.com

Men's basketball drops midweek contest at Southern Illinois

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Indiana State men's basketball fell on Wednesday night to Southern Illinois, 66-55.
 
Indiana State was led in scoring by Xavier Hall with 13 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, adding in four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Ian Scott and Derek Vorst scored nine points apiece. Scott chipped in four rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals, while Vorst secured eight rebounds. Enel St. Bernard tied for the game high in rebounds with nine, and tallied four blocks.
 
Indiana State jumped out to a 10-2 lead to open the game, with four straight baskets from four different Sycamores. The Sycamores then built to a 15-6 lead with 13:43 left to play in the first half.
 
The Salukis took control with a 22-0 over the next seven minutes as Indiana State went 0-fior-6 from the field with six turnovers. In the last 6:47, both teams combined to shoot 7-for-22 from the field as the half ended at an even 8-8. Southern Illinois took a 36-23 lead into the halftime break.
 
The second-half scoring was fairly even, as Southern Illinois outscored Indiana State only 15-11 through the first 10 1/2 minutes of the second half. At the 8:30 mark, SIU claimed its first 20-point advantage, 54-34. Following that lead through the rest of the game, the Sycamores outscored the Salukis 21-12 with nine points from Derek Vorst. Southern Illinois went on to claim the 66-55 victory.
 
News & Notes
  • The Sycamores grabbed 39 rebounds, the most since recording 41 against Evansville on January 10.
  • With four blocks tonight, it's the third time in the last eight games Enel St. Bernard has finished with 3+ blocks.
    • He has 6+ rebounds in 10 of the last 12 games, including in seven-straight games.
  • Tonight marked the third game this season where neither team shot above 40% from the field (37.5% for Indiana State, 39.1% for SIU).
    • Louisiana Tech on November 19 (33.3% vs. 28.8%).
    • SIUE on November 10 (36.7% vs. 34.4%).
    • The Sycamores' 37.5% ties for the fourth lowest this season.
  • Tonight's team total of 55 points ties for the eighth-lowest total dating back through the 2016-17 season.
 
Up Next
Indiana State returns to Hulman Center on Sunday, March 1 for Senior Day, hosting UIC. Indiana State Basketball will recognize four student-athletes (Xavier Hall, Markus Harding, Ian Scott, Sterling Young) and three team managers (Damian Delgado, Christopher Spillman, Ryusei Sugimoto). The game begins at 1 p.m. ET with Senior Day recognition to begin at 12:40pm.

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