Tuesday, November 28
Terre Haute, IN
6 PM
Southern Illinois University
4-2,0-1MVC
48
at
77
Indiana State
6-1,1-0MVC
1
2
F
Southern Ill.
20
28
48
Indiana St.
38
39
77
Recap | Men's Basketball drops Valley opener at Indiana State
11/28/2023 | 8:02:00 | Men's Basketball
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - In the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools, Indiana State cruised to a 77-48 win over Southern Illinois at the Hulman Center on Tuesday night.
Coming off a 22-assist game versus New Mexico State, the Salukis (4-2, 0-1) entered the game with one of the best assist-to-turnover ratios in the country. Tuesday, however, the offense was out of sync, with no assists in the first half and just two for the game, along with 16 turnovers.
Clarence Rupert and Xavier Johnson led the team in scoring with 16 points apiece, but Southern shot just 30.4 percent from the field, including 3-of-20 from 3-point.
The Salukis took their only lead of the night, 2-0, on a Rupert bucket, and held the Sycamores (6-1, 1-0) without a field goal the first four minutes of the game.
Once the Sycamores got going, though, Southern was unable to stop them. SIU trailed, 22-14, with 8:01 left in the first half, before Indiana State closed the half on a 16-4 run.
Rupert collected his second double-double of the season with a 16-point, 10 rebound performance.
UP NEXT
The Salukis will look to bounce back on Saturday when Saint Louis comes to Banterra Center. Tip is set for 2:30 p.m.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Basketball, on Instagram at @SIU_Basketball, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Coming off a 22-assist game versus New Mexico State, the Salukis (4-2, 0-1) entered the game with one of the best assist-to-turnover ratios in the country. Tuesday, however, the offense was out of sync, with no assists in the first half and just two for the game, along with 16 turnovers.
Clarence Rupert and Xavier Johnson led the team in scoring with 16 points apiece, but Southern shot just 30.4 percent from the field, including 3-of-20 from 3-point.
The Salukis took their only lead of the night, 2-0, on a Rupert bucket, and held the Sycamores (6-1, 1-0) without a field goal the first four minutes of the game.
Once the Sycamores got going, though, Southern was unable to stop them. SIU trailed, 22-14, with 8:01 left in the first half, before Indiana State closed the half on a 16-4 run.
Rupert collected his second double-double of the season with a 16-point, 10 rebound performance.
UP NEXT
The Salukis will look to bounce back on Saturday when Saint Louis comes to Banterra Center. Tip is set for 2:30 p.m.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Basketball, on Instagram at @SIU_Basketball, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Team Stats
SIU
INS
FG%
.304
.482
3FG%
.150
.333
FT%
.688
.800
RB
36
35
TO
15
7
STL
1
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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