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Salukis Clinch No. 3 Seed at Arch Madness with Road Win at UIC
02/26/2023 | 3:52:00 | Men's Basketball
CHICAGO – Chants of "S-I-U, S-I-U", echoed through Credit Union One Arena as Southern Illinois basketball walked off the court with a 68-65 win over UIC Sunday afternoon to close out the regular season.
With the victory, SIU (22-9, 14-6 MVC) secured the No. 3 seed at Arch Madness next weekend in St. Louis. The Salukis will play at 8:30 p.m. CT Friday night against the winner of the No. 6/No. 11 game.
Evanston, Illinois native Lance Jones led the Salukis with 19 points to go with four rebounds and a trio of assists. Marcus Domask added 16 points for the Salukis while also grabbing five rebounds and three assists.
SIU ended the first half on a 5-0 run to take a 21-31 lead into the locker room. It was Chicago native Troy D'Amico that gave SIU its biggest lead after converting an and-one after Dalton Banks dove to the floor to secure a loose ball.
Jones gave SIU a 64-60 lead with four points over 30 seconds. UIC answered with a 3-pointer before Domask scored with 26 seconds left to give the Salukis a 63-66 advantage. Jones closed out the game at the charity stripe as UIC's heave at the buzzer was no good.
The Salukis got strong production from the bench, outscoring UIC 22-2 in the game thanks to bench efforts from Troy D'Amico (6), Foster Wonders (6) and Trent Brown (8).
Southern turned the ball over just six times in the game and turned 13 of UIC's turnovers into 15 points.
UP NEXT
Next up for the Salukis is a trip to St. Louis for Arch Madness. SIU will play the winner of the No. 6 and No. 11 game Friday at 8:30 p.m. CT at Enterprise Center. For more information visit the Arch Madness Tournament Central page HERE.
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.
With the victory, SIU (22-9, 14-6 MVC) secured the No. 3 seed at Arch Madness next weekend in St. Louis. The Salukis will play at 8:30 p.m. CT Friday night against the winner of the No. 6/No. 11 game.
Evanston, Illinois native Lance Jones led the Salukis with 19 points to go with four rebounds and a trio of assists. Marcus Domask added 16 points for the Salukis while also grabbing five rebounds and three assists.
SIU ended the first half on a 5-0 run to take a 21-31 lead into the locker room. It was Chicago native Troy D'Amico that gave SIU its biggest lead after converting an and-one after Dalton Banks dove to the floor to secure a loose ball.
Jones gave SIU a 64-60 lead with four points over 30 seconds. UIC answered with a 3-pointer before Domask scored with 26 seconds left to give the Salukis a 63-66 advantage. Jones closed out the game at the charity stripe as UIC's heave at the buzzer was no good.
The Salukis got strong production from the bench, outscoring UIC 22-2 in the game thanks to bench efforts from Troy D'Amico (6), Foster Wonders (6) and Trent Brown (8).
Southern turned the ball over just six times in the game and turned 13 of UIC's turnovers into 15 points.
UP NEXT
Next up for the Salukis is a trip to St. Louis for Arch Madness. SIU will play the winner of the No. 6 and No. 11 game Friday at 8:30 p.m. CT at Enterprise Center. For more information visit the Arch Madness Tournament Central page HERE.
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
UIC
FG%
.359
.439
3FG%
.417
.304
FT%
.706
.571
RB
36
43
TO
6
13
STL
7
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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