Thursday, February 15
Evansville, IN
6 PM
Southern Illinois University
7-16,2-11MVC
89
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Evansville
4-20,2-11MVC
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Southern Ill.
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Evansville
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Recap | Southern Illinois Drops Overtime Heartbreaker at Evansville
02/15/2024 | 10:01:00 | Women's Basketball
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team (7-16, 2-11 MVC) suffered a 93-89 overtime loss to Evansville on Thursday in Indiana.
In a game that went back-and-forth most of the night, this was also the story in the opening quarter. Both teams scored 20 points each, with the Purple Aces finishing off the frame with a game-tying three-pointer at 0:03. SIU shot a blistering 64.29% from the field to start the night.
The Salukis went into the halftime break down by three after being out-scored by Evansville, 25-22, in the second quarter. The Aces matched SIU's first quarter field-goal percentage of 64.29%, and also went 4-of-5 from deep.
Southern Illinois held Evansville to its lowest point total of the game in the third quarter, as the Salukis out-scored the Aces, 20-18. The visitors once again shot 64.29% from the field in the third.
In the fourth quarter, SIU stayed efficient offensively, going 7-of-14 from the field and 6-of-8 at the free throw line to win the quarter, 21-20. Laniah Randle tied the game at 83-83 at the free throw line with 0:40 remaining.
Evansville took the game over in overtime, out-scoring Southern 10-6 in the additional five minutes. The Aces held the Salukis to 2-of-10 shooting from the field in the overtime period.
Randle posted a career-high 32 points in the loss, while Seairra Hughes had 18 points and 12 rebounds in tallying the double-double.
As a team, SIU shot 51.5% from the field, but allowed a field-goal percentage of 53.6% and three-point percentage of 53.3% for Evansville.
Southern will continue its four-game road trip on Saturday at 12 p.m. (CT) when it travels to Indiana State to face the Sycamores.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_WBasketball, on Instagram at @SIU_WBasketball, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
In a game that went back-and-forth most of the night, this was also the story in the opening quarter. Both teams scored 20 points each, with the Purple Aces finishing off the frame with a game-tying three-pointer at 0:03. SIU shot a blistering 64.29% from the field to start the night.
The Salukis went into the halftime break down by three after being out-scored by Evansville, 25-22, in the second quarter. The Aces matched SIU's first quarter field-goal percentage of 64.29%, and also went 4-of-5 from deep.
Southern Illinois held Evansville to its lowest point total of the game in the third quarter, as the Salukis out-scored the Aces, 20-18. The visitors once again shot 64.29% from the field in the third.
In the fourth quarter, SIU stayed efficient offensively, going 7-of-14 from the field and 6-of-8 at the free throw line to win the quarter, 21-20. Laniah Randle tied the game at 83-83 at the free throw line with 0:40 remaining.
Evansville took the game over in overtime, out-scoring Southern 10-6 in the additional five minutes. The Aces held the Salukis to 2-of-10 shooting from the field in the overtime period.
Randle posted a career-high 32 points in the loss, while Seairra Hughes had 18 points and 12 rebounds in tallying the double-double.
As a team, SIU shot 51.5% from the field, but allowed a field-goal percentage of 53.6% and three-point percentage of 53.3% for Evansville.
Southern will continue its four-game road trip on Saturday at 12 p.m. (CT) when it travels to Indiana State to face the Sycamores.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_WBasketball, on Instagram at @SIU_WBasketball, 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
Evans
FG%
.515
.536
3FG%
.250
.533
FT%
.720
.893
RB
31
32
TO
17
19
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
32
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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