Thursday, February 13
Carbondale, IL
6 PM
Southern Illinois University
4-18,2-11MVC
48
vs
83
Missouri State
19-5,11-2MVC
1
2
3
4
F
Missouri St.
26
25
23
9
83
Southern Ill.
14
13
6
15
48
Recap | Women's Basketball Struggles against Missouri State in 83-48 Loss on Thursday
02/13/2025 | 11:00:00 | Women's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team (4-18 overall, 2-11 conference) was dominated by Missouri State on Thursday night, falling by a final score of 83-48.
The Lady Bears shot 49.3% from the field, 50.0% from deep, and 63.6% at the free throw line on Thursday. On the other side, SIU struggled with its shot, posting a field-goal percentage of 38.9%, three-point percentage of 13.3%, and went 4-of-8 at the charity stripe.
Missouri State forced 21 turnovers and scored 24 points off of those turnovers. Majority of Southern's scoring came in the interior, as 30 of its 48 total points were scored in the paint.
Gift Uchenna had her 16th double-double of the season in the loss, scoring 11 points with 11 rebounds and four blocks. Joining Uchenna in double figures was Isabella Palmqvist who also tallied 11 points.
The Lady Bears got rolling early, out-scoring the Salukis, 26-14, in the first quarter.
Missouri State scored at least 23 points in each of the first three quarters, and shot at least 50% from the field and from three-point range in those three frames.
Southern was limited to 15 or fewer points in all four quarters, including a six-point third quarter. After shooting 60% from the field in the opening 10 minutes, the Salukis shot 34% for the remainder of the game.
SIU, now 4-18 overall and 2-11 in Missouri Valley Conference play, will conclude its four-game homestand on Sunday at 2 p.m. vs. UIC in the SIH Blackout Cancer Game.
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.
The Lady Bears shot 49.3% from the field, 50.0% from deep, and 63.6% at the free throw line on Thursday. On the other side, SIU struggled with its shot, posting a field-goal percentage of 38.9%, three-point percentage of 13.3%, and went 4-of-8 at the charity stripe.
Missouri State forced 21 turnovers and scored 24 points off of those turnovers. Majority of Southern's scoring came in the interior, as 30 of its 48 total points were scored in the paint.
Gift Uchenna had her 16th double-double of the season in the loss, scoring 11 points with 11 rebounds and four blocks. Joining Uchenna in double figures was Isabella Palmqvist who also tallied 11 points.
The Lady Bears got rolling early, out-scoring the Salukis, 26-14, in the first quarter.
Missouri State scored at least 23 points in each of the first three quarters, and shot at least 50% from the field and from three-point range in those three frames.
Southern was limited to 15 or fewer points in all four quarters, including a six-point third quarter. After shooting 60% from the field in the opening 10 minutes, the Salukis shot 34% for the remainder of the game.
SIU, now 4-18 overall and 2-11 in Missouri Valley Conference play, will conclude its four-game homestand on Sunday at 2 p.m. vs. UIC in the SIH Blackout Cancer Game.
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
MOST
SIU
FG%
.493
.389
3FG%
.500
.133
FT%
.636
.500
RB
34
35
TO
8
21
STL
14
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
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