Scores

Final

Missouri St 54

(8-19, 6-9 MVC)

S Illinois 62

(11-15, 4-11 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:05 PM ET, February 16, 2013

SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL

1 2 T
MOSU 22 3254
SIU 31 3162

Top Performers

Missouri State: A. Downing 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Southern Illinois: J. Early 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

S. Illinois 62, Missouri St. 54

Associated Press

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Jeff Early scored 20 points and Desmar Jackson added 11 as Southern Illinois defeated Missouri State 62-54 on Saturday night.

The Salukis (11-15, 4-11 Missouri Valley), who snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series, scored the game's first 10 points, never trailed and shot 51.2 percent (22 of 43) from the floor.

Anthony Downing had 20 points and Christian Kirk 13 for the Bears (8-19, 6-9).

Missouri State trailed by nine points at intermission but got within 40-38 midway through the second half. But the Bears then went scoreless for a stretch of 6:01, enabling Southern Illinois to take permanent control.

Anthony Beane scored five points and T.J. Lindsay hit a 3-pointer during a 10-0 run. Beane's three-point play made the score 50-38 with five minutes remaining, and Missouri State got no closer than six points the rest of the way.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MOSU
SIU
Points 54 62
FG Made-Attempted 20-46 (.435) 22-43 (.512)
3P Made-Attempted 3-16 (.188) 2-12 (.167)
FT Made-Attempted 11-14 (.786) 16-20 (.800)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 12

Game Leaders

 
MOSU
SIU
PointsA. Downing 20J. Early 20
ReboundsK. Pickens 8D. Daniels 5
AssistsA. Downing 3D. Jackson 4
StealsA. Downing 1J. Early 3
BlocksK. Pickens 1D. Drinkard 1
Team Stats: Missouri State | Southern Illinois

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 30, 2012 @MOSU 70, SIU 59Recap
» Feb 16, 2013 @SIU 62, MOSU 54Recap
Mar 7, 2013 @MOSU 61, SIU 53Recap

Next 5 Games

MOSU
SIU
02/19 UNI 8:00pm
02/23 @EMU 12:00pm
02/27 @ILST 8:05pm
03/02 BRAD 8:05pm
03/07 SIU 9:30pm
 02/19 @CREI 8:05pm
02/23 M-OH 3:05pm
02/27 UNI 8:00pm
03/02 @DRKE 8:05pm
03/07 @MOSU 9:30pm
Complete Schedule: Missouri State | Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#23 Creighton13-527-7
Wichita State12-626-8
Northern Iowa11-718-14
Evansville10-818-14
Indiana State9-918-14
Illinois State8-1018-15
Bradley7-1116-16
Drake7-1115-17
Southern Illinois6-1214-17
Missouri State7-1111-22
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