Scores

Final

S Illinois 53

(14-17, 6-12 MVC)

Missouri St 61

(11-21, 7-11 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN3

9:30 PM ET, March 7, 2013

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO

1 2 T
SIU 22 3153
MOSU 32 2961

Top Performers

Southern Illinois: A. Beane, Jr. 12 Pts, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Missouri State: M. Marshall 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Missouri St. 61, S. Illinois 53

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Marcus Marshall scored 18 points and Anthony Downing had 16 as Missouri State defeated Southern Illinois 61-53 Thursday night in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Christian Kirk added 10 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Bears (11-21), who will face No. 2 seed Wichita State on Friday.

Desmar Jackson and Anthony Beane Jr. scored 12 points apiece for 10th-seeded Southern Illinois (14-17). The Salukis had won six of their last eight games after starting the conference season 1-10.

Missouri State used an early 15-2 run to go on top 23-15, and led 32-22 at halftime. After the Salukis pulled within five points midway through the second half, the Bears scored eight straight to go ahead 47-34 and led by double digits the rest of the way.

Missouri State hit 16 of 22 free throws to just 6 of 10 for Southern Illinois.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SIU
MOSU
Points 53 61
FG Made-Attempted 22-43 (.512) 21-43 (.488)
3P Made-Attempted 3-9 (.333) 3-15 (.200)
FT Made-Attempted 6-10 (.600) 16-22 (.727)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (1/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 10

Game Leaders

 
SIU
MOSU
PointsD. Jackson 12M. Marshall 18
ReboundsJ. Pendleton 5C. Kirk 8
AssistsK. Brown-Surles 3M. Marshall 3
StealsJ. Early 2M. Marshall 2
BlocksD. Jackson 1N. Scheer 1
Team Stats: Southern Illinois | Missouri State

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

SIU
MOSU
03/08 @WICH 7:05pm
Complete Schedule: Southern Illinois | Missouri State

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
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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