Southern Illinois halts skid, holds off Indiana State 74-68
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Thik Bol scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern Illinois held off Indiana State late to post a 74-68 Missouri Valley Conference victory Sunday.
The Sycamores got within three, 61-58, on Laquarious Paige's 3-pointer with 5:34 left, but Sean O'Brien and Bol both answered with layups and Mike Rodriguez scored six points in the final minute to close the game out.
Southern Illinois snapped a three-game losing streak with the season sweep and is fourth in the conference with two games remaining in the regular season.
Bol hit 8 of 10 shots from the field in leading the Salukis (15-14, 8-8). Rodriguez was 5 of10 from the field to add 15 points and O'Brien added 11 points and eight rebounds.
Everett Clemons scored 18 points to lead Indiana State (10-18, 4-12). Brenton Scott added 12 points and T.J. Bell contributed a dozen points off the bench.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
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| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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| S. Illinois 15-14 | 68.5 PPG | 36.3 RPG | 11.4 APG |
| Indiana St. 10-18 | 70.0 PPG | 39.2 RPG | 13.5 APG |
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| T. Bol F | 19 PTS | 11 REB | 0 AST | ||
| E. Clemons G | 18 PTS | 5 REB | 4 AST | ||
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| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |