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Johnson scores 16 as Southern Illinois knocks off Southern Indiana 81-50

AP
Dec 23, 2023

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Xavier Johnson had 16 points in Southern Illinois' 81-50 victory over Southern Indiana on Friday night.

Johnson had seven rebounds, eight assists, and three steals for the Salukis (8-4). Jarrett Hensley scored 12 points, finishing 5 of 9 from the floor. Troy D'Amico shot 3 for 5 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points.

AJ Smith led the way for the Screaming Eagles (3-10) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Southern Indiana also got nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Jack Mielke. Jeremiah Hernandez also had nine points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
SNIND
Screaming Eagles
14
SIU
Salukis
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nolan Causwell vs. Clarence Rupert (Xavier Johnson gains possession)
19:40		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
19:38		Jack Mielke defensive rebound
19:20		AJ Smith misses two point layup
19:18		AJ Smith offensive rebound
19:17	+2	AJ Smith makes two point putback layup	2-0
19:02		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:00		Jack Campion defensive rebound
18:39		Nolan Causwell misses two point hook shot
18:37		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
18:26		Jack Campion personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
18:07	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup	2-2
17:44		Clarence Rupert blocks Jeremiah Hernandez's two point layup
17:42		Screaming Eagles offensive rebound
17:35		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
17:33		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
17:20		AJ Smith shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
17:20	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:20		Clarence Rupert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:20		Kennard Davis Jr. offensive rebound
17:15	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)	2-6
16:59		Trent Brown personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
16:42		Jack Campion misses two point jump shot
16:40		AJ Smith offensive rebound
16:40	+2	AJ Smith makes two point putback dunk	4-6
16:17	+2	Trent Brown makes two point layup (Clarence Rupert assists)	4-8
16:00		AJ Smith misses two point layup
15:58		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
15:39		Clarence Rupert misses two point hook shot
15:37		Salukis offensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:29		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass)
15:16		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
15:14		Nick Hittle offensive rebound
14:53		Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot
14:51		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
14:41	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	4-11
14:24		Trent Brown personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
14:16		Jarrett Hensley shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
14:16		Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:16	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-11
13:55	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point dunk (Xavier Johnson assists)	5-13
13:35		Nick Hittle misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:33		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
13:26		Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (Jarrett Hensley draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Jarrett Hensley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-14
13:26		Jarrett Hensley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:26		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
13:01		Nick Hittle misses two point hook shot
12:59		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
12:53		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
12:51		AJ Smith defensive rebound
12:27		Ryan Hall misses three point jump shot
12:25		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
12:17	+2	Trey Miller makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	5-16
12:17		Screaming Eagles 30 second timeout
12:17		TV timeout
11:59		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Johnson steals)
11:56		Jeremiah Hernandez personal foul (Trey Miller draws the foul)
11:50	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point hook shot	5-18
11:32	+2	Ryan Hall makes two point layup (Jack Mielke assists)	7-18
11:06		Ryan Hall personal foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
11:00		Javius Moore personal foul (Jovan Stulic draws the foul)
10:47	+3	Jovan Stulic makes three point jump shot (Trent Brown assists)	7-21
10:37		Jack Campion misses three point jump shot
10:35		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
10:15		AJ Smith personal foul (Trent Brown draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-22
10:15	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-23
9:59		Jack Campion turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Johnson steals)
9:55		Xavier Johnson turnover (carrying)
9:41	+2	Ryan Hall makes two point dunk (Sam Mervis assists)	9-23
9:38		Javius Moore technical foul
9:38	+1	Xavier Johnson makes technical free throw 1 of 2	9-24
9:38	+1	Xavier Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	9-25
9:15		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
9:13		Jack Mielke defensive rebound
9:06		Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot
9:04		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
8:54	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	9-28
8:32		Xavier Johnson kicked ball violation
8:22		Ryan Hall misses two point jump shot
8:20		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
8:06		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
8:04		Jack Mielke defensive rebound
7:34		Ryan Hall misses two point jump shot
7:32		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
7:27		Nolan Causwell blocks Clarence Rupert's two point layup
7:25		Salukis offensive rebound
7:25		TV timeout
7:16		Jarrett Hensley misses three point jump shot
7:14		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
7:05		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jack Mielke steals)
6:52		Clarence Rupert blocks Sam Mervis's two point layup
6:50		Screaming Eagles offensive rebound
6:38		Jack Campion misses two point jump shot
6:36		Trent Brown defensive rebound
6:30		Jack Mielke blocks Jarrett Hensley's two point layup
6:28		Jack Mielke defensive rebound
6:15		Nolan Causwell misses two point hook shot
6:13		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
5:45	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	9-31
5:34		Ryan Hall misses three point jump shot
5:32		Nolan Causwell offensive rebound
5:19		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Ryan Hall draws the foul)
5:00		Sam Mervis misses two point layup
4:58		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
4:47		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:45		Jack Mielke defensive rebound
4:14		Jack Campion misses three point jump shot
4:12		Jack Mielke offensive rebound
4:02		Nick Hittle turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Johnson steals)
3:50	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point driving layup	9-33
3:50		Sam Mervis shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-34
3:38		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
3:35		Screaming Eagles offensive rebound
3:28		Nick Hittle offensive foul (Trey Miller draws the foul)
3:28		Nick Hittle turnover (offensive foul)
3:12		Trey Miller misses two point layup
3:10		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
3:03	+3	Jack Campion makes three point jump shot (Nick Hittle assists)	12-34
2:36	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists)	12-37
2:19		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Jack Campion draws the foul)
1:58		Nick Hittle misses two point jump shot
1:56		Salukis defensive rebound
1:37		Jovan Stulic turnover (traveling)
1:21		Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot
1:19		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
1:13		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
1:11		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot	14-37
0:40		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:30	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point dunk (Xavier Johnson assists)	14-39
0:16		Luther Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:14		Screaming Eagles offensive rebound
0:14		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Jack Mielke draws the foul)
0:02		Luther Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SNIND
Screaming Eagles
36
SIU
Salukis
42

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (bad pass)
19:30		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
19:28		Kennard Davis Jr. offensive rebound
19:25	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)	14-42
19:06		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
19:04		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
18:56		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
18:54		AJ Smith defensive rebound
18:41	+3	Jack Mielke makes three point jump shot (Jack Campion assists)	17-42
18:23		Jack Campion shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-43
18:23	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-44
18:13		Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot
18:11		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	17-46
17:47		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (lost ball)
17:24		AJ Smith shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-47
17:24	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-48
17:12		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
17:10		Screaming Eagles offensive rebound
17:10		Clarence Rupert personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
16:57		Clarence Rupert shooting foul (Nick Hittle draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Nick Hittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-48
16:57		Nick Hittle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:57		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
16:32		Clarence Rupert turnover (bad pass)
16:21		Xavier Johnson personal foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
16:13		Trent Brown personal foul (Nick Hittle draws the foul)
16:08		Jovan Stulic personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
15:57		Jovan Stulic shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57		AJ Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:57	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-48
15:37		Nick Hittle shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
15:37	+1	Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-49
15:37		Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:37		AJ Smith defensive rebound
15:26		Trey Miller personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
15:26	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-49
15:26	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-49
15:10		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
15:08		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point putback layup	21-51
14:50		Scottie Ebube blocks Nick Hittle's two point layup
14:48		Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound
14:43		Stan Gouard technical foul
14:43		Screaming Eagles turnover
14:43		Xavier Johnson misses technical free throw 1 of 2
14:43	+1	Xavier Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	21-52
14:42		Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot
14:40		AJ Smith offensive rebound
14:37		Scottie Ebube shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
14:37	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-52
14:37	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-52
14:10	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot	23-55
13:48		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point jump shot
13:46		Trey Miller defensive rebound
13:41		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (AJ Smith steals)
13:40		Jovan Stulic personal foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
13:40	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-55
13:40	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-55
13:20	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup	25-57
13:00		Nick Hittle offensive foul (Jarrett Hensley draws the foul)
13:00		Nick Hittle turnover (offensive foul)
12:38	+2	RJ McGee makes two point layup	25-59
12:16		RJ McGee shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
12:16	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-59
12:16	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-59
11:47		Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
11:45		Nolan Causwell defensive rebound
11:38		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:36		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
11:23		Jarrett Hensley turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Causwell steals)
11:16		Kennard Davis Jr. shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
11:16		TV timeout
11:16		AJ Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:16	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-59
11:13		Jovan Stulic turnover (traveling)
10:47		Screaming Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
10:22		Clarence Rupert misses two point hook shot
10:20		AJ Smith defensive rebound
10:10	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	30-59
9:44		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:42		AJ Smith defensive rebound
9:34		AJ Smith turnover (out of bounds)
9:13	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point layup	30-61
9:13		Nolan Causwell shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
9:13		Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:13		Javius Moore defensive rebound
8:50		Nolan Causwell misses two point hook shot
8:48		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
8:43		Ryan Hall personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-62
8:43	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-63
8:28		Javius Moore misses two point jump shot
8:26		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
8:23		Ryan Hall shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
8:23	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-64
8:23	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-65
8:08		Scottie Ebube blocks Jeremiah Hernandez's two point layup
8:06		Nolan Causwell offensive rebound
8:05		Trent Brown shooting foul (Nolan Causwell draws the foul)
8:05		Nolan Causwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:05	+1	Nolan Causwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-65
7:59		Trey Miller turnover (bad pass)
7:59		TV timeout
7:48		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (bad pass)
7:44		Jarrett Hensley turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
7:38		AJ Smith misses two point layup
7:36		AJ Smith offensive rebound
7:32		Scottie Ebube blocks AJ Smith's two point layup
7:30		AJ Smith offensive rebound
7:22	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point dunk	33-65
6:57	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	33-67
6:57		AJ Smith shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
6:57		Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:57		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
6:44		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
6:42		Nick Hittle offensive rebound
6:31		AJ Smith turnover (traveling)
6:13	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	33-69
6:00		Clarence Rupert personal foul (Nick Hittle draws the foul)
6:00		Nick Hittle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:00	+1	Nick Hittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-69
5:50	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Clarence Rupert assists)	34-71
5:28	+2	Nick Hittle makes two point layup (Jack Campion assists)	36-71
5:21		AJ Smith personal foul (Sheridan Sharp draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Sheridan Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-72
5:21		Sheridan Sharp misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:21		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
5:02		Javius Moore misses two point layup
5:00		Jack Mielke offensive rebound
4:50	+3	Jack Mielke makes three point jump shot (Jack Campion assists)	39-72
4:50		Screaming Eagles 30 second timeout
4:50		TV timeout
4:42		Jack Mielke blocks Jarrett Hensley's two point layup
4:40		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
4:29	+3	Jack Mielke makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	42-72
4:00		Jack Campion blocks Sheridan Sharp's two point layup
3:58		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
3:48		Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot
3:46		Salukis defensive rebound
3:46		Jack Mielke personal foul (Jovan Stulic draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Jovan Stulic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-73
3:46	+1	Jovan Stulic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-74
3:23		RJ McGee shooting foul (Nick Hittle draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Nick Hittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-74
3:23	+1	Nick Hittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-74
2:58		Jarrett Hensley misses two point layup
2:56		RJ McGee offensive rebound
2:56		RJ McGee misses two point layup
2:54		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
2:50		RJ McGee personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
2:50		Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:50		Jeremiah Hernandez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
2:21		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
2:19		Nick Hittle defensive rebound
2:09	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup	46-74
2:09		Screaming Eagles 30 second timeout
1:50	+2	Trey Miller makes two point layup (Sheridan Sharp assists)	46-76
1:18	+2	Ryan Hall makes two point jump shot (Yarin Hasson assists)	48-76
0:56		Johnny Semany shooting foul (Sheridan Sharp draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Sheridan Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-77
0:56	+1	Sheridan Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-78
0:45		Jarrett Hensley personal foul (Ryan Hall draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Ryan Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-78
0:45	+1	Ryan Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-78
0:17	+3	Jarrett Hensley makes three point jump shot (Jovan Stulic assists)	50-81
0:00		End of period

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Jarrett Hensley makes three point jump shot (Jovan Stulic assists)