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Johnson's 31 lead Southern Illinois past UIC 62-50

AP
Dec 31, 2023

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Xavier Johnson scored 31 points as Southern Illinois beat UIC 62-50 on Saturday night.

Johnson also had five assists for the Salukis (9-4, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Clarence Rupert scored 12 points while finishing 6 of 9 from the floor, and added six rebounds and four blocks. Kennard Davis went 2 of 5 from the field to finish with seven points.

Isaiah Rivera finished with 18 points for the Flames (7-6, 0-2). Christian Jones added nine points and two steals for UIC. Jaden Brownell also had nine points and three blocks.

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1st Half
UIC
Flames
30
SIU
Salukis
32

Time		Play	Score
19:56		Cameron Fens vs. Jovan Stulic (Salukis gains possession)
19:29		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
19:27		Flames defensive rebound
19:09		CJ Jones turnover (traveling)
18:54	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)	0-3
18:45		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass) (Trent Brown steals)
18:25	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point hook shot	0-5
18:07	+2	CJ Jones makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:38	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	2-7
17:21	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	4-7
17:02		Filip Skobalj personal foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
16:48	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	4-9
16:26		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
16:24		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
16:08		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:06		Flames defensive rebound
15:52		Toby Okani misses two point hook shot
15:50		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
15:40		Toby Okani blocks Kennard Davis Jr.'s two point layup
15:38		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
15:34		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
15:34		TV timeout
15:34	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-9
15:34		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:34		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
15:12	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	5-11
15:00	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point jump shot	7-11
14:27		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
14:25		Flames defensive rebound
13:56		CJ Jones misses three point jump shot
13:54		Toby Okani offensive rebound
13:54		AJ Ferguson personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
13:43		CJ Jones misses three point jump shot
13:41		Trent Brown defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	7-13
13:14		Toby Okani misses two point layup
13:12		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
13:05	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	7-15
12:40		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
12:38		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
12:31		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:29		Flames defensive rebound
12:29		AJ Ferguson personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
11:56		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
11:54		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
11:29		TV timeout
11:29		Jarrett Hensley turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
11:18	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point dunk (Isaiah Rivera assists)	9-15
11:06		Steven Clay personal foul (Salukis draws the foul)
10:54	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	9-17
10:41		Jaden Brownell turnover (bad pass)
10:13		Troy D'Amico misses two point hook shot
10:11		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
10:05		Clarence Rupert blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
10:03		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
9:49		Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point dunk
9:47		Trent Brown offensive rebound
9:39		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:37		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
9:31	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup	11-17
9:31		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-17
9:20		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
9:20	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-18
9:20	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-19
8:56		Jarrett Hensley shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
8:56		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:56		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:56		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
8:31		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:29		CJ Jones defensive rebound
8:23		CJ Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Hensley steals)
8:15	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point dunk (Jarrett Hensley assists)	12-21
8:04		Clarence Rupert blocks Marquise Kennedy's two point layup
8:02		Flames offensive rebound
7:43	+3	CJ Jones makes three point jump shot (Marquise Kennedy assists)	15-21
7:16	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup	15-23
7:04		CJ Jones turnover (lost ball)
7:04		TV timeout
6:53		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:51		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
6:37		Toby Okani offensive foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
6:37		Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul)
6:22		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
6:20		CJ Jones defensive rebound
6:14	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	17-23
6:14		Jovan Stulic shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
6:14	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-23
6:00		Xavier Johnson turnover (traveling)
5:51	+3	Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Yusef Salih assists)	21-23
5:29		CJ Jones personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
5:19		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
5:17		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
5:15	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup	21-25
4:58	+3	Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	24-25
4:38		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (CJ Jones steals)
4:27		Jaden Brownell misses two point layup
4:25		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
4:20		Xavier Johnson turnover (lost ball) (CJ Jones steals)
4:01	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point jump shot	26-25
3:39		Toby Okani blocks Troy D'Amico's two point layup
3:39		Salukis offensive rebound
3:39		TV timeout
3:25		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:23		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
3:14	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Yusef Salih assists)	28-25
3:14		Jarrett Hensley shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
3:14		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:14		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
2:51		Jarrett Hensley misses two point layup
2:39		Toby Okani defensive rebound
2:30		Yusef Salih misses three point jump shot
2:28		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	28-27
1:50		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
1:48		Salukis defensive rebound
1:35		Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
1:33		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup	28-29
1:14		Toby Okani misses two point hook shot
1:12		Trent Brown defensive rebound
1:05	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	28-32
1:03		Flames 30 second timeout
0:44		CJ Jones misses two point layup
0:42		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
0:37		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:15		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
0:13		Toby Okani defensive rebound
0:01	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	30-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UIC
Flames
20
SIU
Salukis
30

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Ethan Pickett personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
19:25	+3	Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	30-35
19:01	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	32-35
18:29		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:27		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
18:21		Clarence Rupert blocks Isaiah Rivera's two point layup
18:19		Flames offensive rebound
18:13		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
18:11		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
18:01		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
17:55		Toby Okani blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
17:53		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
17:43		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
17:41		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
17:16		Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
17:10		Salukis turnover (shot clock violation)
16:59		CJ Jones misses two point hook shot
16:57		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
16:54		CJ Jones personal foul (Salukis draws the foul)
16:40	+2	Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point layup	32-37
16:23		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
16:21		Flames offensive rebound
16:16		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
16:14		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
16:06		Filip Skobalj misses two point layup
16:04		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
15:55		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:53		Flames defensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:38		Jarrett Hensley personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
15:21		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
15:19		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
15:10		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
15:08		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
14:56		Jaden Brownell misses two point layup
14:54		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
14:38	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	34-37
14:33		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
14:23		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
14:21		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
14:19		Salukis 30 second timeout
14:19		TV timeout
14:02		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:00		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
13:45		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
13:39		Toby Okani offensive foul
13:39		Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul)
13:25		Jaden Brownell blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
13:23		Salukis offensive rebound
13:10		CJ Jones blocks AJ Ferguson's two point layup
13:08		AJ Ferguson offensive rebound
13:08		Jaden Brownell personal foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
13:08		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:08		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:08		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
13:03		CJ Jones personal foul (Salukis draws the foul)
12:47	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	34-39
12:18		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
12:18		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:18	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-39
11:55		Clarence Rupert turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
11:48		Clarence Rupert blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
11:46		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
11:37	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	35-41
11:23		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
11:21		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
11:10		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:10		Flames defensive rebound
11:10		TV timeout
10:50		Trent Brown shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-41
10:50	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-41
10:30		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
10:20		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
10:18		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
10:09	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	37-44
9:53		Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
9:44	+3	Yusef Salih makes three point jump shot (Filip Skobalj assists)	40-44
9:24		Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
9:22		Yusef Salih defensive rebound
8:58		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
8:56		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
8:45		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
8:43		Toby Okani defensive rebound
8:33		Toby Okani misses two point layup
8:31		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
8:24		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:22		Yusef Salih defensive rebound
8:16	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Yusef Salih assists)	43-44
7:57		Filip Skobalj personal foul (Salukis draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-45
7:57	+1	Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-46
7:34		Yusef Salih misses two point layup
7:32		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	43-48
6:44		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
6:42		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
6:36		Filip Skobalj misses two point layup
6:34		Trent Brown defensive rebound
6:26		Ethan Pickett personal foul
6:26		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:26		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	45-48
5:39		Jaden Brownell blocks AJ Ferguson's two point layup
5:37		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
5:37		Salukis turnover (shot clock violation)
5:22		Jarrett Hensley personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
5:17		Jaden Brownell turnover (traveling)
4:50		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
4:50		AJ Ferguson turnover (offensive goaltending)
4:37	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Jaden Brownell assists)	47-48
4:08	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists)	47-51
3:50		AJ Ferguson personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-51
3:48		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Clarence Rupert misses three point jump shot
3:22		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
3:16		Jaden Brownell blocks Troy D'Amico's three point jump shot
3:16		Salukis offensive rebound
3:16		Toby Okani blocks Troy D'Amico's two point jump shot
3:14		Toby Okani defensive rebound
2:54		Jaden Brownell turnover (traveling)
2:36		Toby Okani personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-52
2:34	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-53
2:06	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	50-53
1:53	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	50-55
1:45		Flames 30 second timeout
1:33		Isaiah Rivera turnover (lost ball) (Trent Brown steals)
1:08	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	50-58
0:52		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
0:50		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
0:43		Jaden Brownell personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-59
0:43	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-60
0:31		CJ Jones misses two point layup
0:29		CJ Jones offensive rebound
0:28		CJ Jones misses two point layup
0:28		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
0:27		Filip Skobalj personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-61
0:27	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-62
0:10		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
0:08		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Clarence Rupert defensive rebound