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Johnson's 17 lead Southern Illinois past Illinois State 69-66

AP
Feb 11, 2024

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Xavier Johnson's 17 points helped Southern Illinois defeat Illinois State 69-66 on Saturday night.

Johnson also added nine assists for the Salukis (16-9, 8-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Scottie Ebube added 10 points while shooting 5 of 6 from the field, and had seven rebounds. Troy D'Amico finished 3 of 8 from 3-point range to finish with nine points.

The Redbirds (11-14, 5-9) were led by Myles Foster, who recorded 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Malachi Poindexter added 16 points for Illinois State. In addition, Kendall Lewis had 13 points and six rebounds.

Johnson put up 11 points in the first half for Southern Illinois, who led 42-25 at halftime. Southern Illinois used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 15-point lead at 57-42 with 11:46 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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

1st Half
ILST
Redbirds
25
SIU
Salukis
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kendall Lewis vs. Clarence Rupert (Redbirds gains possession)
19:36		Myles Foster misses two point layup
19:34		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
19:13	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	0-3
18:47	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	2-3
18:21		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
18:19		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
18:13		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
17:52		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
17:52		Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:52		Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:50		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
17:26	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot	2-6
16:59	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Myles Foster assists)	4-6
16:36	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup	4-8
16:36		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
16:36	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-9
16:24		Myles Foster offensive foul (Chris Cross draws the foul)
16:24		Myles Foster turnover (offensive foul)
16:09	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	4-11
15:52	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point pullup jump shot	6-11
15:29		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
15:27		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point stepback jump shot	8-11
14:59		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:57		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
14:41		Malachi Poindexter misses two point floating jump shot
14:39		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
14:26		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Trent Brown draws the foul)
14:26		TV timeout
14:26	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3	8-12
14:26	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-13
14:26		Trent Brown misses regular free throw 3 of 3
14:26		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
14:10		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
14:08		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point hook shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	8-15
13:19		Myles Foster misses two point layup
13:18		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
13:18		Ty Pence personal foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
12:46	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot	8-17
12:19		Chase Walker offensive foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
12:19		Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul)
11:59	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point layup (Trent Brown assists)	8-19
11:58		Redbirds 30 second timeout
11:58		TV timeout
11:50		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
11:48		Chase Walker offensive rebound
11:36		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Kennard Davis Jr. steals)
11:06		Scottie Ebube turnover (lost ball) (Luke Kasubke steals)
10:51		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
10:45		Scottie Ebube personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
10:38	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	10-19
10:16		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
10:14		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
9:55	+2	Jarrett Hensley makes two point cutting dunk (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)	10-21
9:30		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
9:28		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
9:00	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point pullup jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)	10-24
8:33		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 3	11-24
8:33	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-24
8:33	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-24
8:19		Jarrett Hensley misses three point jump shot
8:17		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point driving layup	15-24
7:46		Salukis turnover (back court violation)
7:46		TV timeout
7:37		Scottie Ebube blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
7:35		Myles Foster offensive rebound
7:31		Jump ball. Myles Foster vs. AJ Ferguson (Salukis gains possession)
7:31		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (AJ Ferguson steals)
7:02		Scottie Ebube turnover (lost ball) (Kendall Lewis steals)
6:44	+3	Kendall Lewis makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	18-24
6:20		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
6:18		Myles Foster defensive rebound
6:16		Scottie Ebube personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
5:51		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
5:51		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:51	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-24
5:41		Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (double dribble)
5:33		Myles Foster turnover (bad pass)
5:21	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (AJ Ferguson assists)	19-26
5:04		Myles Foster misses two point layup
5:02		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
4:53	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)	19-29
4:26	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot	21-29
3:56		Myles Foster shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-30
3:56	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-31
3:47		Chase Walker offensive foul
3:47		Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul)
3:29	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	21-33
2:57	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Luke Kasubke assists)	23-33
2:27		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
2:27		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:27	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-34
2:10		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
2:10		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:10		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
1:52	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	23-37
1:34		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-37
1:34	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-37
1:21		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:19		Jarrett Hensley offensive rebound
1:18		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Jarrett Hensley draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Jarrett Hensley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-38
1:18	+1	Jarrett Hensley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-39
1:01		Dalton Banks misses two point pullup jump shot
0:59		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
0:50		Xavier Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot
0:48		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:33		Kendall Lewis turnover (traveling)
0:29		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:03	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	25-42
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILST
Redbirds
41
SIU
Salukis
27

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
19:47		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
19:37	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point driving layup	25-44
19:21	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	27-44
19:02		Myles Foster blocks Clarence Rupert's two point layup
19:00		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
18:43	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point floating jump shot	29-44
18:07	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point driving layup	29-46
17:56	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point driving reverse layup	31-46
17:24		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-47
17:24	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-48
17:07	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point driving layup	33-48
16:38		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
16:36		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
16:29		Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
16:15	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point stepback jump shot	36-48
15:52		Scottie Ebube misses two point layup
15:50		Myles Foster defensive rebound
15:47		Dalton Banks turnover (traveling)
15:47		TV timeout
15:34		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
15:32		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
15:09		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
15:07		Myles Foster offensive rebound
15:06	+2	Myles Foster makes two point putback layup	38-48
15:06		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
15:06		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:06		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
14:54		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
14:52		Myles Foster defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Myles Foster makes two point cutting layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	40-48
14:28		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
14:13		Xavier Johnson misses two point driving layup
14:11		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
14:09	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point putback layup	40-50
13:39	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point pullup jump shot	42-50
13:14	+2	Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	42-52
12:58		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
12:56		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
12:26	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point stepback jump shot	42-54
12:03		Redbirds turnover (back court violation)
11:46	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	42-57
11:33		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-57
11:33	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-57
11:18		Scottie Ebube turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
10:53	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	47-57
10:30		Xavier Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:28		Myles Foster defensive rebound
10:03		Myles Foster misses two point hook shot
10:01		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
9:41		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
9:39		Myles Foster defensive rebound
9:25		Redbirds 30 second timeout
9:25		TV timeout
9:08		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:06		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	47-59
9:02		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Kennard Davis Jr. draws the foul)
9:02		Kennard Davis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:02		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
8:47		Xavier Johnson blocks Johnny Kinziger's two point jump shot
8:45		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
8:20	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point driving layup (Clarence Rupert assists)	47-61
7:54		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
7:52		Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
7:44	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point driving layup	47-63
7:37		Redbirds 30 second timeout
7:37		TV timeout
7:23		Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
7:21		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
7:15		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:13		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
7:08		Clarence Rupert personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
7:06		Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
6:58	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	50-63
6:35		Myles Foster blocks Clarence Rupert's two point driving layup
6:33		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point alley-oop layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	52-63
6:26		Salukis 30 second timeout
6:05		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
6:03		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
5:57		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
5:55		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
5:48	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point putback layup	52-65
5:30		Malachi Poindexter turnover (lost ball)
5:13		Dalton Banks personal foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
5:07	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point dunk (Xavier Johnson assists)	52-67
4:36	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point running pullup jump shot	54-67
4:20		Xavier Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot
4:18		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
4:12	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	57-67
4:12		Scottie Ebube shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-67
4:02		Myles Foster personal foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
3:49		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:39		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
3:33		AJ Ferguson blocks Johnny Kinziger's two point driving layup
3:31		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
3:12		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
3:10		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
2:49	+2	Myles Foster makes two point reverse layup (Dalton Banks assists)	60-67
2:38		Salukis 30 second timeout
2:19		Myles Foster personal foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
2:19		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:19		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
1:56		Troy D'Amico blocks Malachi Poindexter's two point driving finger roll layup
1:54		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
1:26		Myles Foster blocks Xavier Johnson's two point driving layup
1:24		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	62-67
1:12		Redbirds 60 second timeout
0:48		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
0:46		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
0:38		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
0:38	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:38		Salukis 60 second timeout
0:12		Xavier Johnson misses two point driving layup
0:10		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:02		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
0:01		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point tip layup	66-67
0:00		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Kennard Davis Jr. draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-68
0:00	+1	Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-69
0:00		End of period

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Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2