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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Sunday, March 1, 2026Ford CenterAll Charlottesville sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
SIU384381
EVAN274067
Final

Southern Illinois beats Evansville 81-67

Southern Illinois Salukis beat Evansville Purple Aces 81-67 on Sunday at Ford Center.

The first half made the difference: Southern Illinois outscored Evansville 38-27.

Southern Illinois shot 47% to 43% and won the boards 39-28.

For Southern Illinois, Damien Mayo Jr. (G): 23. For Evansville, AJ Casey (F): 16.

Southern Illinois improves to 16-15. Evansville falls to 7-24.

Attendance: 3,484.

Full recap at ESPN: Mayo scores 23, Southern Illinois takes down Evansville 81-67

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#10
SIU · PointsDamien Mayo Jr. G23
#4
SIU · AssistsQuel'Ron House G6
#8
SIU · ReboundsPrince Aligbe F12
#23
EVAN · PointsAJ Casey F16
#0
EVAN · AssistsBryce Quinet G7
#23
EVAN · ReboundsAJ Casey F8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
R. Aligbe F2642-60-20-061010154
P. Aligbe F29146-80-02-2121110662
Q. House G27104-120-12-236210122
D. Mayo Jr. G32236-154-107-830010121
D. Steffe G39166-84-50-033010121
J. Moreno F200-10-00-010100100
M. Pikaar F400-00-00-000001001
J. Webber C500-00-00-000100003
J. Haynes G2194-111-40-044100040
C. Hawkins G200-00-00-000000000
D. Sykes G1352-30-01-121000020
Team8130-649-2212-133916651132614

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