Verplancken, S. Illinois subdue Colorado in 67-63 win
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- — Steven Verplancken Jr. scored 18 points and Marcus Domask scored 17 and Southern Illinois beat Colorado 67-63 Friday night in an opening-round game of the Paradise Jam.
Lance Jones scored 14 for the Salukis (2-1) which made 41.4% (12 for 21) from 3-point range.
Colorado built a 12-1 lead but Southern Illinois used a pair of outbursts and went to intermission up 27-19.
Domask's 3-pointer at the 13:10 mark of the first half was Southern Illinois' first field goal of the game and sparked a 14-2 run. Southern Illinois then closed the half by scoring eight straight.
Colorado got within three points after Keeshawn Barthelemy made 1 of 2 foul shots before Southern Illinois scored five straight for a 48-40 lead with just under 10 minutes left.
The Buffs reduced their deficit to 60-58 with 1:33 remaining and Domask made 1 of 2 for a three-point lead.
Colorado turned over the ball on the next possession after a pass hit the rim and ricocheted out of bounds. Dalton Banks threw down a dunk on the ensuing possession to seal it for Southern Illinois.
Jabari Walker led the Buffaloes (3-1) with 16 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Sean Hull
- Dwayne Gladden
- Scott Bennett
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana State | 17-3 | - | 32-7 |
Drake | 16-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
Bradley | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
Belmont | 12-8 | 5 | 20-13 |
Northern Iowa | 12-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Southern Illinois | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
Illinois State | 9-11 | 8 | 15-17 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
Evansville | 6-14 | 11 | 17-18 |
UIC | 4-16 | 13 | 12-21 |
Valparaiso | 3-17 | 14 | 7-25 |
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 15-5 | - | 27-9 |
Washington State | 14-6 | 1 | 25-10 |
Colorado | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 3 | 24-12 |
UCLA | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Utah | 9-11 | 6 | 22-15 |
Washington | 9-11 | 6 | 17-15 |
California | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
USC | 8-12 | 7 | 15-18 |
Arizona State | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Stanford | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Oregon State | 5-15 | 10 | 13-19 |