Western Illinois 73-68 Southern Indiana (26 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Western Illinois Leathernecks

13-7, 6-1 Conference

	1	2	T
WIU	37	36	73
USI	35	33	68

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

5-16, 2-6 Conference

TIME		WIU	USI
19:38	JJ Kalakon made Jumper.	2	0
19:08	AJ Smith missed Layup.	2	0
19:04	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:02	AJ Smith made Layup.	2	2
18:42	Ryan Myers Turnover.	2	2
18:42	Nick Hittle Steal.	2	2
18:30	Jack Campion made Jumper.	2	4
18:04	Jesiah West missed Layup.	2	4
18:01	Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:56	Jack Campion made Jumper.	2	6
17:33	JJ Kalakon missed Jumper.	2	6
17:32	Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:32	Foul on Quinlan Bennett.	2	6
17:08	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.	2	6
17:06	Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:53	Drew Cisse Turnover.	2	6
16:53	Jack Campion Steal.	2	6
16:44	Jack Mielke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.	2	9
16:31	Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.	2	9
16:31	Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.	2	9
16:31	Foul on Nick Hittle.	2	9
16:27	Ryan Myers Turnover.	2	9
16:27	Jack Mielke Steal.	2	9
16:22	Jack Mielke Turnover.	2	9
16:22	James Dent Jr. Steal.	2	9
16:16	Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	5	9
15:49	Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper. Assisted by Kiyron Powell.	5	11
15:35	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	5	11
15:33	Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.	5	11
15:21	Drew Cisse missed Layup.	5	11
15:18	AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	11
15:14	AJ Smith Turnover.	5	11
15:14	Official TV Timeout	5	11
14:47	Tay Knox made Layup.	7	11
14:17	AJ Smith missed Jumper.	7	11
14:14	Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.	7	11
13:47	Tay Knox made Layup. Assisted by Jesiah West.	9	11
13:33	Jeremiah Hernandez made Dunk.	9	13
13:05	Foul on Jack Campion.	9	13
13:05	Jesiah West made Free Throw.	10	13
13:05	Jesiah West made Free Throw.	11	13
12:46	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.	11	13
12:44	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	11	13
12:44	AJ Smith made Layup.	11	15
12:44	Foul on Tay Knox.	11	15
12:44	AJ Smith made Free Throw.	11	16
12:29	Shay Davis missed Jumper.	11	16
12:26	Jeremiah Hernandez Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:19	Kiyron Powell missed Jumper.	11	16
12:16	JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:04	JJ Kalakon made Jumper.	13	16
11:47	AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
11:42	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	16
11:36	JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
11:33	Kiyron Powell Defensive Rebound.	13	16
11:32	Foul on James Dent Jr..	13	16
11:32	Official TV Timeout	13	16
11:32	Javius Moore missed Free Throw.	13	16
11:32	Southern Indiana Offensive Rebound.	13	16
11:32	Javius Moore made Free Throw.	13	17
11:12	Foul on Jack Mielke.	13	17
11:12	Quinlan Bennett missed Free Throw.	13	17
11:12	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	13	17
11:12	Quinlan Bennett made Free Throw.	14	17
10:41	Jack Mielke missed Three Point Jumper.	14	17
10:38	Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.	14	17
10:36	Quinlan Bennett Turnover.	14	17
10:17	Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.	14	19
9:52	Ryan Myers made Jumper.	16	19
9:21	Sam Mervis missed Layup.	16	19
9:21	Kiyron Powell Offensive Rebound.	16	19
9:21	Southern Indiana Turnover.	16	19
9:10	James Dent Jr. missed Layup.	16	19
9:10	Kiyron Powell Block.	16	19
9:06	Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.	16	19
9:02	Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.	16	19
8:58	Javius Moore Defensive Rebound.	16	19
8:51	Foul on James Dent Jr..	16	19
8:44	Jack Campion made Jumper.	16	21
8:28	Drew Cisse made Layup.	18	21
8:06	Jack Campion missed Jumper.	18	21
8:04	Jack Campion Offensive Rebound.	18	21
7:57	Jack Campion missed Layup.	18	21
7:55	Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.	18	21
7:34	JJ Kalakon made Jumper.	20	21
7:13	Jack Mielke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Campion.	20	24
7:01	Foul on Kiyron Powell.	20	24
7:01	Official TV Timeout	20	24
7:01	Drew Cisse made Free Throw.	21	24
7:01	Drew Cisse made Free Throw.	22	24
6:45	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.	22	24
6:41	Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.	22	24
6:19	JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
6:19	AJ Smith Block.	22	24
6:17	Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.	22	24
6:17	Jesiah West Turnover.	22	24
6:14	Jack Campion missed Jumper.	22	24
6:08	Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.	22	24
6:07	Foul on Nick Hittle.	22	24
5:40	Foul on Jesiah West.	22	24
5:40	Jesiah West Turnover.	22	24
5:24	Foul on Jesiah West.	22	24
5:24	AJ Smith made Free Throw.	22	25
5:24	AJ Smith made Free Throw.	22	26
5:06	Drew Cisse made Jumper.	24	26
4:50	Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper.	24	29
4:37	Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse.	27	29
4:26	Jack Campion Turnover.	27	29
4:26	KJ Lee Steal.	27	29
4:18	JJ Kalakon Turnover.	27	29
4:18	Jeremiah Hernandez Steal.	27	29
4:12	Kiyron Powell made Dunk. Assisted by Jack Campion.	27	31
3:55	Quinlan Bennett made Jumper.	29	31
3:43	Kiyron Powell Turnover.	29	31
3:43	Drew Cisse Steal.	29	31
3:39	Official TV Timeout	29	31
3:16	Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.	29	31
3:13	KJ Lee Offensive Rebound.	29	31
3:11	Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.	29	31
3:09	KJ Lee Offensive Rebound.	29	31
3:09	Foul on Jack Campion.	29	31
2:50	JJ Kalakon Turnover.	29	31
2:50	Jeremiah Hernandez Steal.	29	31
2:32	AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	29	31
2:29	JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.	29	31
2:18	Quinlan Bennett missed Layup.	29	31
2:14	Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.	29	31
2:13	Drew Cisse missed Layup.	29	31
2:13	AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.	29	31
1:55	Foul on Ryan Myers.	29	31
1:55	Jeremiah Hernandez missed Free Throw.	29	31
1:55	Southern Indiana Offensive Rebound.	29	31
1:55	Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.	29	32
1:37	Foul on AJ Smith.	29	32
1:37	Ryan Myers made Free Throw.	30	32
1:37	Ryan Myers made Free Throw.	31	32
1:26	AJ Smith missed Layup.	31	32
1:26	Tay Knox Block.	31	32
1:20	Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.	31	32
1:18	Quinlan Bennett missed Layup.	31	32
1:15	Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.	31	32
1:14	Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.	34	32
1:03	AJ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Mielke.	34	35
0:41	Ryan Myers missed Jumper.	34	35
0:39	Tay Knox Offensive Rebound.	34	35
0:39	Tay Knox made Layup.	36	35
0:39	Foul on Jack Mielke.	36	35
0:39	Tay Knox made Free Throw.	37	35
0:16	Jeremiah Hernandez Turnover.	37	35
0:16	JJ Kalakon Steal.	37	35
0:10	Western Illinois Timeout	37	35
0:04	Ryan Myers Turnover.	37	35
0:04	Sam Mervis Steal.	37	35
0:00	Sam Mervis missed Jumper.	37	35
0:00	Southern Indiana Offensive Rebound.	37	35
0:00	End of 1st half	37	35

0:14

Jesiah West rocks the rim with slam dunk

0:14

AJ Smith elevates for the big-time swat

0:17

Ryan Myers gets up for the beautiful jam

0:16

Screaming Eagles Arena

2:00 AM, 26 January 2024

Evansville, IN

Attendance: 2,726

Referees:
John St. Clair
Chris McCurry
Michael Wallace

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Morehead State	2-0	-	6-6
Southeast Missouri State	2-0	-	6-6
Little Rock	1-0	0.5	7-5
Western Illinois	1-1	1	7-6
Southern Indiana	1-1	1	6-6
Lindenwood	1-1	1	6-7
Tennessee Tech	1-1	1	5-7
UT Martin	1-1	1	5-8
Eastern Illinois	0-1	1.5	3-8
SIU Edwardsville	0-2	2	7-6
Tennessee State	0-2	2	4-9

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