Pruitt scores 21; SIU-Edwardsville beats Saint Louis 69-67
AP
Dec 21, 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) Deejuan Pruitt's 21 points off of the bench led SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to a 69-67 victory against Saint Louis Billikens on Wednesday night.
SIU-Edwardsville's Ray'Sean Taylor scored the game's last three points. Taylor made a layup with 30 seconds left and then split a pair of free throws with 12 seconds to play. Saint Louis missed three shots on its final possession.
Pruitt added nine rebounds for the Cougars (9-4). Lamar Wright scored 13 points, shooting 5 for 6, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc. Taylor recorded 12 points and shot 3 for 11 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line.
The Billikens (8-5) were led in scoring by Javonte Perkins, who finished with 23 points. Saint Louis also got 13 points, 10 assists and three steals from Yuri Collins. In addition, Jake Forrester finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks.
Pruitt scored 10 points in the first half and SIU-Edwardsville went into the break trailing 33-22. Wright led SIU-Edwardsville with 13 points in the second half as his team outscored Saint Louis by 13 points over the final half.
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1st Half
SIUE
Cougars
22
STL
Billikens
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Billikens gains possession)
19:38
Javon Pickett offensive foul
19:38
Javon Pickett turnover (offensive foul)
19:23
+2
Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:01
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
18:59
Jonathan Kurtas defensive rebound
18:39
Damarco Minor turnover (lost ball) (Yuri Collins steals)
18:34
+3
Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists)
2-3
18:00
Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot
17:58
Lamar Wright offensive rebound
17:56
Lamar Wright turnover (traveling)
17:46
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
17:44
Javon Pickett offensive rebound
17:30
Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
17:28
Damarco Minor defensive rebound
17:18
+2
Jonathan Kurtas makes two point jump shot (Shamar Wright assists)
4-3
17:00
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
16:58
Shamar Wright defensive rebound
16:54
Francis Okoro personal foul
16:43
Shamar Wright misses two point jump shot
16:41
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
16:34
+2
Yuri Collins makes two point layup
4-5
16:24
Francis Okoro shooting foul (Ray'Sean Taylor draws the foul)
16:24
Ray'Sean Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24
+1
Ray'Sean Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-5
16:15
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
16:13
Shamar Wright defensive rebound
15:57
TV timeout
15:45
Shamar Wright turnover (lost ball)
15:41
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
15:39
Jonathan Kurtas defensive rebound
15:29
Damarco Minor turnover (lost ball) (Yuri Collins steals)
15:23
+2
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)
5-7
15:02
Jonathan Kurtas misses two point jump shot
15:00
Ray'Sean Taylor offensive rebound
14:58
Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point layup
14:56
Billikens defensive rebound
14:39
Yuri Collins misses three point jump shot
14:37
Shamar Wright defensive rebound
14:21
Ray'Sean Taylor offensive foul
14:21
Ray'Sean Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
14:04
Yuri Collins turnover (traveling)
13:47
Jalen Hodge misses three point jump shot
13:45
Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
13:44
Shamar Wright personal foul
13:35
Yuri Collins turnover (bad pass)
13:20
Terrance Thompson turnover (bad pass)
13:04
+2
Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
5-9
12:39
Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot
12:37
Sincere Parker defensive rebound
12:24
+2
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point hook shot (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
5-11
11:59
Desmond Polk misses three point jump shot
11:57
Deejuan Pruitt offensive rebound
11:53
+2
Deejuan Pruitt makes two point putback layup
7-11
11:33
+2
Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot
7-13
11:09
+2
Deejuan Pruitt makes two point layup (Terrance Thompson assists)
9-13
10:49
Jake Forrester misses two point jump shot
10:47
Desmond Polk defensive rebound
10:27
Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass)
10:27
TV timeout
10:15
+2
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point jump shot (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
9-15
10:01
Fred Thatch Jr. personal foul
9:50
Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
9:48
Jalen Hodge offensive rebound
9:41
+2
Deejuan Pruitt makes two point layup (Jalen Hodge assists)
11-15
9:25
Sincere Parker misses two point layup
9:23
Jake Forrester offensive rebound
9:22
Jonathan Kurtas shooting foul (Jake Forrester draws the foul)
9:22
Jake Forrester misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:22
+1
Jake Forrester makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-16
9:00
+2
Jalen Hodge makes two point jump shot
13-16
8:46
+3
Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
13-19
8:19
Jake Forrester blocks Jonathan Kurtas's two point hook shot
8:17
Deejuan Pruitt offensive rebound
8:03
+2
Deejuan Pruitt makes two point layup
15-19
7:56
Jonathan Kurtas blocks Jake Forrester's two point layup
7:54
Deejuan Pruitt defensive rebound
7:41
+2
Deejuan Pruitt makes two point jump shot (Shamar Wright assists)
17-19
7:41
TV timeout
7:20
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
7:18
Ray'Sean Taylor defensive rebound
6:53
Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:51
Shamar Wright offensive rebound
6:47
Shamar Wright misses two point layup
6:45
Shamar Wright offensive rebound
6:47
Gibson Jimerson shooting foul (Shamar Wright draws the foul)
6:47
+1
Shamar Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-19
6:47
Shamar Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:47
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
6:33
Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
6:31
Damarco Minor defensive rebound
6:22
Damarco Minor misses two point layup
6:20
Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
6:16
Javon Pickett misses two point layup
6:14
Shamar Wright defensive rebound
6:10
Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:08
Javonte Perkins defensive rebound
6:03
Lamar Wright shooting foul (Javon Pickett draws the foul)
6:03
+1
Javon Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-20
6:03
+1
Javon Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-21
5:44
Javonte Perkins shooting foul (Shamar Wright draws the foul)
5:44
+1
Shamar Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-21
5:44
+1
Shamar Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-21
5:26
+3
Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
20-24
5:09
Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:07
Damarco Minor offensive rebound
4:56
Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot
4:54
Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
4:54
Damarco Minor personal foul
4:33
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)
20-26
4:32
Lamar Wright shooting foul (Jake Forrester draws the foul)
4:32
+1
Jake Forrester makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-27
4:18
Shamar Wright misses three point jump shot
4:16
Yuri Collins defensive rebound
4:12
+2
Javonte Perkins makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)
20-29
4:12
Cougars 30 second timeout
4:00
Deejuan Pruitt misses three point jump shot
3:58
Javonte Perkins defensive rebound
3:41
+2
Javonte Perkins makes two point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists)
20-31
3:17
Jalen Hodge misses three point jump shot
3:15
Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
3:07
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
3:05
Deejuan Pruitt defensive rebound
2:39
+2
Jalen Hodge makes two point floating jump shot
22-31
2:21
Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
2:19
Jalen Hodge defensive rebound
2:05
Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:03
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
1:46
+2
Javonte Perkins makes two point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists)
22-33
1:22
Jake Forrester blocks Deejuan Pruitt's two point jump shot
1:20
Deejuan Pruitt offensive rebound
1:18
Deejuan Pruitt misses two point jump shot
1:16
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
1:07
Jonathan Kurtas shooting foul (Jake Forrester draws the foul)
1:07
Jake Forrester misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07
Jake Forrester misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:07
Shamar Wright defensive rebound
0:51
Terrance Thompson misses two point jump shot
0:49
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
0:23
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
0:21
Yuri Collins offensive rebound
0:03
Shamar Wright blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point layup
0:01
Shamar Wright defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SIUE
Cougars
47
STL
Billikens
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
Shamar Wright misses two point layup
19:43
Jonathan Kurtas offensive rebound
19:45
Javon Pickett personal foul
19:36
+2
Lamar Wright makes two point turnaround jump shot (Shamar Wright assists)
