MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Lance Jones had 21 points in Southern Illinois Salukis' 63-57 win over Murray State Racers on Thursday night.
Jones was 8 of 16 shooting, including 3 for 9 from distance, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Salukis (10-4, 2-1 Missouri Valley). Marcus Domask scored 20 points and added 11 rebounds and six assists. Clarence Rupert went 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 10 points.
The Racers (7-6, 2-1) were led by Rob Perry, who posted 26 points. Kenny White Jr. added 13 points for Murray State. In addition, Quincy Anderson had six points.
Southern Illinois went into the half leading Murray State 26-23. Jones scored nine points in the half. Southern Illinois pulled off the victory after an 8-0 second-half run erased a one-point deficit and gave them the lead at 46-39 with 8:46 left in the half. Domask scored 13 second-half points.
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Both teams next play Sunday. Southern Illinois hosts Belmont and Murray State visits Evansville.
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1st Half
SIU
Salukis
26
MURR
Racers
23
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Clarence Rupert vs. DJ Burns (Racers gains possession)
19:43
Trent Brown personal foul
19:41
DJ Burns turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Domask steals)
19:20
DJ Burns blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
19:18
Salukis offensive rebound
19:12
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
19:10
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
18:58
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
18:56
DJ Burns offensive rebound
18:43
Clarence Rupert blocks DJ Burns's two point layup
18:41
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
18:32
+3
Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)
3-0
18:02
Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:00
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
17:46
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point jump shot
5-0
17:18
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
17:16
DJ Burns offensive rebound
17:09
DJ Burns misses two point jump shot
17:07
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
17:01
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
16:59
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
16:50
Rob Perry misses two point layup
16:48
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
16:42
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
7-0
16:20
Kenny White Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:18
DJ Burns offensive rebound
16:12
Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:10
Jamari Smith offensive rebound
16:17
Trent Brown shooting foul (Jamari Smith draws the foul)
16:13
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-1
16:13
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-2
15:44
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
15:42
Rob Perry defensive rebound
15:33
Jamari Smith turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Johnson steals)
15:24
Jawaun Newton misses three point jump shot
15:22
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
15:07
Quincy Anderson offensive foul
15:07
Quincy Anderson turnover (offensive foul)
15:07
TV timeout
14:50
Marcus Domask turnover (out of bounds)
14:31
Dalton Banks personal foul
14:16
Rob Perry turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Domask steals)
14:04
Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
14:02
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
13:47
JD Muila blocks DJ Burns's two point jump shot
13:45
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
13:18
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
13:16
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
12:59
+2
Rob Perry makes two point jump shot
7-4
12:34
JD Muila turnover (3-second violation)
12:08
+2
Rob Perry makes two point layup
7-6
11:35
Lance Jones misses two point jump shot
11:33
Rob Perry defensive rebound
11:25
Justin Morgan turnover (bad pass)
11:25
TV timeout
11:05
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
11:03
Rob Perry defensive rebound
10:39
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
10:37
Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
10:24
Jump ball. (Salukis gains possession)
10:24
Jawaun Newton misses three point jump shot
10:22
Rob Perry defensive rebound
10:06
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
10:04
Jamari Smith offensive rebound
10:06
Jawaun Newton shooting foul (Jamari Smith draws the foul)
10:06
Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:06
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-7
9:41
Clarence Rupert misses three point jump shot
9:39
Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
9:32
Troy D'Amico turnover (lost ball) (Kenny White Jr. steals)
9:23
+2
DJ Burns makes two point layup (Kenny White Jr. assists)
7-9
9:16
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup
9-9
8:59
Kenny White Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:57
Lance Jones defensive rebound
8:51
+3
Foster Wonders makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists)
12-9
8:29
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
8:27
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
8:17
Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
8:15
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
8:16
Clarence Rupert personal foul
7:53
+2
Rob Perry makes two point jump shot
12-11
7:28
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Lance Jones assists)
14-11
7:06
DJ Burns misses two point jump shot
7:04
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
6:56
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
6:55
Racers defensive rebound
6:55
TV timeout
6:33
+2
Rob Perry makes two point layup
14-13
6:12
Lance Jones misses two point layup
6:10
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
6:10
Jump ball. (Racers gains possession)
5:48
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
5:46
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
5:19
Jamari Smith shooting foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
5:19
Jawaun Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:19
+1
Jawaun Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-13
5:05
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
5:03
DJ Burns offensive rebound
5:03
JD Muila personal foul
4:53
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
4:51
DJ Burns offensive rebound
4:44
+3
Rob Perry makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wood assists)
15-16
4:27
+3
Marcus Domask makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)
18-16
3:56
+2
Quincy Anderson makes two point jump shot
18-18
3:33
Jawaun Newton misses three point jump shot
3:31
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
3:20
JD Muila shooting foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
3:19
TV timeout
3:19
+1
Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-19
3:19
Quincy Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19
Justin Morgan offensive rebound
3:06
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
3:04
Justin Morgan offensive rebound
2:54
Quincy Anderson misses two point dunk
2:52
Justin Morgan offensive rebound
2:43
Justin Morgan misses two point jump shot
2:41
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
2:29
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup
20-19
2:16
+2
Rob Perry makes two point jump shot
20-21
2:04
+2
Xavier Johnson makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
22-21
1:44
+2
DJ Burns makes two point layup (Jacobi Wood assists)
22-23
1:12
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point jump shot (Lance Jones assists)