Jones scores 16, Southern Illinois defeats Belmont 63-45
AP
Jan 01, 2023
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Lance Jones scored 16 points as Southern Illinois Salukis beat Belmont Bruins 63-45 on Sunday night.
Jones also had three steals for the Salukis (11-4, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Marcus Domask scored 14 points and added five assists. The Salukis picked up their sixth straight win.
Ben Sheppard led the Bruins (9-6, 2-2), finishing with 19 points, six rebounds and two steals. Drew Friberg added eight points, 10 rebounds and two steals.
Domask scored 10 points in the first half and Southern Illinois went into halftime trailing 28-23. Southern Illinois used an 8-0 second-half run to erase a three-point deficit and take the lead at 43-38 with 13:43 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Jones scored 13 second-half points.
Both teams next play Wednesday. Southern Illinois hosts Drake and Belmont visits UIC.
---
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Copyright 2025 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
1st Half
BELM
Bruins
28
SIU
Salukis
23
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bruins gains possession)
19:33
Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
19:31
Salukis defensive rebound
19:06
Clarence Rupert misses two point jump shot
19:04
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
18:36
Even Brauns misses three point jump shot
18:34
Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
18:28
Ben Sheppard turnover
18:01
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point layup
0-2
17:46
Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
17:44
Even Brauns offensive rebound
17:46
Lance Jones shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
17:46
+1
Even Brauns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
17:46
Even Brauns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:46
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
17:33
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
1-4
17:09
+2
Drew Friberg makes two point jump shot
3-4
16:45
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
16:43
Cade Tyson defensive rebound
16:34
+2
Cade Tyson makes two point layup
5-4
16:18
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
16:16
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
16:00
Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
15:58
Bruins offensive rebound
15:58
TV timeout
15:35
Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
15:19
+2
Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot
5-6
15:01
Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
14:59
Michael Shanks offensive rebound
14:54
Michael Shanks misses two point jump shot
14:52
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
14:34
+2
JD Muila makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
5-8
14:12
+3
Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Frank Jakubicek assists)
8-8
13:53
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
13:51
Cade Tyson defensive rebound
13:28
Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Michael Shanks draws the foul)
13:28
Michael Shanks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:28
+1
Michael Shanks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-8
13:11
JD Muila misses two point layup
13:09
Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
12:53
Ben Sheppard offensive foul
12:53
Ben Sheppard turnover (offensive foul)
12:37
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point layup
9-10
12:05
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
12:03
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
11:57
Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul
11:57
TV timeout
11:46
Marcus Domask turnover (bad pass)
11:32
+2
Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot (Drew Friberg assists)
11-10
11:02
Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
11:00
Foster Wonders offensive rebound
10:55
Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
10:53
JD Muila offensive rebound
10:42
+2
Dalton Banks makes two point layup
11-12
10:23
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
10:21
JD Muila defensive rebound
10:09
Even Brauns shooting foul (Marcus Domask draws the foul)
10:09
+1
Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-13
10:09
+1
Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-14
9:49
Frank Jakubicek misses two point layup
9:47
Dalton Banks defensive rebound
9:25
Lance Jones misses two point layup
9:23
Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
9:14
Foster Wonders blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point layup
9:12
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
9:06
Troy D'Amico turnover (Ben Sheppard steals)
8:56
+2
Ben Sheppard makes two point dunk
13-14
8:32
Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
8:30
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
8:29
Keishawn Davidson turnover
8:07
Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Drew Friberg steals)
7:58
+3
Drew Friberg makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)
16-14
7:24
Ja'Kobi Gillespie blocks Xavier Johnson's two point jump shot
7:22
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
6:56
+2
Derek Sabin makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists)
18-14
6:57
Salukis 30 second timeout
6:57
TV timeout
6:48
Michael Shanks personal foul
6:44
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
6:42
Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
6:26
Ben Sheppard turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Domask steals)
6:00
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point jump shot
18-16
5:35
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
5:33
Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
5:23
Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
5:21
Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
5:23
JD Muila personal foul
5:04
+2
Ben Sheppard makes two point jump shot
20-16
5:04
Jawaun Newton shooting foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
5:04
+1
Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-16
4:45
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point layup
21-18
4:30
+3
Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Frank Jakubicek assists)
24-18
4:05
Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:03
Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
4:00
Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (traveling)
3:59
TV timeout
3:47
Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
3:45
Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
3:35
Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
3:33
Lance Jones defensive rebound
3:26
Lance Jones turnover (Ben Sheppard steals)
3:16
Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
3:14
Foster Wonders defensive rebound
3:03
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)
24-20
2:45
Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
2:43
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
2:36
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup
24-22
2:36
Keishawn Davidson shooting foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
2:36
+1
Lance Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-23
2:23
Dalton Banks personal foul
2:09
Clarence Rupert blocks Cade Tyson's two point jump shot
2:07
Even Brauns offensive rebound
2:00
+2
Even Brauns makes two point layup
26-23
1:41
Marcus Domask turnover (lost ball) (Drew Friberg steals)
1:39
Trent Brown personal foul
1:28
Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
1:26
Salukis defensive rebound
1:13
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
1:11
Bruins defensive rebound
0:54
+2
Ben Sheppard makes two point layup (Even Brauns assists)
28-23
0:34
Trent Brown turnover (lost ball)
0:03
Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
0:01
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BELM
Bruins
17
SIU
Salukis
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point jump shot
28-25
19:27
Trent Brown shooting foul (Drew Friberg draws the foul)
19:27
Drew Friberg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:27
+1
Drew Friberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-25
19:16
Lance Jones misses two point layup
19:14
Even Brauns defensive rebound
19:07
+3
Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)
32-25
18:48
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
32-27
18:28
Clarence Rupert blocks Cade Tyson's two point layup
18:26
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
18:20
Keishawn Davidson shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
18:20
+1
Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-28
18:20
Clarence Rupert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:20
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
17:52
+2
Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot (Drew Friberg assists)
34-28
17:36
Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
17:34
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
17:28
Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
17:26
Lance Jones defensive rebound
17:16
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup
34-30
17:17
Frank Jakubicek shooting foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
17:17
+1
Lance Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-31
17:02
Dalton Banks shooting foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
17:02
+1
Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-31
17:02
+1
Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-31
16:44
+2
Lance Jones makes two point jump shot
36-33
16:22
Frank Jakubicek turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
16:09
Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:07
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
15:56
Cade Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Lance Jones steals)
15:46
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup
36-35
15:32
+2
Ben Sheppard makes two point jump shot (Frank Jakubicek assists)
38-35
15:05
Marcus Domask misses two point layup
15:03
Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
14:53
Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
14:51
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
14:43
+3
Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists)
38-38
14:28
Keishawn Davidson misses two point layup
14:26
JD Muila defensive rebound
14:15
+3
Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)
38-41
14:13
Bruins 30 second timeout
14:13
TV timeout
14:03
Dalton Banks personal foul
14:03
TV timeout
13:50
Keishawn Davidson turnover (Marcus Domask steals)
13:43
+2
Jawaun Newton makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
38-43
13:29
Ben Sheppard turnover (Lance Jones steals)
13:12
Marcus Domask turnover (Cade Tyson steals)
12:54
+2
Ben Sheppard makes two point layup (Even Brauns assists)
40-43
12:34
+2
JD Muila makes two point dunk (Marcus Domask assists)
40-45
12:04
Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
12:02
JD Muila defensive rebound
11:57
TV timeout
11:49
Marcus Domask misses two point layup
11:47
JD Muila offensive rebound
11:40
JD Muila misses two point layup
11:38
Frank Jakubicek defensive rebound
11:17
Ben Sheppard turnover (JD Muila steals)
10:57
JD Muila misses two point jump shot
10:55
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
10:32
Frank Jakubicek misses three point jump shot
10:30
JD Muila defensive rebound
10:14
Drew Friberg personal foul
10:07
Drew Friberg personal foul
9:57
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
9:55
Salukis offensive rebound
9:42
Frank Jakubicek blocks Clarence Rupert's two point layup
9:40
Xavier Johnson offensive rebound
9:33
+2
Xavier Johnson makes two point layup
40-47
9:20
Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
9:18
Salukis defensive rebound
9:03
Ja'Kobi Gillespie blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
9:01
Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
8:51
Clarence Rupert blocks Michael Shanks's two point layup
8:49
Even Brauns offensive rebound
8:49
+2
Even Brauns makes two point layup
42-47
8:41
Salukis 30 second timeout
8:32
Jawaun Newton turnover (Isaiah Walker steals)
8:25
Michael Shanks turnover (Jawaun Newton steals)
8:11
Dalton Banks turnover
8:11
Even Brauns misses two point layup
8:09
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
7:59
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
7:57
Bruins defensive rebound
7:57
Bruins 30 second timeout
7:57
TV timeout
7:30
Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
7:28
JD Muila defensive rebound
6:59
Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
6:57
Bruins defensive rebound
6:29
Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
6:27
JD Muila defensive rebound
6:05
Cade Tyson shooting foul (Marcus Domask draws the foul)
6:05
+1
Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-48
6:05
+1
Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-49
5:51
+2
Drew Friberg makes two point jump shot (Frank Jakubicek assists)
44-49
5:29
+2
Xavier Johnson makes two point layup
44-51
5:14
Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
5:12
JD Muila defensive rebound
4:45
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
4:43
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
4:39
Drew Friberg turnover (Lance Jones steals)
4:20
Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
4:18
Drew Friberg defensive rebound
4:08
Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
4:06
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
3:43
+3
Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists)
44-54
3:33
Cade Tyson offensive foul
3:33
Cade Tyson turnover (offensive foul)
3:33
TV timeout
3:08
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
44-56
3:07
Ja'Kobi Gillespie shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
3:08
Clarence Rupert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:08
Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
2:56
Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
2:54
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
2:38
Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:36
Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
2:30
+2
Troy D'Amico makes two point layup
44-58
2:23
Ben Sheppard turnover (Xavier Johnson steals)
2:14
+3
Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)
44-61
1:47
Derek Sabin misses three point jump shot
1:45
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
1:22
JD Muila turnover
1:03
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
1:01
Derek Sabin offensive rebound
1:01
Marcus Domask shooting foul (Derek Sabin draws the foul)
1:01
Derek Sabin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01
+1
Derek Sabin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-61
0:59
Marcus Domask turnover (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
0:53
Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
0:51
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
0:55
Isaiah Walker personal foul
0:55
Marcus Domask misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:55
Dalton Banks offensive rebound
0:39
+2
Troy D'Amico makes two point dunk (Lance Jones assists)
