Knight, Illinois State take down Southern Illinois 72-66
AP
Jan 29, 2023
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Seneca Knight scored 24 points and Kendall Lewis secured the victory with a jump shot with 37 seconds remaining as Illinois State Redbirds took down Southern Illinois Salukis 72-66 on Sunday.
Knight shot 6 for 8, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 9 of 10 from the free throw line for the Redbirds (9-14, 4-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Lewis scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Luke Kasubke shot 4 for 9, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
Marcus Domask led the way for the Salukis (17-6, 9-3) with 32 points, six rebounds and four assists. Lance Jones added 15 points and two steals for Southern Illinois. Xavier Johnson also had six points and four assists. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Salukis.
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1st Half
SIU
Salukis
33
ILST
Redbirds
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Clarence Rupert vs. Liam McChesney (Redbirds gains possession)
19:33
+3
Seneca Knight makes three point stepback jump shot
0-3
19:08
Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
19:06
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
18:51
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
18:49
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
18:26
+3
Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)
3-3
18:02
Kendall Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Jawaun Newton steals)
17:56
+3
Marcus Domask makes three point jump shot
6-3
17:26
+3
Liam McChesney makes three point jump shot (Seneca Knight assists)
6-6
16:57
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
16:55
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
16:47
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point driving layup
6-8
16:32
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point layup (Lance Jones assists)
8-8
16:20
+3
Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot
8-11
15:57
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
10-11
15:42
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
15:40
Liam McChesney offensive rebound
15:33
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
15:31
Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
15:16
Liam McChesney personal foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
15:16
TV timeout
15:10
Marcus Domask turnover (bad pass)
14:53
JD Muila shooting foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
14:53
+1
Seneca Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-12
14:53
+1
Seneca Knight makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-13
14:34
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
12-13
14:07
+3
Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)
12-16
13:47
Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
13:45
JD Muila offensive rebound
13:44
Harouna Sissoko personal foul (JD Muila draws the foul)
13:37
+3
Marcus Domask makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)
15-16
13:20
Harouna Sissoko offensive foul
13:20
Harouna Sissoko turnover (offensive foul)
13:00
+2
Xavier Johnson makes two point driving layup
17-16
12:53
Dalton Banks personal foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
12:33
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point driving layup
17-18
12:07
Seneca Knight blocks Troy D'Amico's two point driving layup
12:07
JD Muila offensive rebound
12:07
Liam McChesney shooting foul (JD Muila draws the foul)
12:07
JD Muila misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:07
JD Muila misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:51
Troy D'Amico personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
11:51
TV timeout
11:35
Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
11:33
Redbirds offensive rebound
11:31
Malachi Poindexter offensive foul (Trent Brown draws the foul)
11:31
Malachi Poindexter turnover (offensive foul)
11:19
Alex Kotov shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
11:19
Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:19
+1
Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-18
11:02
Seneca Knight turnover (back court violation)
10:50
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
10:48
Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
10:47
Colton Sandage personal foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
10:47
Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:47
Alex Kotov defensive rebound
10:30
+2
Seneca Knight makes two point cutting layup (Alex Kotov assists)
18-20
10:22
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
10:20
Colton Sandage defensive rebound
10:08
Luke Kasubke misses two point layup
10:06
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
9:59
+2
Scottie Ebube makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
20-20
9:35
+2
Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Luke Kasubke assists)
20-22
9:14
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
9:12
Redbirds defensive rebound
8:48
Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
8:46
Redbirds offensive rebound
8:35
Marcus Domask personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
8:30
Colton Sandage misses two point layup
8:28
Lance Jones defensive rebound
8:21
Seneca Knight blocks Jawaun Newton's two point dunk
8:19
Alex Kotov defensive rebound
8:10
Jawaun Newton shooting foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)