Southern Illinois tops Missouri St 54-51 in MVC quarterfinal
AP
Mar 04, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) Marcus Domask had 17 points in Southern Illinois Salukis' 54-51 victory against Missouri State Bears on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals.
The third-seeded Salukis advance to face second-seeded Drake in a semifinal Saturday.
Domask was 6 of 17 shooting, including 1 for 5 from distance, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Salukis (22-9). Xavier Johnson scored 13 points and added three steals. Troy D'Amico shot 3 of 4 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 10 points.
The Bears (16-14) were led in scoring by Donovan Clay, who finished with 18 points. Chance Moore added 10 points and seven rebounds for Missouri State. Dalen Ridgnal also put up eight points and eight rebounds.
Domask scored eight points in the first half and Southern Illinois went into the break trailing 30-25. Southern Illinois used a 13-0 second-half run to erase a six-point deficit and take the lead at 52-45 with 2:22 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Johnson scored nine second-half points.
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1st Half
MOSU
Bears
30
SIU
Salukis
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jonathan Mogbo vs. Clarence Rupert (Donovan Clay gains possession)
19:28
Kendle Moore turnover (lost ball) (Lance Jones steals)
19:21
Official timeout
19:02
Kendle Moore personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
18:58
Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
18:56
Alston Mason defensive rebound
18:33
Jonathan Mogbo offensive foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
18:33
Jonathan Mogbo turnover (offensive foul)
18:19
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
17:52
Damien Mayo Jr. turnover (traveling)
17:31
Jonathan Mogbo personal foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
17:27
+3
Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot
0-3
17:00
+2
Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup (Donovan Clay assists)
2-3
16:59
Lance Jones technical foul
16:59
Lance Jones turnover (offensive foul)
16:59
+1
Alston Mason makes technical free throw 1 of 1
3-3
16:45
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
3-5
16:32
Lance Jones personal foul (Donovan Clay draws the foul)
16:19
Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
16:17
Kendle Moore offensive rebound
16:11
+2
Kendle Moore makes two point tip layup
5-5
15:54
N.J. Benson shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
15:54
TV timeout
15:54
Clarence Rupert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:54
+1
Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-6
15:29
+3
Donovan Clay makes three point jump shot
8-6
15:08
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point hook shot (Xavier Johnson assists)
8-8
14:41
Donovan Clay misses two point jump shot
14:39
Lance Jones defensive rebound
14:23
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
14:21
N.J. Benson defensive rebound
14:13
Damien Mayo Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:11
N.J. Benson offensive rebound
14:08
N.J. Benson misses two point layup
14:06
Lance Jones defensive rebound
14:01
Chance Moore blocks Lance Jones's two point layup
13:59
JD Muila offensive rebound
13:54
Donovan Clay personal foul (Marcus Domask draws the foul)
13:48
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
13:46
JD Muila offensive rebound
13:43
JD Muila misses two point layup
13:41
N.J. Benson defensive rebound
13:33
Trent Brown personal foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
13:21
+2
Alston Mason makes two point jump shot (Donovan Clay assists)
10-8
13:03
+2
Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)
10-10
13:03
Dalen Ridgnal shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
13:03
+1
Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-11
12:42
+2
Donovan Clay makes two point layup
12-11
12:22
Marcus Domask misses two point layup
12:20
Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
12:08
+2
Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)
14-11
11:51
Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:49
Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
11:39
Donovan Clay turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Johnson steals)
11:37
Donovan Clay personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
11:37
TV timeout
11:37
Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:37
Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
11:26
Dalton Banks shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
11:26
+1
Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-11
11:26
+1
Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-11
11:02
Marcus Domask turnover (traveling)
10:34
Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
10:32
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
10:28
Raphe Ayres shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
10:28
Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:28
Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:28
Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
10:24
James Graham shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
10:24
Troy D'Amico misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24
+1
Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-12
10:07
Damien Mayo Jr. turnover (traveling)
9:52
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point jump shot
16-14
9:35
Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
9:33
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
9:23
Marcus Domask misses two point layup
9:21
Raphe Ayres defensive rebound
9:17
Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Dalen Ridgnal draws the foul)
9:17
+1
Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-14
9:17
+1
Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-14
9:06
Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass)
8:49
Kendle Moore misses two point jump shot
8:47
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
8:39
Lance Jones turnover (bad pass)
8:29
+3
Dalen Ridgnal makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)
21-14
8:11
Troy D'Amico misses two point jump shot
8:11
Jawaun Newton personal foul
7:58
+2
Chance Moore makes two point layup
23-14
7:56
Jawaun Newton shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
7:56
TV timeout
7:56
+1
Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-14
7:44
Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
7:42
Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
7:33
+3
Dalen Ridgnal makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)
27-14
7:10
+3
Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)
27-17
6:54
Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
6:52
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
6:46
Raphe Ayres shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
6:46
Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:46
+1
Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-18
6:30
+3
Chance Moore makes three point jump shot
30-18
6:06
+2
Marcus Domask makes two point fadeaway jump shot
30-20
5:46
Chance Moore turnover (traveling)
5:24
Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot
5:22
Chance Moore defensive rebound
5:05
Alston Mason turnover (traveling)
4:46
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
4:44
Chance Moore defensive rebound
4:29
Raphe Ayres misses three point jump shot
4:27
Chance Moore offensive rebound
4:22
Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
4:20
Salukis defensive rebound
4:01
Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
4:01
Lance Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:01
+1
Lance Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-21
3:36
Clarence Rupert shooting foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul)
3:36
TV timeout
3:36
N.J. Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:36
N.J. Benson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:36
JD Muila defensive rebound
3:20
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
3:18
Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
2:54
Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
2:52
N.J. Benson offensive rebound
2:49
Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
2:47
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
2:23
+2
JD Muila makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists)
