Johnson scores 31, Southern Illinois knocks off Saint Louis 101-62
AP
Dec 02, 2023
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Xavier Johnson's 31 points led Southern Illinois Salukis past Saint Louis Billikens 101-62 on Saturday night.
Johnson added seven assists and five steals for the Salukis (5-2). Troy D'Amico scored 20 points and added three blocks. Clarence Rupert shot 6 of 6 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding seven rebounds and three steals.
Tim Dalger led the Billikens (5-4) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Kellen Thames added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Saint Louis. Gibson Jimerson also put up 10 points.
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1st Half
STL
Billikens
27
SIU
Salukis
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Gibson Jimerson vs. Clarence Rupert (Djordje Curcic gains possession)
19:35
Troy D'Amico turnover (traveling)
19:02
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
19:00
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
18:53
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
0-2
18:30
+2
Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup
2-2
17:56
Kennard Davis misses three point jump shot
17:54
Mike Meadows defensive rebound
17:47
Clarence Rupert shooting foul (Tim Dalger draws the foul)
17:47
+1
Tim Dalger makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
17:47
Tim Dalger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:47
Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
17:29
+3
Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)
3-5
17:15
Tim Dalger turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Johnson steals)
17:10
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
3-7
16:58
Mike Meadows turnover (lost ball) (Kennard Davis steals)
16:45
Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
16:43
Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
16:34
Terrence Hargrove Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Clarence Rupert steals)
16:21
Xavier Johnson turnover (Terrence Hargrove Jr. steals)
16:11
Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point layup
16:09
Kellen Thames offensive rebound
16:02
+2
Kellen Thames makes two point layup
5-7
15:56
Scottie Ebube personal foul
15:56
TV timeout
15:37
Cian Medley blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
15:35
Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
15:13
Bruce Zhang misses two point layup
15:11
Kellen Thames offensive rebound
14:58
Kellen Thames misses two point jump shot
14:56
Kennard Davis defensive rebound
14:49
Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:47
Bruce Zhang defensive rebound
14:25
Kellen Thames misses two point jump shot
14:23
Kennard Davis defensive rebound
14:10
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
5-9
13:50
Gibson Jimerson turnover (lost ball) (Trent Brown steals)
13:45
Cian Medley personal foul
13:35
+2
Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (Jovan Stulic assists)
5-11
13:03
Troy D'Amico blocks Tim Dalger's two point layup
13:03
Stef van Bussel offensive rebound
13:03
Jovan Stulic shooting foul (Tim Dalger draws the foul)
13:03
Tim Dalger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03
+1
Tim Dalger makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-11
12:45
+2
Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Jovan Stulic assists)
6-13
12:23
+2
Tim Dalger makes two point layup
8-13
11:53
+3
Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trent Brown assists)
8-16
11:35
Tim Dalger misses three point jump shot
11:33
Terrence Hargrove Jr. offensive rebound
11:29
Clarence Rupert shooting foul (Terrence Hargrove Jr. draws the foul)
11:29
TV timeout
11:29
+1
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-16
11:29
+1
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-16
10:59
+2
Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot
10-18
10:45
Kellen Thames offensive foul
10:45
Kellen Thames turnover (offensive foul)
10:18
+3
Jovan Stulic makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)
10-21
10:09
Mike Meadows turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Johnson steals)
10:03
+2
Kennard Davis makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)
10-23
9:48
+2
Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup
12-23
9:28
Kennard Davis misses three point jump shot
9:26
Tim Dalger defensive rebound
9:11
Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
9:11
Tim Dalger offensive rebound
9:10
Trent Brown blocks Tim Dalger's two point layup
9:10
Billikens offensive rebound
8:55
Cian Medley turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Johnson steals)
8:30
+3
Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Jovan Stulic assists)
12-26
8:17
Kennard Davis personal foul
8:17
Jovan Stulic personal foul
8:08
+2
Tim Dalger makes two point layup
14-26
7:50
Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
7:48
Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
7:41
+2
Troy D'Amico makes two point layup
14-28
7:41
TV timeout
7:18
Tim Dalger misses two point layup
7:16
Terrence Hargrove Jr. offensive rebound
7:10
+3
Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (Terrence Hargrove Jr. assists)
17-28
6:52
Trey Miller turnover (lost ball) (Cian Medley steals)
6:44
Jump ball. (Salukis gains possession)
6:36
Larry Hughes Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:34
Trent Brown defensive rebound
6:26
+3
Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trent Brown assists)
17-31
6:16
Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:14
Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
6:05
Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:03
Kellen Thames defensive rebound
5:54
Kellen Thames misses three point jump shot
5:52
Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
5:14
Kennard Davis turnover
4:55
+2
Cian Medley makes two point layup
19-31
4:32
Bruce Zhang shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)