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Johnson scores 22 as Southern Illinois downs Valparaiso 77-68
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Xavier Johnson had 22 points in Southern Illinois' 77-68 victory over Valparaiso on Wednesday night.
Johnson added seven assists for the Salukis (12-4, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Scottie Ebube scored 14 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 4 for 7 from the line, and added five rebounds. AJ Ferguson finished 4 of 7 from the field to finish with 11 points. The Salukis picked up their sixth straight win.
The Beacons (4-12, 0-5) were led in scoring by Isaiah Stafford, who finished with 19 points and two steals. Darius DeAveiro added 18 points and five assists for Valparaiso. In addition, Cooper Schwieger had nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks. The Beacons prolonged their losing streak to 10 in a row.
Southern Illinois took the lead with 18:25 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Johnson led his team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 44-24 at the break. Johnson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Clarence Rupert vs. Cooper Schwieger (Salukis gains possession) | Â |
| 19:36 |  | Â | Trent Brown turnover | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Kasper Sepp misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:17 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:56 | | Â | Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Kasper Sepp misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:25 | | +3 | Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Jaxon Edwards offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Jaxon Edwards misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:59 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:54 | | +2 | AJ Ferguson makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists) | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | | Â | Clarence Rupert shooting foul (Isaiah Stafford draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:41 | | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | | +3 | Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot | 8-2 |
| 17:04 | | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup | 8-4 |
| 16:34 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Kasper Sepp defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:13 | | +2 | Xavier Johnson makes two point layup | 10-4 |
| 16:04 | | +2 | Darius DeAveiro makes two point layup (Isaiah Stafford assists) | 10-6 |
| 16:04 | | Â | Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:04 | | +1 | Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-7 |
| 15:53 | | Â | Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Jahari Williamson turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:27 | | Â | Kasper Sepp shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:27 | | +1 | Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 15:27 | | +1 | Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 14:59 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Scottie Ebube defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:40 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point dunk (Xavier Johnson assists) | 14-7 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:23 | | Â | Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Scottie Ebube shooting foul (Ola Ajiboye draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:20 | | +1 | Ola Ajiboye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-8 |
| 14:20 | | +1 | Ola Ajiboye makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-9 |
| 13:51 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 13:51 | | +1 | Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-9 |
| 13:23 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford turnover (Kennard Davis Jr. steals) | Â |
| 12:56 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:31 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley personal foul | Â |
| 12:21 | | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 15-11 |
| 12:00 | | +2 | Clarence Rupert makes two point layup | 17-11 |
| 11:42 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Jovan Stulic defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Clarence Rupert misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:53 | | +3 | Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists) | 17-14 |
| 10:37 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV personal foul | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:34 | | +3 | Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists) | 20-14 |
| 10:19 | | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot | 20-16 |
| 9:53 | | +3 | Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists) | 23-16 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 23-18 |
| 9:36 | | Â | AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:36 | | +1 | Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-19 |
| 9:06 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | AJ Ferguson offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | AJ Ferguson misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | AJ Ferguson offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | AJ Ferguson turnover (Isaiah Stafford steals) | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:24 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 8:07 | | +3 | Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists) | 26-19 |
| 7:57 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger personal foul | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point hook shot | 28-19 |
| 7:15 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford turnover (Trent Brown steals) | Â |
| 7:04 | | +2 | Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point layup (Trent Brown assists) | 30-19 |
| 6:56 | | Â | Kasper Sepp turnover | Â |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists) | 32-19 |
| 6:46 | | Â | Kasper Sepp shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Scottie Ebube misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:27 | | +2 | Jerome Palm makes two point hook shot | 32-21 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Xavier Johnson makes two point layup | 34-21 |
| 5:59 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro turnover (Xavier Johnson steals) | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:47 | | Â | Scottie Ebube offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point layup | 36-21 |
| 5:40 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:38 | | Â | Xavier Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:36 | | +1 | Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-21 |
| 5:36 | | Â | Troy D'Amico misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:18 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Xavier Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:47 | | +3 | Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists) | 40-21 |
| 4:33 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley shooting foul (Jerome Palm draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:33 | | +1 | Jerome Palm makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-22 |
| 4:33 | | Â | Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Jovan Stulic defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Xavier Johnson personal foul | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Jovan Stulic defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Jovan Stulic misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro turnover (Jovan Stulic steals) | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Salukis 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Clarence Rupert turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:22 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford turnover (Trent Brown steals) | Â |
| 1:13 | | +2 | AJ Ferguson makes two point layup (Trent Brown assists) | 42-22 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot | 42-24 |
| 0:25 | | Â | Trent Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Clarence Rupert offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Xavier Johnson makes two point layup | 44-24 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |