Davis scores 19 in Southern Illinois' 79-75 win over Valparaiso
AP
Jan 28, 2025
Valparaiso Beacons, Ind. (AP) Kennard Davis scored 19 points as Southern Illinois Salukis beat Valparaiso 79-75 on Tuesday night.
Davis shot 3 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 11 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Salukis (10-12, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Jarrett Hensley scored 13 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Damien Mayo Jr. shot 5 of 7 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds.
All Wright finished with 22 points, four assists and two steals for the Beacons (10-12, 3-8). Valparaiso also got 13 points and three blocks from Cooper Schwieger. Tyler Schmidt finished with 10 points. The loss was the Beacons' sixth straight.
Jorge Moreno scored seven points in the first half and Southern Illinois went into halftime trailing 34-29. Southern Illinois pulled off the victory after a 9-1 second-half run erased a four-point deficit and gave them the lead at 73-69 with 26 seconds remaining in the half. Davis scored 12 second-half points.
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1st Half
SIU
Salukis
29
VALP
Beacons
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jarrett Hensley vs. Cooper Schwieger (Salukis gains possession)
19:42
Jarrett Hensley turnover (traveling)
19:19
+2
Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup
0-2
19:10
+2
Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-2
19:10
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul
19:10
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-2
18:53
Kaspar Sepp misses two point jump shot
18:51
Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
18:42
All Wright shooting foul
18:42
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-2
18:42
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-2
18:11
Beacons turnover (shot clock violation)
17:51
Ali Dibba misses two point jump shot
17:49
Beacons defensive rebound
17:43
Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
17:41
Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
17:31
Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:29
Devon Ellis defensive rebound
17:10
All Wright misses three point jump shot
17:08
Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
16:44
Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
16:42
Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
16:31
Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
16:29
Ali Dibba defensive rebound
16:23
Tyler Schmidt personal foul
16:06
+2
Rolyns Aligbe makes two point layup (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)
7-2
15:36
Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
15:34
Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
15:29
+2
Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup
7-4
15:26
Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (Darius DeAveiro steals)
15:12
Justus McNair turnover (Ali Dibba steals)
15:01
+2
Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point jump shot
9-4
14:35
+3
Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)
9-7
14:14
Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:12
Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
14:08
+3
Tyler Schmidt makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)
9-10
13:40
Justus McNair shooting foul
13:40
TV timeout
13:40
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-10
13:40
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-10
13:29
Sheridan Sharp personal foul
13:23
Sheridan Sharp personal foul
13:10
+3
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes three point jump shot (Devon Ellis assists)
11-13
12:52
Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:50
Beacons defensive rebound
12:50
Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
12:25
Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
12:23
Davion Sykes defensive rebound
12:02
Ali Dibba misses two point layup
12:00
Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
11:38
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
11:36
Davion Sykes defensive rebound
11:25
Rolyns Aligbe turnover (Devon Ellis steals)
11:25
Jump ball. (Beacons gains possession)
11:25
TV timeout
11:13
+3
All Wright makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)
11-16
11:01
Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
10:59
Jarrett Hensley offensive rebound
10:56
+2
Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup
13-16
10:28
All Wright misses three point jump shot
10:26
All Wright offensive rebound
10:24
Davion Sykes personal foul
10:23
Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
10:23
Drew Steffe defensive rebound
10:06
Jarrett Hensley misses three point jump shot
10:04
Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
9:55
Devon Ellis misses two point layup
9:53
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
9:40
+2
Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)
15-16
9:23
Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
9:21
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
9:13
Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:11
All Wright defensive rebound
8:53
Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
8:51
Davion Sykes defensive rebound
8:47
Davion Sykes offensive foul
8:47
Davion Sykes turnover (offensive foul)
8:36
Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
8:34
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
8:30
Drew Steffe offensive foul
8:30
Drew Steffe turnover (offensive foul)
8:24
Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul
8:24
+1
Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-17
8:24
+1
Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-18
8:00
Ali Dibba turnover (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro steals)
7:53
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
7:51
Salukis defensive rebound
7:51
Isaiah Shaw personal foul
7:51
TV timeout
7:37
+2
Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point jump shot
17-18
7:22
+3
All Wright makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)
17-21
6:58
+2
Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup
19-21
6:58
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul
6:58
+1
Jarrett Hensley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-21
6:35
Kaspar Sepp misses two point jump shot
6:33
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
6:20
Ali Dibba turnover (bad pass)
5:59
Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
5:57
Jorge Moreno defensive rebound
5:48
Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:46
Beacons defensive rebound
5:22
+2
Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot (All Wright assists)
20-23
4:55
Jorge Moreno turnover (All Wright steals)
4:44
All Wright misses three point jump shot
4:42
Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
4:39
+3
Justus McNair makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)
20-26
4:08
Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (All Wright steals)
4:03
+2
All Wright makes two point layup
20-28
3:44
Cooper Schwieger blocks Jarrett Hensley's three point jump shot
3:42
Ali Dibba offensive rebound
3:30
+2
Ali Dibba makes two point layup
22-28
3:23
+2
Kaspar Sepp makes two point jump shot (Tyler Schmidt assists)
22-30
3:01
+2
Jorge Moreno makes two point dunk (Drew Steffe assists)
24-30
2:58
Salukis 30 second timeout
2:58
TV timeout
2:47
Tyler Schmidt turnover (Ali Dibba steals)
2:33
Ali Dibba misses two point jump shot
2:31
Jorge Moreno offensive rebound
2:24
+2
Jorge Moreno makes two point layup
26-30
2:02
Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
2:00
Ali Dibba defensive rebound
1:54
+2
Jorge Moreno makes two point layup (Ali Dibba assists)
28-30
1:53
Beacons 30 second timeout
1:38
Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
1:38
+1
Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-31
1:38
+1
Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-32
1:29
Cooper Schwieger blocks Drew Steffe's two point jump shot
1:27
Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
1:05
+2
Kaspar Sepp makes two point jump shot (Tyler Schmidt assists)
28-34
0:44
Kaspar Sepp shooting foul
0:44
+1
Jorge Moreno makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-34
0:44
Jorge Moreno misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44
Beacons defensive rebound
0:34
All Wright turnover
0:25
Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (Darius DeAveiro steals)
0:04
All Wright misses three point jump shot
0:03
Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
0:02
Kaspar Sepp misses two point layup
0:00
Beacons offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SIU
Salukis
50
VALP
Beacons
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
Damien Mayo Jr. turnover (bad pass)
19:27
+2
Kaspar Sepp makes two point jump shot (All Wright assists)
29-36
19:11
Drew Steffe misses two point layup
19:09
Beacons defensive rebound
18:51
+2
All Wright makes two point layup
29-38
18:38
Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:36
Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
18:18
+2
All Wright makes two point jump shot
29-40
18:02
+2
Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Ali Dibba assists)
31-40
17:53
All Wright misses two point layup
17:51
Salukis defensive rebound
17:32
+2
Sheridan Sharp makes two point jump shot
33-40
17:16
Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
17:14
Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
17:07
+3
Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot
36-40
16:53
Sheridan Sharp personal foul
16:49
+2
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point jump shot
36-42
16:32
+3
Ali Dibba makes three point jump shot (Rolyns Aligbe assists)
39-42
16:17
All Wright misses two point jump shot
16:15
Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
16:15
Rolyns Aligbe personal foul
16:13
+2
Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (All Wright assists)
39-44
16:04
Sheridan Sharp turnover
15:48
Kaspar Sepp misses two point jump shot
15:46
Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
15:36
+2
Ali Dibba makes two point layup
41-44
15:24
+2
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point jump shot
41-46
15:12
Kaspar Sepp personal foul
15:12
TV timeout
14:58
Sheridan Sharp turnover (Tyler Schmidt steals)
14:32
Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
14:30
Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
14:11
Ali Dibba misses three point jump shot
14:09
Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
14:01
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
13:59
Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
13:49
Ali Dibba misses two point layup
13:47
Rolyns Aligbe offensive rebound
13:45
Devon Ellis blocks Rolyns Aligbe's two point layup
13:43
Devon Ellis defensive rebound
13:26
Devon Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:24
Salukis defensive rebound
13:24
Cooper Schwieger personal foul
13:13
Cooper Schwieger blocks Kennard Davis Jr.'s two point jump shot
13:11
Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
12:48
Devon Ellis turnover (Damien Mayo Jr. steals)
12:39
+2
Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point jump shot
43-46
12:39
Darius DeAveiro shooting foul
12:39
+1
Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
44-46
12:21
+2
Justus McNair makes two point jump shot
44-48
12:03
+2
Jorge Moreno makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)
46-48
11:50
All Wright misses two point jump shot
11:48
Drew Steffe defensive rebound
11:47
All Wright personal foul
11:47
TV timeout
11:29
Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot
11:27
Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
11:10
Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
11:08
Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
10:51
Ali Dibba misses two point jump shot
10:49
Ali Dibba offensive rebound
10:49
Cooper Schwieger shooting foul
10:49
+1
Ali Dibba makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-48
10:49
+1
Ali Dibba makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-48
10:33
All Wright misses three point jump shot
10:31
Beacons offensive rebound
10:17
Isaiah Shaw misses two point jump shot
10:15
Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
10:13
Drew Steffe shooting foul
10:13
+1
Isaiah Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-49
10:13
+1
Isaiah Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-50
10:00
+2
Ali Dibba makes two point layup
50-50
9:41
+3
Kaspar Sepp makes three point jump shot (All Wright assists)
50-53
9:22
Ali Dibba misses three point jump shot
9:20
Jorge Moreno offensive rebound
9:20
Cooper Schwieger shooting foul
9:20
Jorge Moreno misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:20
Jorge Moreno misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:20
Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
9:06
Kennard Davis Jr. offensive foul
9:06
Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
8:50
Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
8:48
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
8:23
+2
Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)
52-53
8:02
All Wright misses three point jump shot
8:00
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
7:51
Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point layup
7:49
All Wright defensive rebound
7:38
Jarrett Hensley personal foul
7:38
TV timeout
7:20
+3
All Wright makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)
52-56
6:47
Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:45
Beacons defensive rebound
6:33
+2
All Wright makes two point layup
52-58
6:09
Cooper Schwieger shooting foul
6:09
Ali Dibba misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:09
Ali Dibba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09
Devon Ellis defensive rebound
5:53
+2
Tyler Schmidt makes two point jump shot
52-60
5:27
+2
Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup
54-60
5:26
Salukis 30 second timeout
5:26
TV timeout
5:17
Jorge Moreno shooting foul
5:17
+1
Devon Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-61
5:17
+1
Devon Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-62
5:00
+2
Jorge Moreno makes two point layup
56-62
4:43
+3
Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)
56-65
4:31
+2
Sheridan Sharp makes two point jump shot
58-65
4:06
Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
4:06
+1
All Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-66
4:06
All Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:06
Jorge Moreno defensive rebound
4:01
+2
Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point dunk (Sheridan Sharp assists)
60-66
3:52
All Wright turnover
3:52
TV timeout
3:35
+2
Ali Dibba makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)
62-66
3:10
Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
3:08
Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
3:01
Tyler Schmidt shooting foul
3:01
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-66
3:01
+1
Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-66
2:40
Sheridan Sharp personal foul
2:40
+1
Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-67
2:40
+1
Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-68
2:25
Kaspar Sepp personal foul
2:25
+1
Jorge Moreno makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-68
2:25
+1
Jorge Moreno makes regular free throw 2 of 2
66-68
2:01
Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
1:59
Jorge Moreno defensive rebound
1:52
+3
Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot
69-68
1:42
Kennard Davis Jr. shooting foul
1:42
All Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:42
+1
All Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
69-69
1:25
+2
Jarrett Hensley makes two point dunk (Sheridan Sharp assists)
71-69
1:12
Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
1:10
Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound
0:43
Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:41
Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
0:35
Kaspar Sepp blocks Damien Mayo Jr.'s two point layup
