- Final0GTWN
SYR70
7770
77 - FinalOTOT1CONN
USF74
7374
73 - Final2VT
UNC53
9253
92 - Final3COLO
KU45
6945
69 - Final4CLEV
BUT46
5146
51 - Final5MINN
WIS56
6556
65 - Final6DRKE
UNI65
5565
55 - Final7TENN
UGA74
7174
71 - Final8FLA
VAN58
6158
61 - Final9STAN
ARIZ67
6667
66 - Final10OKST
TA&M59
5459
54 - Final11PUR
NW71
5671
56 - Final12TEX
BAY82
7782
77 - Final13MIZZ
KSU63
10063
100 - Final14MEM
UAB79
7879
78 - Final159
12MSU
IND61
8061
80 - Final16WSU
ORE62
5362
53 - Final17SMC
LMU80
4980
49
Final OT

S Illinois 74
(14-12, 9-6 MVC)

Wichita St 67
(10-16, 3-12 MVC)
7:05 PM ET, February 16, 2008
Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, KS
Top Performers
Southern Illinois: B. Mullins 16 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl
Wichita State: M. Braeuer 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Bryan Mullins had 16 points and Randal Falker had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Southern Illinois beat Wichita State 74-67 in overtime Saturday.
All of Falker's points came in the second half and overtime, and he made five of the Salukis' 12 overtime points. Mullins made 15 of his points off of 3-pointers and helped bring Southern Illinois (14-12, 9-6) back from an eight-point deficit in the second half.The Shockers (10-16, 3-12) struggled in overtime, making just 2-of-8 from the free-throw line.Wichita State led for most of the first half, thanks to Matt Braeuer, who scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the half. But a late 12-4 run by Southern Illinois gave the Salukis a 29-25 lead. The Shockers answered back, scoring six straight points and led 31-29 at halftime.With seven minutes to go in the second half, Wichita State had its largest lead of the night, at 53-45, but that's when Mullins got hot. The senior guard scored 10 of the team's next 12 points and cut the Salukis' deficit to two with two minutes to play.Southern Illinois was down one with under a minute to go when Falker missed three attempts from under the basket. After being fouled on the last attempt, Falker made two free throws to give Southern Illinois a 60-59 lead with 30 seconds left.P.J. Couisnard, who had 17 points for Wichita State, was fouled on the Shockers' ensuing possession and made one free throw to force overtime.Tyrone Green and Joshua Bone each had 12 points for the Salukis.Ramon Clemente had 12 rebounds for Wichita State.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
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Team Stat Comparison
SIU | WICH | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 74 | 67 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 21-51 (.412) | 21-56 (.375) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 11-25 (.440) | 6-24 (.250) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 21-38 (.553) | 19-32 (.594) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 28 (0/0) | 31 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead | 7 | 10 |
Game Leaders
| SIU | WICH | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| Rebounds | ||
| Assists | ||
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| Team Stats: Southern Illinois | Wichita State | ||
Next 5 Games
| SIU | WICH |
|---|---|
| 02/20 UNI 8:05pm 02/23 NEV 4:30pm 02/26 @BRAD 7:00pm 03/01 ILST 8:30pm 03/07 UNI 9:35pm |
02/19 @INST 7:05pm 02/23 @NAU 2:00pm 02/26 EVAN 8:05pm 03/01 @DRKE 2:00pm 03/06 @INST 7:05pm |
| Complete Schedule: Southern Illinois | Wichita State | |
Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
|---|---|---|
| #15 Drake | 15-3 | 28-4 |
| Illinois State | 13-5 | 24-9 |
| Creighton | 10-8 | 21-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 9-9 | 18-14 |
| Southern Illinois | 11-7 | 17-14 |
| Bradley | 9-9 | 17-15 |
| Missouri State | 8-10 | 17-16 |
| Indiana State | 8-10 | 15-16 |
| Wichita State | 4-14 | 11-20 |
| Evansville | 3-15 | 9-21 |
| View expanded standings » | ||

