Scores

Final

Creighton 88

(22-5, 12-4 MVC)

S Illinois 69

(8-19, 5-11 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:05 PM ET, February 14, 2012

SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL

1 2 T
CREI 39 4988
SIU 30 3969

Top Performers

Creighton: G. Echenique 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

Southern Illinois: M. Seck 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Creighton 88, S. Illinois 69

Associated Press

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Doug McDermott scored 18 points and Creighton broke a Missouri Valley record by shooting 77.5 percent in an 88-69 victory over Southern Illinois on Tuesday night.

The Bluejays, who came in first in the nation in field goal percentage at 50.4, improved on that by making 31 of 40 shots, including 12 of 14 from 3-point range. That bettered the conference record of 74.5 percent (38 of 51) set by Bradley against West Texas State in 1984.

Jahenns Manigat scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Bluejays (22-5, 12-4) snapped a three-game slide. Gregory Echenique, Antoine Young and Ethan Wragge added 15 points apiece.

Echenique blocked two shots, giving him 100 for his career, and grabbed nine rebounds. Young had eight assists.

Mamadou Seck led the Salukis (8-19, 5-11) with 16 points. T.J. Lindsay scored 13 and Dantiel Daniels 12 as Southern Illinois dropped its third straight.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CREI
SIU
Points 88 69
FG Made-Attempted 31-40 (.775) 30-60 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 12-14 (.857) 7-18 (.389)
FT Made-Attempted 14-20 (.700) 2-10 (.200)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 22 2

Game Leaders

 
CREI
SIU
PointsD. McDermott 18M. Seck 16
ReboundsG. Echenique 9D. Daniels 6
AssistsA. Young 8J. Early 4
StealsA. Young 1J. Early 1
Team Stats: Creighton | Southern Illinois

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 15, 2012 @CREI 90, SIU 71Recap
» Feb 14, 2012 CREI 88, @SIU 69Recap

Next 5 Games

CREI
SIU
02/18 LBSU 10:00pm
02/21 EVAN 8:00pm
02/25 @INST 4:00pm
03/02 DRKE 7:05pm
03/03 EVAN 5:20pm
 02/18 @BALL 2:00pm
02/22 @DRKE 8:05pm
02/25 UNI 3:05pm
03/01 @INST 7:05pm
11/12 @UNO 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Creighton | Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Creighton14-428-5
Wichita State16-227-5
Illinois State9-920-13
Northern Iowa9-919-13
Indiana State8-1018-14
Drake9-917-15
Evansville9-916-15
Missouri State9-916-16
Southern Illinois5-138-23
Bradley2-167-25
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