Salukis Rally Past Murray State In Road Win
Southern Illinois beats Murray State 67 63 on the road as Jermaine Dearman banked in a late layup for the lead after a tense finish. Kent Williams added a key 3 and the Salukis survived a cold stretch and poor free throw shooting to secure the victory.
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Southern Illinois University
Murray State
Liu
Salukis
Racers
SIU
Kent Williams
Williams
Andy Hornig
Kevin Paschel
Rolan Roberts
Justin Burdine
Jermaine Dearman
Dearman
Jermaine
Burdine
Terriers win their own holiday tournament in dramatic finish
Carbondale Terriers clinch the Reid Martin Championship Plus with a 62-60 victory over New Madrid County Central. Justin Dentman scores 20 to cap a dramatic finish as Maurice Gibbs leads with 15 and 11 rebounds, while Dereke Tipler tops New Madrid with 20 points. Dentman drives for the winner with four seconds left.
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Southern Illinoisan
Larry McKenzie
Carbondale
Maurice Gibbs
Mount Vernon
SIU
Gibbs
Carbondale Terriers
Terriers
New Madrid
County Central
Reid Martin
Terri
Jim Miller
Jacksonville
Illinois
Tyler Wagner
Justin Dentman
Dentman
Joshua Spearman
Phillip O’kora
Dereke Tipler
Colonels Win Eldorado Holiday Tournament Title
Henderson County Col onels upset sixth seed Egyptian Pharaohs 58 to 55 to win the Eldorado Holiday Tournament. Egyptian, led by Dana Ford, built an early 10-3 lead before Henderson County answered, anchoring a dramatic David vs Goliath final.
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Eldorado
Henderson County
Harrisburg
Hamilton County
Colonels
Kentucky
David
Goliath
Chuck Doty
Doty
Dana Ford
Goreville Blackcats Clinch Lesser-Walier Tournament Title
Goreville fueled by a stifling 1-3-1 defense and 21 forced turnovers defeated Trico 67-50 to win the Lesser-Walier Holiday Tournament. Alex Fischer scored 25 points on 12-of-14 shooting as Goreville built a 20-10 lead and never trailed after 3: to capture the championship.
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Goreville
Blackcats
Trico
Jerry Qualls
Pioneers
Ronny Wettig
Qualls
Alex Fischer
Vic Vicari
Josh Pritchett
Southern Illinoisan
Chuck Novara
Michael Lindner
Freshman Nick Smith leads Illinois past Loyola Ramblers
Illinois 87 Loyola 72 as 7-foot-2 freshman Nick Smith starts due to injuries to Archibald and Krupalija. Smith, a career high 17 points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes, fuels a late 29-17 surge. Frank Williams adds 25 points. Illinois outworks the Ramblers and eyes Big Ten play.
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Smith
Loyola of Chicago
Robert Archibald
Illinois
Ramblers
Nick
Self
Loyola
Archibald
Frank Williams
Big Ten
Frank
Farmer
Krupalija
David Bailey
Bailey
Nick Smith
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Lucas Johnson
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Sean Harrington
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