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FINAL
Feb 1, 2025

Game Recap

SIU-Edwardsville defeats Western Illinois 69-65. Ray'Sean Taylor's 23 points helped SIU-Edwardsville defeat Western Illinois 69-65 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
SIUE373269
WIU293665
Siu Edwardsville Cougars logoSIU EDWARDSVILLEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Ring Malith305-71-23-372221314
24Kyle Thomas316-140-13-4112032215
11Brian Taylor II333-110-20-22210006
3Ray'Sean Taylor327-175-94-444202123
2Desmond Polk322-61-30-02010015
21Myles Thompson172-60-00-23000024
5Declan Dillon150-00-02-25200122
6Jordan Pickett100-10-00-00100010
TOTAL25-6240.3%7-1741.2%12-1770.6%34136561269
Western Illinois Leathernecks logoWESTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Trey Deveaux334-111-34-581122213
14Massal Diouf225-100-01-260111311
55Sean Smith200-40-00-03210040
0Julius Rollins344-80-23-453011211
2Ryan Myers311-100-50-01300202
20Rodrick Payne151-10-00-03211012
1Kayden Carter30-00-00-01000010
10Caleb Thompson91-10-00-00000102
3Marko Maletic338-195-103-370001324
TOTAL24-6437.5%6-2030.0%11-1478.6%34114581665

Play-by-Play

1st halfsiuewiu
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:48) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:45) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (19:28) Massal Diouf made Layup.
    02
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (19:06) Ring Malith made Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
    22
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (18:37) Trey Deveaux made Jumper.
    24
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (18:26) Ray'Sean Taylor missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:22) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:12) Trey Deveaux missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:07) Massal Diouf Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:07) Massal Diouf missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (18:06) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (17:54) Kyle Thomas missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:54) Julius Rollins Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:50) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:48) Sean Smith missed Layup.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (17:44) Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (17:32) Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:28) Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:59) Western Illinois Turnover.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (16:43) Brian Taylor II missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:40) Rodrick Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:16) Marko Maletic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (16:12) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +3 (15:53) Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Thomas.
    54
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:36) Sean Smith missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (15:33) Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (15:31) Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:31) Rodrick Payne Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:15) Marko Maletic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (15:12) Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (15:04) Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (15:00) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (14:58) Brian Taylor II missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:58) Rodrick Payne Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:53) Marko Maletic Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (14:48) Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
    57
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (14:17) Kyle Thomas made Jumper.
    77
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:05) Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (14:02) Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:56) Foul on Sean Smith.
  • (13:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +3 (13:37) Ring Malith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Declan Dillon.
    107
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (13:19) Marko Maletic made Layup.
    109
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (13:07) Brian Taylor II made Dunk.
    129
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:56) Caleb Thompson Turnover.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (12:56) Brian Taylor II Steal.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (12:52) Brian Taylor II made Layup.
    149
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (12:29) Foul on Ring Malith.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (12:29) Trey Deveaux made Free Throw.
    1410
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (12:27) Trey Deveaux made Free Throw.
    1411
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (12:25) Declan Dillon Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (11:51) Caleb Thompson made Layup.
    1413
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (11:35) Myles Thompson missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (11:31) Declan Dillon Offensive Rebound.
  • (11:30) Official TV Timeout
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (11:22) Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:22) Trey Deveaux Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:00) Massal Diouf missed Layup.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (10:58) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:58) Foul on Julius Rollins.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:37) Foul on Massal Diouf.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (10:26) Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
    1613
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:59) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:55) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (9:55) Foul on Myles Thompson.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:47) Trey Deveaux missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (9:43) Declan Dillon Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (9:29) Kyle Thomas Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:14) Foul on Massal Diouf.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:14) Massal Diouf Turnover.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (8:55) Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
    1813
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:44) Julius Rollins made Layup.
    1815
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (8:32) Ray'Sean Taylor missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:29) Rodrick Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:10) Rodrick Payne made Layup.
    1817
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:43) Myles Thompson missed Layup.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:40) Declan Dillon Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:39) Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:35) Myles Thompson Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:35) Foul on Sean Smith.
  • (7:35) Official TV Timeout
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:35) Myles Thompson missed Free Throw.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:35) SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:35) Myles Thompson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:34) Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:17) Marko Maletic missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (7:13) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (6:57) Desmond Polk missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (6:51) Myles Thompson Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (6:51) Myles Thompson made Jumper.
    2017
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (6:38) Marko Maletic made Jumper. Assisted by Rodrick Payne.
    2019
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (6:08) Brian Taylor II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:05) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (6:05) Foul on Myles Thompson.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:49) Trey Deveaux missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (5:49) Kyle Thomas Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:44) Trey Deveaux Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:43) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (5:39) Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (5:37) Brian Taylor II made Dunk. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
    2219
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:19) Trey Deveaux missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:15) Julius Rollins Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:07) Marko Maletic missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (5:03) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +3 (4:56) Desmond Polk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith.
    2519
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:53) Western Illinois Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (4:45) Trey Deveaux made Layup.
    2521
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (4:33) Ray'Sean Taylor missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:33) Trey Deveaux Block.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (4:33) SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (4:32) Kyle Thomas made Layup.
    2721
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:32) Foul on Kayden Carter.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +1 (4:32) Kyle Thomas made Free Throw.
    2821
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (4:04) Foul on Declan Dillon.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:03) Julius Rollins missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:03) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (4:03) Julius Rollins made Free Throw.
    2822
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (3:53) Ring Malith made Jumper. Assisted by Declan Dillon.
    3022
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (3:37) Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Deveaux.
    3025
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (3:18) Kyle Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:15) Marko Maletic Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:03) Marko Maletic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:59) Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:41) Ring Malith missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:34) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:34) Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:33) Kayden Carter Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:29) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:26) Declan Dillon Defensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:11) Desmond Polk missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (2:07) Ring Malith Offensive Rebound.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +2 (2:06) Ring Malith made Layup.
    3225
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (1:41) Marko Maletic made Layup.
    3227
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (1:41) Foul on Ring Malith.
  • (1:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (1:41) Marko Maletic made Free Throw.
    3228
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +3 (1:25) Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Thomas.
    3528
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (1:00) Foul on Jordan Pickett.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:00) Trey Deveaux missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:00) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (1:00) Trey Deveaux made Free Throw.
    3529
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:34) Foul on Marko Maletic.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +1 (0:34) Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
    3629
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    +1 (0:34) Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
    3729
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:05) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
  • Siu Edwardsville Cougars logo
    (0:00) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points65
25-62(40.3%)Field Goal(%)24-64(37.5%)
7-17(41.2%)3-Point(%)6-20(30%)
12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)
38(15)Rebounds(Offensive)42(17)
13Assists11
6Steals4
5Blocks5
7Turnovers9
12(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
8Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, February 1, 2025 · 4:30 PM
LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL
attendance: 1,083 (21.1%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: SIUE -4.5
over/under: 129.5