Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Evansville Purple Aces

Feb 5, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SIU	38	30	68
EVAN	23	36	59

Game Recap

Dibba scores 18 as Southern Illinois takes down Evansville 68-59. Ali Abdou Dibba's 18 points helped Southern Illinois defeat Evansville 68-59 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Jarrett Hensley	29	5-11	4-7	4-5	4	2	0	2	3	3	18
30Kennard Davis Jr.	40	4-13	3-7	3-4	9	3	0	0	2	2	14
10Damien Mayo Jr.	29	3-4	2-2	0-0	7	3	0	0	0	3	8
6Ali Dibba	36	6-19	3-6	3-4	7	1	2	0	2	3	18
21Drew Steffe	35	2-5	2-5	0-0	8	2	3	1	0	1	6
25Jorge Moreno	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
0Rolyns Aligbe	11	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	4
5Sheridan Sharp	18	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	2	0
TOTAL	-	21-5637.5%	15-2951.7%	11-1573.3%	39	15	6	3	10	17	68

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Gabriel Pozzato	40	5-17	3-8	0-0	5	1	1	1	4	2	13
11Joshua Hughes	37	2-9	0-4	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	2	4
21Connor Turnbull	25	3-6	0-1	1-2	8	2	0	4	1	2	7
1Tanner Cuff	35	2-4	1-1	0-2	6	6	1	0	2	4	5
12Tayshawn Comer	40	7-19	4-10	7-10	4	5	2	0	1	3	25
9Kaia Berridge	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Gui Tesch	18	2-5	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	5

TOTAL	-	21-6134.4%	9-2733.3%	8-1457.1%	32	14	5	6	8	15	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSIUEVAN

+3 (19:49) Jarrett Hensley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Steffe.
30
(19:30) Foul on Drew Steffe.
+3 (19:22) Tayshawn Comer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
33
(19:08) Ali Dibba missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:06) Drew Steffe Offensive Rebound.
(18:53) Ali Dibba missed Jumper.
(18:50) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:32) Tayshawn Comer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
36
(18:23) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:21) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Connor Turnbull missed Layup.
(17:57) Ali Dibba Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Kennard Davis Jr. Turnover.
(17:43) Joshua Hughes Steal.
(17:39) Foul on Ali Dibba.
(17:30) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:26) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:12) Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarrett Hensley.
66
+2 (16:54) Connor Turnbull made Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
68
+3 (16:42) Jarrett Hensley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheridan Sharp.
98
(16:23) Gabriel Pozzato Turnover.
+3 (16:07) Drew Steffe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheridan Sharp.
128
(15:47) Tanner Cuff Turnover.
(15:47) Drew Steffe Steal.
(15:41) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Layup.
(15:41) Gabriel Pozzato Block.
(15:38) Gabriel Pozzato Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Gabriel Pozzato missed Jumper.
(15:25) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+3 (15:09) Rolyns Aligbe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheridan Sharp.
158
(14:49) Gui Tesch missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:44) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Sheridan Sharp missed Layup.
(14:39) Connor Turnbull Block.
(14:35) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:25) Tayshawn Comer made Jumper. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
1510
(14:01) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
+1 (14:01) Kennard Davis Jr. made Free Throw.
1610
+1 (14:01) Kennard Davis Jr. made Free Throw.
1710
+2 (13:42) Gabriel Pozzato made Layup.
1712
(13:26) Drew Steffe missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:26) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(13:26) Foul on Rolyns Aligbe.
(13:09) Gabriel Pozzato Turnover.
(13:09) Ali Dibba Steal.
+2 (13:04) Ali Dibba made Layup.
1912
+2 (12:41) Gabriel Pozzato made Layup.
1914
(12:14) Rolyns Aligbe missed Layup.
(12:13) Gui Tesch Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Foul on Rolyns Aligbe.
(11:58) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:55) Sheridan Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Layup.
(11:47) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
(11:28) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
(11:22) Kaia Berridge missed Layup.
(11:19) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:48) Gabriel Pozzato Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Joshua Hughes missed Layup.
(10:28) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Ali Dibba missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:13) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Gui Tesch missed Jumper.
(9:39) Jarrett Hensley Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Ali Dibba missed Layup.
(9:27) Jarrett Hensley Offensive Rebound.
(9:17) Jarrett Hensley Turnover.
(9:17) Tayshawn Comer Steal.
(9:16) Foul on Damien Mayo Jr..
(8:59) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:57) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:39) Damien Mayo Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Dibba.
2214
(8:25) Connor Turnbull missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:22) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:13) Jarrett Hensley Turnover.
(8:01) Connor Turnbull missed Layup.
(7:56) Sheridan Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Jarrett Hensley missed Jumper.
(7:25) Kennard Davis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:03) Ali Dibba missed Layup.
(7:03) Connor Turnbull Block.
(6:59) Ali Dibba Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:53) Ali Dibba made Jumper.
2414
(6:50) Joshua Hughes missed Layup.
(6:46) Jarrett Hensley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:43) Jarrett Hensley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damien Mayo Jr..
2714
(6:23) Tanner Cuff missed Layup.
(6:22) Connor Turnbull Offensive Rebound.
(6:22) Foul on Jarrett Hensley.
+1 (6:22) Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.
2715
(6:22) Connor Turnbull missed Free Throw.
(6:22) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Damien Mayo Jr. missed Jumper.
(6:02) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:53) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:50) Connor Turnbull made Dunk. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
2717
(5:16) Ali Dibba missed Layup.
(5:16) Joshua Hughes Block.
(5:12) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:06) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Drew Steffe missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:55) Jorge Moreno Offensive Rebound.
(4:55) Foul on Tanner Cuff.
+2 (4:43) Kennard Davis Jr. made Layup.
2917
(4:16) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
(4:16) Southern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Foul on Tayshawn Comer.
(3:56) Southern Illinois Turnover.
(3:50) Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:47) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Jorge Moreno Turnover.
(3:37) Tanner Cuff Steal.
(3:37) Foul on Jorge Moreno.
(3:37) Tanner Cuff missed Free Throw.
(3:37) Ali Dibba Defensive Rebound.
(3:28) Kennard Davis Jr. missed Layup.
(3:25) Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:22) Tayshawn Comer made Layup.
2919
+3 (3:00) Jarrett Hensley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Steffe.
3219
(2:33) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
(2:29) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(2:21) Jarrett Hensley missed Layup.
(2:18) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Gui Tesch missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:04) Gabriel Pozzato Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:52) Gui Tesch made Layup. Assisted by Gabriel Pozzato.
3221
+3 (1:38) Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
3521
(1:16) Gabriel Pozzato missed Jumper.
(1:14) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:59) Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarrett Hensley.
3821
(0:42) Foul on Damien Mayo Jr..
+1 (0:42) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
3822
+1 (0:42) Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.
3823
(0:15) Jarrett Hensley missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:13) Gui Tesch Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Tayshawn Comer missed Layup.
(0:05) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Southern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SIU

EVAN

68Points59

21-56(37.5%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)

15-29(51.7%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)8-14(57.1%)

42(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

15Assists14

6Steals5

3Blocks6

11Turnovers8

17(1)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 4,435 (44.4%)

tv: ESPN+