Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars

Jan 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USI	23	32	55
SIUE	28	31	59

Game Recap

Ring Malith's 12 help SIU-Edwardsville take down Southern Indiana 59-55. Ring Malith scored 12 points as SIU-Edwardsville beat Southern Indiana 59-55 on Thursday.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN INDIANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Tolu Samuels	38	5-10	1-3	3-5	8	1	3	1	1	3	14
5Ola Ajiboye	36	2-10	0-0	0-2	8	0	0	0	3	4	4
0Kaden Brown	14	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
2Steven Clay	15	3-4	2-3	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	1	8
21Ismail Habib	33	0-4	0-3	4-9	3	3	1	0	1	2	4
13Devin Curtis	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
8Cardell Bailey	19	3-9	1-5	1-3	3	0	1	0	5	3	8
22Josiah Dunham	19	3-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	3	0	1	2	7
11Sheridan Sharp	21	1-5	0-1	5-6	2	2	2	0	0	3	7


TOTAL	-	18-5234.6%	6-2030.0%	13-2552.0%	34	7	10	1	15	18	55

SIU EDWARDSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jo Valrie	19	4-6	1-2	0-0	2	0	3	0	3	4	9
34Arnas Sakenis	27	4-6	0-0	2-5	2	0	1	2	1	1	10
0Ring Malith	35	2-11	0-3	8-11	6	2	0	1	4	2	12
1Jordan Pickett	23	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	0
5Jack Campion	33	4-10	2-2	1-2	4	2	4	0	3	2	11
4Darrion Baker	17	0-2	0-0	0-2	6	0	0	0	0	4	0
24Kyle Thomas	17	2-6	1-1	2-2	8	1	0	1	1	3	7
9Tyler King	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Darius Robinson Jr.	13	2-6	2-4	1-2	2	0	2	0	1	0	7
2CJ Hall	7	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	2	1	0	2	1	3
8Harrison Alexander	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	19-5335.8%	6-1346.2%	15-2657.7%	34	8	11	4	15	20	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSISIUE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by SIU Edwardsville.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Southern Indiana.
+2 (19:32) Jo Valrie makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
02
(19:07) Steven Clay misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Arnas Sakenis misses layup.
(18:35) Kaden Brown Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Tolu Samuels misses layup.
(18:28) Jo Valrie Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Jack Campion misses layup.
(18:23) Jack Campion Offensive Rebound.
(18:23) Jack Campion bad pass turnover.
(18:00) Kaden Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Steven Clay Offensive Rebound.
(17:38) Ismail Habib misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:37) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Ring Malith bad pass turnover.
(17:23) Tolu Samuels Steal.
(17:18) Ismail Habib misses 10-foot jumper.
(17:18) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(17:08) Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Foul on Tolu Samuels.
(17:07) Ring Malith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:07) SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:07) Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2.
03
(16:51) Kaden Brown bad pass turnover.
(16:51) Jo Valrie Steal.
(16:31) Jack Campion misses layup.
(16:29) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Foul on Jordan Pickett.
+1 (16:25) Tolu Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2.
13
+1 (16:25) Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
(16:01) Jo Valrie traveling turnover.
(15:50) Kaden Brown bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:33) Ring Malith makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
25
(15:11) Tolu Samuels misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:07) Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Jo Valrie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:00) SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Ring Malith misses layup.
(14:51) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Cardell Bailey bad pass turnover.
(14:43) Jack Campion Steal.
(14:36) Ring Malith misses 11-foot jumper.
(14:33) Sheridan Sharp Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Sheridan Sharp misses layup.
(14:21) Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.
(14:21) Ola Ajiboye misses tip in layup.
(14:21) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:13) Jack Campion makes layup.
27
(13:42) Cardell Bailey bad pass turnover.
(13:42) Jack Campion Steal.
(13:36) Jo Valrie misses layup.
(13:34) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Ola Ajiboye bad pass turnover.
(13:33) Jo Valrie Steal.
(13:26) Jordan Pickett misses layup.
(13:23) Darrion Baker Offensive Rebound.
(13:23) Darrion Baker misses tip in layup.
(13:22) Cardell Bailey Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Sheridan Sharp misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:06) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Kyle Thomas misses 10-foot jumper.
(12:42) Devin Curtis Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Cardell Bailey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:35) Southern Indiana Offensive Rebound.
(12:35) Foul on Jordan Pickett.
(12:24) Foul on Darrion Baker.
(12:19) Devin Curtis misses 16-foot jumper.
(12:16) Sheridan Sharp Offensive Rebound.
(12:16) Foul on Darrion Baker.
+1 (12:16) Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2.
37
+1 (12:16) Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2.
47
(12:00) Darius Robinson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:54) Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Kyle Thomas assists).
49
(11:28) Cardell Bailey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:24) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Darius Robinson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:21) Josiah Dunham Steal.
+2 (11:13) Tolu Samuels makes layup.
69
(10:52) CJ Hall misses layup.
(10:52) Devin Curtis Defensive Rebound.
(10:38) Devin Curtis bad pass turnover.
(10:38) CJ Hall Steal.
(10:11) Foul on Cardell Bailey.
+2 (10:07) Ring Malith makes 13-foot jumper (CJ Hall assists).
611
(9:53) Cardell Bailey misses layup.
(9:53) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) CJ Hall bad pass turnover.
(9:33) Cardell Bailey Steal.
(9:31) Foul on CJ Hall.
+1 (9:31) Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2.
711
+1 (9:31) Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2.
811
+2 (9:21) CJ Hall makes 18-foot jumper.
813
+2 (8:59) Josiah Dunham makes 19-foot jumper.
1013
+3 (8:46) Darius Robinson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists).
1016
(8:25) Ola Ajiboye misses 19-foot jumper.
(8:22) Devin Curtis Offensive Rebound.
(8:18) Cardell Bailey misses 18-foot jumper.
(8:15) Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Darius Robinson Jr. misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:06) SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Josiah Dunham.
+1 (7:54) Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1017
+1 (7:54) Kyle Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1018
(7:30) Ola Ajiboye misses layup.
(7:27) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Jo Valrie bad pass turnover.
(7:07) Tolu Samuels Steal.
(6:51) Ismail Habib misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:49) Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
(6:38) Jack Campion misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:36) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Josiah Dunham bad pass turnover.
(6:29) Ring Malith traveling turnover.
+3 (6:13) Tolu Samuels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists).
1318
(5:59) Foul on Josiah Dunham.
+1 (5:59) Jack Campion makes free throw 1 of 2.
1319
(5:59) Jack Campion misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:57) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Kaden Brown misses layup.
(5:38) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(5:32) Jo Valrie Defensive Rebound.
(5:27) Tyler King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:26) Ring Malith Offensive Rebound.
(5:26) Foul on Ismail Habib.
(5:20) Arnas Sakenis misses layup.
(5:17) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Ismail Habib misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:09) Tyler King Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Jack Campion misses layup.
(4:58) Ismail Habib Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Tolu Samuels misses layup.
(4:35) Ring Malith Block.
(4:30) Steven Clay Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:30) Steven Clay makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1519
+2 (4:23) Jo Valrie makes layup (Ring Malith assists).
1521
+3 (4:09) Steven Clay makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tolu Samuels assists).
1821
+3 (3:52) Jo Valrie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
1824
(3:28) Foul on Jo Valrie.
(3:05) Ola Ajiboye misses layup.
(3:05) Kyle Thomas Block.
(3:02) Darius Robinson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Ring Malith misses 13-foot jumper.
(2:37) SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:27) Kyle Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ring Malith assists).
1827
(2:06) Tolu Samuels misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:03) Ismail Habib Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:54) Kaden Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists).
2127
(1:22) Ring Malith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) Darius Robinson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:14) Foul on Ola Ajiboye.
(1:14) Ring Malith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:14) SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:14) Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2.
2128
(1:02) Kaden Brown misses 19-foot jumper.
(0:52) Steven Clay Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Ola Ajiboye bad pass turnover.
(0:49) Darius Robinson Jr. Steal.
(0:45) Kyle Thomas misses 7-foot jumper.
(0:41) Steven Clay Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Foul on Jo Valrie.
(0:41) Ismail Habib misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:39) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(0:22) Ring Malith misses layup.
(0:20) Steven Clay Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Ola Ajiboye makes layup (Kaden Brown assists).
2328

2nd half

Team Stats

USI

SIUE

55Points59

18-52(34.6%)Field Goal(%)19-53(35.8%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)6-13(46.2%)

13-25(52.0%)Free Throw(%)15-26(57.7%)

38(14)Rebounds(Offensive)42(15)

7Assists8

10Steals11

1Blocks4

17Turnovers15

18(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

0Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 4:30 PM

First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center · Edwardsville, IL

attendance: 1,849 (46.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIUE -10.5

over/under: 136.5