Southern Illinois Salukis vs. UIC Flames

FINAL

Jan 7, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
SIU	21	36	57
UIC	31	39	70

Game Recap

Johnson scores 14, UIC takes down Southern Illinois 70-57. Andy Johnson's 14 points helped UIC defeat Southern Illinois 70-57 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Rolyns Aligbe	19	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	2	2	2	6
8Prince Aligbe	25	2-6	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	2	2	2	4
2Quel'Ron House	24	1-7	0-0	0-0	3	5	0	1	1	1	2
10Damien Mayo Jr.	33	8-14	1-6	0-0	1	5	2	2	2	5	17
21Drew Steffe	23	1-5	1-5	0-0	4	3	1	0	3	2	3
25Jorge Moreno	9	3-3	0-0	0-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	6
35Max Pikaar	14	1-3	1-1	1-2	2	0	0	2	0	1	4
5Jalen Haynes	19	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	1	3	2	7
9Isaiah Stafford	17	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	1	5
4Davion Sykes	17	1-3	0-0	1-1	1	1	0	0	1	2	3
TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	5-1729.4%	2-450.0%	24	22	5	11	14	18	57

UIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Jayce Nathaniel	23	2-10	0-4	1-2	5	3	2	1	0	3	5
14Andy Johnson	28	5-10	2-5	2-3	5	4	1	0	1	1	14
5Rashund Washington Jr.	21	1-5	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3
0Ahmad Henderson II	27	5-13	1-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	3	0	13
22Mekhi Lowery	29	3-6	0-0	1-3	9	3	2	0	1	0	7
21Ante Beljan	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Abdul Momoh	23	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	2	0	1	8
10Josiah Hammons	8	1-4	1-4	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
2Elijah Crawford	23	2-3	1-1	6-9	1	5	1	1	1	3	11
20Sam Silverstein	15	2-3	0-1	0-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	6-1833.3%	14-2263.6%	32	20	7	4	6	9	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSIUUIC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UIC.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Southern Illinois.
(19:45) Jayce Nathaniel misses 7-foot hook shot.
(19:45) Damien Mayo Jr. Block.
(19:42) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Drew Steffe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:13) Quel'Ron House Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:12) Rolyns Aligbe makes layup (Quel'Ron House assists).
20
(18:38) Mekhi Lowery misses layup.
(18:35) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Quel'Ron House misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:26) Rashund Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Ahmad Henderson II misses driving layup.
(18:22) Damien Mayo Jr. Block.
(18:22) Ahmad Henderson II Offensive Rebound.
(18:10) Jayce Nathaniel misses 7-foot hook shot.
(18:07) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Drew Steffe bad pass turnover.
(17:58) Jayce Nathaniel Steal.
(17:40) Jayce Nathaniel misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:38) Mekhi Lowery Offensive Rebound.
(17:33) Mekhi Lowery misses driving layup.
(17:31) Jayce Nathaniel Offensive Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Drew Steffe.
(17:31) Jayce Nathaniel misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:31) UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:31) Jayce Nathaniel makes free throw 2 of 2.
21
+2 (17:17) Prince Aligbe makes 13-foot jumper (Jorge Moreno assists).
41
(16:59) Ahmad Henderson II misses driving layup.
(16:59) UIC Offensive Rebound.
(16:59) Quel'Ron House Block.
+2 (16:50) Ahmad Henderson II makes driving layup.
43
(16:24) Prince Aligbe misses 10-foot hook shot.
(16:21) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Andy Johnson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:11) Jorge Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Quel'Ron House misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(16:06) Abdul Momoh Block.
(16:03) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Foul on Quel'Ron House.
(15:51) Ahmad Henderson II misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:48) Abdul Momoh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:46) Abdul Momoh makes layup.
45
+2 (15:16) Jalen Haynes makes 21-foot jumper.
65
(15:00) Ahmad Henderson II misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(14:57) Mekhi Lowery Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Abdul Momoh makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Andy Johnson assists).
67
(14:19) Jalen Haynes out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(14:07) Foul on Max Pikaar.
+1 (14:07) Josiah Hammons makes free throw 1 of 2.
68
+1 (14:07) Josiah Hammons makes free throw 2 of 2.
69
+2 (13:52) Rolyns Aligbe makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Davion Sykes assists).
89
(13:35) Foul on Jalen Haynes.
(13:35) Elijah Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:35) UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:35) Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2.
810
(13:24) Jalen Haynes traveling turnover.
(13:01) Rashund Washington Jr. misses 20-foot step back jumpshot.
(12:59) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Rolyns Aligbe bad pass turnover.
(12:53) Rashund Washington Jr. Steal.
(12:50) Rashund Washington Jr. misses dunk.
(12:50) Jalen Haynes Block.
(12:50) UIC Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:37) Sam Silverstein makes layup (Elijah Crawford assists).
812
(12:17) Foul on Elijah Crawford.
(12:01) Jalen Haynes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Ante Beljan Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) team shot clock turnover .
(11:14) Damien Mayo Jr. misses layup.
(11:11) Josiah Hammons Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Foul on Rolyns Aligbe.
+1 (11:00) Elijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2.
813
+1 (11:00) Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2.
814
+2 (10:43) Damien Mayo Jr. makes layup (Quel'Ron House assists).
1014
(10:23) Josiah Hammons misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:55) Quel'Ron House makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
1214
(9:33) Ante Beljan misses layup.
(9:33) Southern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:33) Foul on Jayce Nathaniel.
(9:16) Foul on Sam Silverstein.
+1 (9:16) Davion Sykes makes free throw 1 of 1.
1314
(9:16) Quel'Ron House lane violation turnover.
(8:53) Ahmad Henderson II bad pass turnover.
(8:53) Drew Steffe Steal.
(8:50) Foul on Drew Steffe.
(8:50) Drew Steffe turnover.
(8:26) Andy Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:21) Jayce Nathaniel Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:20) Ahmad Henderson II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayce Nathaniel assists).
1317
(8:04) Davion Sykes traveling turnover.
(7:57) Rashund Washington Jr. misses layup.
(7:57) Prince Aligbe Block.
(7:54) Prince Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Prince Aligbe misses driving layup.
(7:49) Andy Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) Jayce Nathaniel makes 7-foot hook shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists).
1319
(7:09) Davion Sykes misses layup.
(7:07) Jayce Nathaniel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Ahmad Henderson II makes driving layup (Jayce Nathaniel assists).
1321
(6:43) Quel'Ron House misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:40) Jayce Nathaniel Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Rashund Washington Jr. misses driving layup.
(6:17) Prince Aligbe Block.
(6:17) UIC Offensive Rebound.
(6:12) Elijah Crawford misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(6:12) Max Pikaar Block.
(6:11) UIC Offensive Rebound.
(6:09) team shot clock turnover .
(5:55) Max Pikaar misses layup.
(5:55) Elijah Crawford Block.
(5:55) Southern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(5:40) Max Pikaar misses driving layup.
(5:38) Rolyns Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
(5:38) team shot clock turnover .
(5:28) Foul on Prince Aligbe.
+1 (5:28) Andy Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1322
+1 (5:28) Andy Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1323
(5:11) Damien Mayo Jr. traveling turnover.
(4:52) Andy Johnson misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:50) Southern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(4:33) Isaiah Stafford misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:28) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:21) Andy Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Crawford assists).
1326
(3:54) Prince Aligbe traveling turnover.
(3:33) Mekhi Lowery misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:33) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Andy Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Ahmad Henderson II bad pass turnover.
(3:18) Damien Mayo Jr. Steal.
+2 (2:49) Prince Aligbe makes driving layup (Rolyns Aligbe assists).
1526
(2:21) Ahmad Henderson II misses driving layup.
(2:21) Rolyns Aligbe Block.
(2:21) UIC Offensive Rebound.
(2:08) Ahmad Henderson II misses driving layup.
(2:07) UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:07) team shot clock turnover .
(1:54) Drew Steffe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Abdul Momoh Defensive Rebound.
(1:38) Foul on Damien Mayo Jr..
(1:37) Elijah Crawford misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:36) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Jorge Moreno makes layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists).
1726
(1:30) Foul on Abdul Momoh.
(1:30) Jorge Moreno misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:28) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:16) Josiah Hammons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Crawford assists).
1729
+2 (0:57) Jorge Moreno makes 6-foot hook shot (Damien Mayo Jr. assists).
1929
(0:45) Ahmad Henderson II bad pass turnover.
(0:45) Jalen Haynes Steal.
+2 (0:41) Damien Mayo Jr. makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists).
2129
(0:16) Josiah Hammons misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:13) Jorge Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Drew Steffe bad pass turnover.
(0:03) Mekhi Lowery Steal.
(0:00) Foul on Damien Mayo Jr..
+1 (0:00) Ahmad Henderson II makes free throw 1 of 2.
2130
+1 (0:00) Ahmad Henderson II makes free throw 2 of 2.
2131

2nd half

Team Stats

SIU

UIC

57Points70

25-53(47.2%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)

5-17(29.4%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)

2-4(50.0%)Free Throw(%)14-22(63.6%)

27(5)Rebounds(Offensive)39(15)

22Assists20

5Steals7

11Blocks4

15Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

3Largest Lead18

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Credit Union 1 Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 778 (9.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIU -1.5

over/under: 146.5