Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Evansville Purple Aces

Mar 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SIU	38	43	81
EVAN	27	40	67

Game Recap

Mayo scores 23, Southern Illinois takes down Evansville 81-67. Damien Mayo Jr. had 23 points in Southern Illinois' 81-67 win over Evansville on Sunday.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Rolyns Aligbe	26	2-6	0-2	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	4	4
8Prince Aligbe	29	6-8	0-0	2-2	12	1	1	0	1	2	14
2Quel'Ron House	27	4-12	0-1	2-2	3	6	1	0	2	2	10
10Damien Mayo Jr.	32	6-15	4-10	7-8	3	0	1	0	0	1	23
21Drew Steffe	39	6-8	4-5	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	16
25Jorge Moreno	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
35Max Pikaar	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
33Jaheem Webber	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
5Jalen Haynes	21	4-11	1-4	0-0	4	4	0	0	1	0	9
3Caden Hawkins	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Davion Sykes	13	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	-	30-6446.9%	9-2240.9%	12-1392.3%	34	16	5	1	6	14	81

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	39	5-10	2-6	4-4	6	1	2	0	0	2	16
23AJ Casey	37	5-12	1-3	5-8	8	2	0	2	2	1	16
6Leif Moeller	40	4-11	2-6	0-0	6	4	0	0	3	2	10
0Bryce Quinet	35	4-9	0-2	1-1	0	7	0	0	2	4	9
12Alex Hemenway	20	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
45Trent Hundley	22	5-8	3-6	3-3	0	2	0	1	1	0	16
9Kaia Berridge	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0




TOTAL	-	23-5442.6%	8-2532.0%	13-1681.3%	22	16	2	3	8	14	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSIUEVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Evansville.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Southern Illinois.
+3 (19:46) AJ Casey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists).
03
(19:27) Quel'Ron House misses 9-foot jumper.
(19:24) Prince Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
(19:22) Drew Steffe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:19) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) Bryce Quinet misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:27) Prince Aligbe makes layup (Quel'Ron House assists).
23
(18:10) Bryce Quinet misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:06) Damien Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Quel'Ron House bad pass turnover.
(17:51) Leif Moeller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:45) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Joshua Hughes misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:40) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) Alex Hemenway Defensive Rebound.
(17:14) Joshua Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:09) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
(17:01) Rolyns Aligbe misses layup.
(16:57) Prince Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
(16:56) Prince Aligbe bad pass turnover.
(16:56) Joshua Hughes Steal.
+2 (16:39) AJ Casey makes 18-foot jumper.
25
(16:23) Foul on Alex Hemenway.
+3 (16:10) Damien Mayo Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Drew Steffe assists).
55
(15:37) AJ Casey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Prince Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Joshua Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:01) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Quel'Ron House misses 14-foot jumper.
(14:46) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(14:35) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:32) Damien Mayo Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quel'Ron House assists).
85
+3 (14:04) Joshua Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists).
88
(13:30) Quel'Ron House misses 15-foot jumper.
(13:27) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(13:06) AJ Casey bad pass turnover.
(13:06) Quel'Ron House Steal.
+2 (13:01) Jalen Haynes makes layup (Davion Sykes assists).
108
(12:39) Foul on Jaheem Webber.
+1 (12:39) AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 2.
109
+1 (12:39) AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1010
+2 (12:28) Quel'Ron House makes 7-foot jumper.
1210
+2 (12:12) Bryce Quinet makes layup.
1212
(12:12) Foul on Jaheem Webber.
+1 (12:12) Bryce Quinet makes free throw 1 of 1.
1213
+2 (11:54) Davion Sykes makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists).
1413
(11:54) Foul on Bryce Quinet.
+1 (11:54) Davion Sykes makes free throw 1 of 1.
1513
+2 (11:24) Trent Hundley makes 20-foot jumper (Bryce Quinet assists).
1515
+3 (11:14) Drew Steffe makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quel'Ron House assists).
1815
+3 (10:47) Leif Moeller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trent Hundley assists).
1818
(10:24) Jalen Haynes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Leif Moeller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:09) Davion Sykes Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on Bryce Quinet.
(10:07) Jalen Haynes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:04) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Foul on Rolyns Aligbe.
+1 (9:49) Joshua Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2.
1819
+1 (9:49) Joshua Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2.
1820
+2 (9:30) Drew Steffe makes 8-foot jumper.
2020
(8:59) Kaia Berridge misses 21-foot jumper.
(8:57) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(8:55) Trent Hundley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(8:45) Kaia Berridge misses layup.
(8:41) Southern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:26) Rolyns Aligbe makes layup (Quel'Ron House assists).
2220
(8:12) Leif Moeller misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:08) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(8:05) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) Prince Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:58) Prince Aligbe makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2420
(7:33) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(7:33) Prince Aligbe Steal.
+2 (7:31) Prince Aligbe makes 2-foot dunk.
2620
(7:05) Foul on Quel'Ron House.
(6:50) Joshua Hughes misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:46) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Foul on Quel'Ron House.
(6:42) Quel'Ron House turnover.
(6:24) AJ Casey misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:21) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:16) Rolyns Aligbe makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists).
2820
+2 (6:00) AJ Casey makes 3-foot dunk (Leif Moeller assists).
2822
(5:58) Foul on Rolyns Aligbe.
+1 (5:58) AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 1.
2823
(5:49) Jalen Haynes misses 6-foot jumper.
(5:49) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:34) Leif Moeller makes layup.
2825
(5:26) Jalen Haynes misses 7-foot jumper.
(5:22) Damien Mayo Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(5:16) Jalen Haynes out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(5:02) Joshua Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:59) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
(4:49) Jalen Haynes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:45) Prince Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
(4:32) Jorge Moreno misses layup.
(4:32) AJ Casey Block.
(4:27) Jorge Moreno Offensive Rebound.
(4:26) Jorge Moreno bad pass turnover.
(4:26) Joshua Hughes Steal.
(4:02) AJ Casey misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:57) Prince Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(3:54) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (3:54) Prince Aligbe makes free throw 1 of 2.
2925
+1 (3:54) Prince Aligbe makes free throw 2 of 2.
3025
(3:25) Foul on Max Pikaar.
+1 (3:25) Joshua Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2.
3026
+1 (3:25) Joshua Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2.
3027
+3 (2:58) Jalen Haynes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Drew Steffe assists).
3327
(2:31) AJ Casey misses layup.
(2:28) Davion Sykes Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Kaia Berridge.
+1 (2:19) Damien Mayo Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3427
(2:19) Damien Mayo Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:18) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Alex Hemenway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:48) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:44) Davion Sykes makes 2-foot dunk (Drew Steffe assists).
3627
(1:23) Bryce Quinet misses layup.
(1:23) Max Pikaar Block.
(1:21) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(1:09) Bryce Quinet misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Drew Steffe misses layup.
(0:58) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) team shot clock turnover .
(0:12) Foul on Kaia Berridge.
+2 (0:02) Jalen Haynes makes layup.
3827

2nd half

Team Stats

SIU

EVAN

81Points67

30-64(46.9%)Field Goal(%)23-54(42.6%)

9-22(40.9%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

12-13(92.3%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

39(13)Rebounds(Offensive)28(6)

16Assists16

5Steals2

1Blocks3

6Turnovers9

14(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

14Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 3,484 (34.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIU -9.5

over/under: 139.5