Southeast Missouri State Redhawks vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
OVC Championship - Final
22-11, 13-7 OVC
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22-11, 13-7 OVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SIUE | 35 | 34 | 69 |
SEMO | 24 | 24 | 48 |
21-12, 15-5 OVC
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21-12, 15-5 OVC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 29 | 10 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 33 | 20 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 13-16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
69 | 24-54 | 3-11 | 18-28 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 17 | |
44% | 27% | 64% |
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | 4 | 2-14 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 35 | 18 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
48 | 17-60 | 3-24 | 11-13 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | |
28% | 13% | 85% |
SIUE vs SEMO Videos
SIU Edwardsville celebrates after sealing first-ever trip to men's NCAA tourney
SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks: Game Highlights
Arnas Sakenis gets the basket plus the foul
Game Information
Evansville, IN
Referee:James Hicks
Referee:Blake Harris
Referee:Bryan Washer
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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