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MBB Men’s Basketball vs Eureka 12-15-24: SIUE Cougars Men’s Basketball host the Eureka Red Devils for a basketball game at the First Community Arena in the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Sunday, December 15, 2024. (Photo: Scott Kane / SIUE Athletics)
Scott Kane
Cham Okey
52
Eureka EUREKA 2-7,1-2 SLIAC
100
Winner SIUE SIUE 7-4,0-0 OVC
Eureka EUREKA
2-7,1-2 SLIAC
52
Final
100
SIUE SIUE
7-4,0-0 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eureka EUREKA 28 24 52
SIUE SIUE 50 50 100

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Joe Pott, SIUE Athletic Communications

Men's Basketball Reaches Century Mark in Blowout Win

SIUE hits school-record 17 three-pointers

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE men's basketball closed out its nonconference schedule in style, blitzing Division III Eureka 100-52 Sunday afternoon at First Community Arena.

The Cougars (7-4) knocked down a school record 17 three-pointers while connecting on a season-high 55 percent (36-65) of their shots overall.

SIUE reached 100 points for the first time since December 2014.

Four SIUE players scored in double figures, led by Ray'Sean Taylor who scored 18 points on six three-pointers, all in the first half. Jordan Pickett scored a career-high 17 points. He was 4-7 overall and 3-6 from three-point range. Ring Malith turned in his fourth consecutive double-digit scoring game with 16 points. Cham Okey recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Both totals were career bests for Okey.

Desmond Polk scored nine points and Brian Taylor II added eight points. Kyle Thomas made his season debut for the Cougars contributing six points and two blocks in just over nine minutes. Jordan Hamilton also added six points. In all, 10 of 13 players who saw time for the Cougars scored. All 13 players scored, added a rebound or an assist.  

The Cougars used a 12-0 scoring run in the first half punctuated by Ray'Sean Taylor three-pointer to go up 30-13 with 7:37 to play in the first half. SIUE finished off the first half with six straight points, including a three-pointer from Okey to lead 50-28.

The second half opened with a 19-4 run by the Cougars to extend the lead to 37 (69-32) points after a layup from Polk with 14:26 to play.

SIUE limited Eureka to just 24 second half points. SIUE outrebounded the Red Devils 41-34 and scored 36 points in the paint to just 16 by Eureka.

The Cougars racked up 21 assists, one shy of their season high, while turning the ball over a season-low eight times.

Raymond Bandzoumouna scored 10 points to lead Eureka, which connected on 18-59 (31 percent) of its total shots. The Red Devils were 8-30 (27 percent) from three-point range.

SIUE opens Ohio Valley Conference play Thursday at preseason favorite Little Rock. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.

 

                                                                                                            

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