Saint Louis Billikens @ Southern Illinois Salukis
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SLU | 37 | 39 | 76 |
SIU | 36 | 31 | 67 |
Saint Louis holds off Southern Illinois 76-67
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Mike McCall Jr. tied a career high with 19 points and Saint Louis held off a late charge from Southern Illinois on Saturday night to hang on 76-67.
Dwayne Evans scored eight points as a part of a 10-3 Saint Louis run to lead 72-64 lead with 1:25 to go.
Saint Louis (3-0) never trailed in the second half and had its largest lead of the game at 57-47 with 10:45 left in the game. The Billikens won back-to-back nonconference road games for the first time since 1997-98.
Southern Illinois (0-2) cut the lead to 57-55 with an 8-0 run over the next 2 minutes. A layup by Desmar Jackson later brought the Salukis to within 62-61.
Evans finished with 13 points, 12 of which came in the final 8 minutes of play.
Marcus Fillyaw had 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting for the Salukis.
