NCAAB Game Recap - Drake at Southern Illinois
Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:00 PM EST

David
74
Ford
62
F
Minn
56
Rut
64
F
Sien
71
Niag
72
F
CSBak
72
ChiSt
54
F
Rider
86
Canis
95
F
Iona
73
Maris
83
F
Bingha
63
Maine
86
F
UND
74
NDSU
83
F
Drake
49
SIU
66
F
LoyIL
62
IlSt
50
F
SDSt
84
SDak
99
F
GrCan
69
UMKC
66
F
ECU
57
Cin
82
F
BC
62
Wake
80
F
Cal
40
UCLA
50
F

Jan 19, 2020, 4:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Drake

23

26

49

Southern Illinois

31

35

66

Benson, McGill propel Southern Illinois past Drake 66-49
Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:18 PM

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Barret Benson and Eric McGill scored 18 points apiece and Southern Illinois cruised to a 66-49 victory over Drake on Sunday.

Benson established a career high in points and added 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season for the Salukis (9-10, 3-5 Missouri Valley Conference). McGill hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range and added six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Lance Jones pitched in with 12 points and nine boards, while Marcus Domask scored 10.

Sophomore Liam Robbins paced the Bulldogs (13-6, 3-3) with 17 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Anthony Murphy scored 10.

Southern Illinois shot just 41% from the floor and 33% from 3-point range (8 of 24). The Salukis made 16 of 22 free throws (73%). Drake made just 35% overall, 16% from distance (4 of 25) and 64% at the foul line (9 of 14).

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Leaders

Drake PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. Robbins 17 0 1 10 0 1
A. Murphy 10 0 3 5 1 0
Southern Illinois PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
E. McGill 18 0 4 6 3 0
B. Benson 18 0 2 10 1 0

Team Comparison

Drake SIU
Points For 49 66
Field Goals 18/50-36% 21/51-41%
Three Pointers 4/25-16% 8/24-33%
Free Throws 9/14-64% 16/22-73%
Offensive Rebounds 5 6
Defensive Rebounds 28 28
Rebounds 35 35
Blocks 3 0
Steals 3 8
Turnovers 14 8
Personal Fouls 17 10
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - SIU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sun Jan 19 Drake 49 @ SIU 66 L. Robbins 17 E. McGill 18

Game Information

Stadium: SIU Arena, Carbondale, Illinois
Attendance: 4,337
Game Time: