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CARBONDALE, Ill. \u2013 Indiana State men’s basketball fell on Wednesday night to Southern Illinois, 66-55.
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\nIndiana State was led in scoring by Xavier Hall<\/a> with 13 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, adding in four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Ian Scott<\/a> and Derek Vorst<\/a> scored nine points apiece. Scott chipped in four rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals, while Vorst secured eight rebounds. Enel St. Bernard<\/a> tied for the game high in rebounds with nine, and tallied four blocks.
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\nIndiana State jumped out to a 10-2 lead to open the game, with four straight baskets from four different Sycamores. The Sycamores then built to a 15-6 lead with 13:43 left to play in the first half.
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\nThe Salukis took control with a 22-0 over the next seven minutes as Indiana State went 0-fior-6 from the field with six turnovers. In the last 6:47, both teams combined to shoot 7-for-22 from the field as the half ended at an even 8-8. Southern Illinois took a 36-23 lead into the halftime break.
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\nThe second-half scoring was fairly even, as Southern Illinois outscored Indiana State only 15-11 through the first 10 1\/2 minutes of the second half. At the 8:30 mark, SIU claimed its first 20-point advantage, 54-34. Following that lead through the rest of the game, the Sycamores outscored the Salukis 21-12 with nine points from Derek Vorst<\/a>. Southern Illinois went on to claim the 66-55 victory.
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\nNews & Notes<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Sycamores grabbed 39 rebounds, the most since recording 41 against Evansville on January 10.
\n\tWith four blocks tonight, it’s the third time in the last eight games Enel St. Bernard<\/a> has finished with 3+ blocks.
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\n\t\tHe has 6+ rebounds in 10 of the last 12 games, including in seven-straight games.
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\n\tTonight marked the third game this season where neither team shot above 40% from the field (37.5% for Indiana State, 39.1% for SIU).
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\n\t\tLouisiana Tech on November 19 (33.3% vs. 28.8%).
\n\t\tSIUE on November 10 (36.7% vs. 34.4%).
\n\t\tThe Sycamores’ 37.5% ties for the fourth lowest this season.
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\n\tTonight’s team total of 55 points ties for the eighth-lowest total dating back through the 2016-17 season.
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\nUp Next
\nIndiana State returns to Hulman Center on Sunday, March 1 for Senior Day, hosting UIC. Indiana State Basketball will recognize four student-athletes (Xavier Hall<\/a>, Markus Harding<\/a>, Ian Scott<\/a>, Sterling Young<\/a>) and three team managers (Damian Delgado, Christopher Spillman, Ryusei Sugimoto). The game begins at 1 p.m. ET with Senior Day recognition to begin at 12:40pm.<\/p>\n
\nFor the latest information on Sycamore Basketball, visit\u00a0GoSycamores.com<\/a>. You can also find the team on social media, including\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube<\/a>. Fans can also receive updates on Sycamore Athletics by downloading the March On App from the both the\u00a0App Store<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Google Play Store<\/a>.
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