SIUE men's basketball nearly led wire to wire Wednesday, knocking off Eastern Illinois 68-57 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The sixth-seeded Cougars will advance to the quarterfinal round for the second consecutive year. SIUE will meet the No. 3 seed and regular co-champion Morehead State Thursday night. Eastern Illinois ends its season at 14-18.
CONF | OVR | PF | PA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
14-4 | 26-8 | 2566 | 2135 | |
14-4 | 21-11 | 2609 | 2455 | |
14-4 | 21-12 | 2553 | 2382 | |
13-5 | 21-12 | 2272 | 2167 | |
10-8 | 18-15 | 2400 | 2343 | |
9-9 | 17-16 | 2360 | 2314 | |
8-10 | 14-18 | 2204 | 2172 | |
5-13 | 10-21 | 2089 | 2289 | |
5-13 | 8-24 | 2195 | 2335 | |
4-14 | 9-22 | 2078 | 2278 | |
3-15 | 9-22 | 2019 | 2266 |