Western Illinois Leathernecks vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars

College Basketball

W Illinois

5-25

47-67

Final

SIUE

18-12

First Community Arena

Lead tracker

WIU leadsBiggest lead WIU 0, SIUE 24

SIUE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
WIU	23	24	47
SIUE	30	37	67

Who won: SIUE 67-47

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 67-47 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at First Community Arena. The SIUE outscored the W Illinois 37-24 in the 2nd half. Tyler King led the SIUE in points (18). Isaiah Griffin led the W Illinois in points (13).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WIUSIUE

15-52FG27-55

29Field Goal %49

7-203PT3-16

35Three Point %19

10-23FT10-14

43Free Throw %71

32Rebounds43

8Offensive Rebounds6

24Defensive Rebounds37

8Assists12

6Steals11

1Blocks4

12Turnovers12

1Team Turnovers1

12Total Turnovers12

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

12Points Off Turnovers15

3Fast Break Points10

14Points in Paint42

9Fouls16

0Largest Lead24

0Lead Changes0

0Percent Led95

Player of the game

Arnas Sakenis

SIUE · 14 PTS, 3 STL, 4 BLK

8.5

Win probability

100%SIUE final

WIUSIUE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:02SIU
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 0:31
+2
Jumper, 12 ft
Steven Tipton makes 12-foot jumper
S. Tipton · 2 PTS
WIU 47 - 67 SIUE
H2 0:50
Defensive rebound
Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:52
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Harrison Alexander misses 23-foot three point jumper
H. Alexander
H2 1:20
+2
Layup
Tyran Cook makes layup
T. Cook · 4 PTS
WIU 45 - 67 SIUE
H2 1:35
Defensive rebound
Danny Stephens Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:39
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyler King misses 24-foot three point jumper
T. King · 18 PTS
H2 2:00
Defensive rebound
Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:05
Misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
Makai Kvamme misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
M. Kvamme · 4 PTS
H2 2:29
TO
Out of bounds bad pass turnover
Jack Campion out of bounds bad pass turnover
J. Campion · 6 PTS
H2 2:43
Defensive rebound
Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:45
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Griffin misses 25-foot three point jumper
I. Griffin · 13 PTS
H2 3:13
+2
Layup
Tyler King makes layup
T. King · 18 PTS
WIU 43 - 67 SIUE
H2 3:16
Steal
Tyler King Steal.
T. King · 18 PTS
H2 3:16
TO
Bad pass turnover
Isaiah Griffin bad pass turnover
I. Griffin · 13 PTS
H2 3:25
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Tyler King makes free throw 2 of 2
T. King · 18 PTS
WIU 43 - 65 SIUE
H2 3:25
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2
T. King · 18 PTS
WIU 43 - 64 SIUE
H2 3:25
Foul on Tyran Cook
Foul on Tyran Cook.
T. Cook · 4 PTS
H2 3:29
Officialtvtimeout
Official TV Timeout
H2 3:44
Defensive rebound
Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:46
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lucas Lorenzen misses 24-foot three point jumper
L. Lorenzen · 8 PTS
H2 3:56
+2
Layup
Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
A. Sakenis · 14 PTS · ast J. Campion
WIU 43 - 63 SIUE
THREEH2 4:21
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
L. Lorenzen · 8 PTS · ast F. Okwuosah
Lucas Lorenzen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Francis Okwuosah assists)
WIU 43 - 61 SIUE