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Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC Flames Recap - Southern Illinois Wins 68-65

Southern Illinois grabbed a 68-65 win over UIC on Sunday, behind a 19-point effort from Lance Jones at Credit Union 1 Arena.

Southern Illinois earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -6.0-point spread.

Marcus Domask had 16 points for Southern Illinois and Trent Brown chipped in with 8 points. Dalton Banks had 5 assists for them, while Clarence Rupert was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.

UIC got 22 points from Jace Carter in a losing cause and another 21 points from Tre Anderson. Filip Skobalj contributed 5 assists for them, while Toby Okani had 14 rebounds.

UIC won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-36.