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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwaySouthern Illinois66
Final
HomeDrake61
Wednesday, February 18, 2026All El Paso sports
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Final

Southern Illinois beats Drake 66-61

Southern Illinois Salukis beat Drake Bulldogs 66-61 on Wednesday at Knapp Center.

The second half made the difference: Southern Illinois outscored Drake 35-25.

Southern Illinois shot 35% to 40% and won the boards 44-43.

For Southern Illinois, Damien Mayo Jr. (G): 22. For Drake, Jalen Quinn (G): 23.

Southern Illinois improves to 13-15. Drake falls to 12-17.

Attendance: 3,152.

Full recap at ESPN: Mayo scores 22 as Southern Illinois takes down Drake 66-61

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#10
SIU · PointsDamien Mayo Jr. G22
#4
SIU · AssistsQuel'Ron House G5
#8
SIU · ReboundsRolyns Aligbe F8
#3
DRKE · PointsJalen Quinn G23
#1
DRKE · AssistsOwen Larson G3
#3
DRKE · ReboundsJalen Quinn G10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
R. Aligbe F2631-141-60-081231352
P. Aligbe F1721-40-00-141301220
Q. House G38153-142-87-1265220061
D. Mayo Jr. G20228-105-61-213100015
D. Steffe G36115-101-30-041001221
M. Pikaar F700-20-10-011110010
J. Webber C1400-10-00-041000311
J. Haynes G1851-31-22-270120161
C. Hawkins G100-00-00-000100000
D. Sykes G2384-80-00-061020242
Team6623-6610-2610-17441412103152913

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