Game Notes presented by: Contact: Joe Pott, 618-650-2860, [email protected], @Joe_Pott 2018-19 SIUE Cougars (8-17, 4-9 OVC) Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Score vs. UT Martin Skyhawks (9-15, 4-9 OVC) NOVEMBER Fri. 2 Kentucky State (Exh.) W, 80-61 Game No. 26 Tue. 6 University of the Pacific L, 74-65 Sat., Feb. 16, 2:00 p.m., Vadalabene Center (4,000), Edwardsville, Illinois Sat. 10 Winthrop L, 94-82 Wed. 21 at Valparaiso L, 75-70 (OT) FOURTH SEASON FOLLOW THE GAME Sun. 25 Incarnate Word W, 80-68 SIUE Head Coach Jon Harris is in his fourth season at Wed. 28 at Western Illinois L, 83-58 TV: None the helm of the Cougars. The native of Edwardsville, 7 Illinois, is 29-84 overall. Radio: 88 the Sound (Joe Pott) DECEMBER Live Video: ESPN3 (Bob Belvin, Ray Giacoletti) Sat. 1 SIU Carbondale L, 82-61 Sat. 8 Harris-Stowe W, 92-87 PREVIOUSLY Live Stats: SIUEStats.com Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic SIUE fell to Eastern Illinois 79-65 Thursday. It didn’t Live Audio: SIUECougarNetwork.com Mon. 17 at Drake L, 79-66 make much difference in the first 20 minutes what Wed. 19 at Washington State L, 89-73 the Cougars tried with their defense. EIU hit 11 of 21 THE SERIES Sat. 22 vs. CSUN % L, 85-79 threes in the half in building a 40-26 lead and never Series Record: UTM leads 13-7 Sun. 23 vs. Northern Colorado% W, 82-72 looked back. The Cougars, once 21 points down in the Last Meeting: L, 85-69, 1/26/19 at UTM Sun. 30 Missouri S&T W, 79-66 second half, rallied from a 50-29 deficit to close with First Meeting: L, 85-75, 12/18/70 at SIUE Record at SIUE: 3-6 JANUARY a dozen times three times. They crept to within 74-63 Thu. 3 Southeast Missouri * W, 94-88 with 1:15 to play but could get no closer. Record at UTM: 4-7 Sat. 5 at Eastern Illinois * L, 84-81 (OT) Neutral: 0-0 Thu. 10 at Tennessee Tech * L, 78-69 (OT) DOUBLE TROUBLE Largest SIUE win: 27, 103-76, 1/1/71 at UTM Sat. 12 at Jacksonville State * L, 90-54 Brandon Jackson led SIUE with 16 points and 10 Largest UTM win: 17, twice Thu. 17 Austin Peay * L, 79-71 rebounds against EIU. It was the third double-double Current Streak: Lost 1 Sat. 19 Murray State * L, 82-72 of his career. All three have come this year. Thu. 24 at Southeast Missouri * W, 87-86 (3OT) SIUE PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on last game) Sat. 26 at UT Martin * L, 85-69 OVERTIME Thu. 31 Morehead State * W, 83-76 No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG Feb. 2 was SIUE’s fifth overtime game this year, which 5 Tyresse Williford G Jr. 13.9 3.8 FEBRUARY tied for the second most in the country and is a school 15 David McFarland G Sr. 14.1 4.0 record. The Cougars have played eight overtime Sat. 2 Eastern Kentucky * W, 88-82 (2OT) 24 Cameron Williams G Fr. 10.3 3.3 periods, which is the most in the NCAA. Thu. 7 at Austin Peay * L, 80-45 30 Anselm Uzuegbunem F Jr. 3.3 4.0 Sat. 9 at Murray State * L, 86-55 Thu. 14 Eastern Illinois * L, 79-65 COMEBACK COUGARS 32 Brandon Jackson F Jr. 13.2 6.8 Sat. 16 UT Martin * 2:00 PM The 16-point comeback vs. Morehead State was SIUE’s Thu. 21 at Tennessee State * 7:30 PM largest of the year and the third time this season it has COMPARISON Sat. 23 at Belmont * 5:00 PM overcome a double-digit deficit. It also is SIUE’s third Thu. 28 Tennessee Tech * 7:30 PM win this year after trailing at halftime. MARCH SIUE UTM 50-POINT HALF Sat. 2 Jacksonville State * 5:00 PM 72.8 Points/G 75.5 Wed. 6 at OVC Championship TBA The Cougars scored 51 points in the second half 81.2 Opp Points/G 78.5 Thu. 7 at OVC Championship TBA against Morehead State. It is the third time this Fri. 8 at OVC Championship TBA season SIUE has scored at least 50 points in a half, not .412 FG% .442 Sat. 9 at OVC Championship 7:00 PM including overtime periods. .492 Opp FG% .480 .285 3FG% .345 *Ohio Valley Conference Game All times CT THREE OVERTIMES .367 Opp 3FG% .379 % at Las Vegas, Nevada The win at SEMO featured the most overtime periods .690 FT% .734 ^ Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Evansville, Indiana (three) for SIUE in the Division I era. It was the third Home Games in Bold played at Vadalabene Center .704 Opp FT% .672 game of at least three overtime periods in school 36.0 Reb/G 34.8 history and the first since the 1984-85 season. 37.6 Opp Reb/G 36.7 12.0 Assists/G 15.0 PUSHING 600 McFarland and Jackson and Christian Ellis are 14.2 Turnovers/G 13.7 approaching 600 career points. McFarland has scored 6.6 Steals/G 7.7 599 career points, Ellis has 589 and Jackson has 570. 2.3 Blocks/G 3.2 @ @SIUEMBB #eVILLEution #BeACougar 2018-19 Game Notes SIUE Men’s Basketball Season & Career Leaders/Notes 2018-19 / Career Leaders TOP 50 FRESHMAN AWARD In just his second season, McFarland is just 21 points Cameron Williams was selected as the OVC co- Scoring Leader 18-19 Career David McFarland 12 16 away from entering SIUE’s top 50 scoring list. Freshman of the Week Jan. 7. He averaged 22.5 points Daniel Kinchen 0 7 a game against Southeast Missouri and Eastern Illinois. Christian Ellis 0 7 TY’S TIME Tyresse Williford 6 6 After averaging 25.0 points per game against GRAND THEFT Brandon Jackson 4 5 Cameron Williams 3 3 Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky, Tyresse SIUE swiped a season-high 13 steals at Drake. It was Justin Benton 0 1 Williford was selected as the OVC Newcomer of the the most steals in a game for the Cougars since the Jaylen McCoy 0 1 Week Feb. 4. He also earned the honors Jan. 21 after 2016 season opener at Hawaii. scoring a career-high 33 points against Murray State. Double-Digit Scoring 18-19 Career SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS David McFarland 18 29 Christian Ellis 4 28 YOUR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE SIUE has attempted more field goals than its Brandon Jackson 19 24 Williford dished out 11 assists at Eastern Illinois, the opponent in 15 games this year. The Cougars put up Daniel Kinchen 7 23 most in a game in the Division I era. a season-high 85 field goal attempts at SEMO, which Tyresse Williford 14 14 is the most in the Division I era. Cameron Williams 12 12 Jaylen McCoy 5 9 TWO FOR 20 Justin Benton 0 8 Games with two 20-point scorers for SIUE: THREE FOR THE E Treavon Martin 1 1 at Valparaiso: Williford (24), Williams (22) SIUE knocked down a season-high 10 three-pointers Anselm Uzuegbunem 1 1 vs. Harris Stowe: Jackson (28), Williford (25) in the home win against Southeast Missouri and vs. Southeast Missouri: Williams (27), McFarland (22) again in the overtime loss at Tennessee Tech. 20-Point Games 18-19 Career Tyresse Williford 7 7 vs. Eastern Kentucky: Williford (27), Jackson (25) David McFarland 5 6 CAREER NIGHTS Brandon Jackson 3 3 CRASHING THE BOARDS Brandon Jackson scored 28 points against Harris- Daniel Kinchen 0 3 The Cougars hauled in 58 rebounds in the win at Stowe. Williams scored a career-high 27 points Cameron Williams 2 2 Southeast Missouri. It is SIUE’s most rebounds in a against Southeast Missouri. McFarland matched his 5+ Three-Pointers 18-19 Career game in the Division I era. The Cougars grabbed 57 career-high with 24 points at Washington State. He Daniel Kinchen 0 3 rebounds against Eastern Kentucky. also scored 24 points this year against SIUC. David McFarland 0 2 MORE REBOUNDING MINUTES MISSING Rebounding Leader 18-19 Career Brandon Jackson 16 21 Brandon Jackson grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds Junior Justin Benton has been sidelined all season Christian Ellis 2 12 on the road at SEMO. It is the second-most rebounds with an injury and his return is not known. Benton Anselm Uzuegbunem 5 5 in a game for a player in SIUE’s Division I era. led the Cougars at 28.8 minutes a game last season. David McFarland 1 4 Tyresse Williford 2 2 D.J. Jackson 1 2 CLEANING THE GLASS EARLY SIGNING Treavon Martin 1 1 SIUE leads the OVC in offensive rebounds. The Head Coach Jon Harris has added a trio of recruits Cameron Williams 1 1 Cougars average 12.4 offensive rebounds a game, during the early signing period. Kenyon Duling Bill Awet 0 1 which ranks 40th in the NCAA. Brandon Jackson is (Chicago), Micah Thomas (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Justin Benton 0 1 tied for the lead in the OVC and No. 36 nationally at and Jake LaRavia (Indianapolis, Indiana) will join the 10-Rebound Games 18-19 Career 3.08 offensive rebounds a game. Cougars for the 2019-2020 season. Brandon Jackson 3 3 Christian Ellis 1 2 FREEBIES LOCAL TRANSFER Anselm Uzuegbunem 1 1 SIUE attempted 44 free throws against EKU. It was Zeke Moore, a Granite City, Illinois, native has been David McFarland 0 1 the fourth most attempts in the Division I era.