Western Illinois Leathernecks @ SIU Edwardsville Cougars

66–77Final · Jan 2, 2025

WIU 66 SIUE 77 Final

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WIU7-7	30	36	66
SIUE8-6	42	35	77

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper.
0–2
Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
0–5
Desmond Polk made Two Point Tip Shot.
0–7
Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
0–9
Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
3–9
Ryan Myers made Jumper.
5–9
Sean Smith made Dunk.
7–9
Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
7–11
Sean Smith made Jumper.
9–11
Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
9–14
Arnas Sakenis made Free Throw.
9–15
Arnas Sakenis made Free Throw.
9–16
Tay Knox made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
11–16
Myles Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
11–18
Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper.
11–21
Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Pickett.
11–24
Kyle Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
11–26
Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
14–26
Marko Maletic made Jumper.
16–26
Declan Dillon made Layup. Assisted by Arnas Sakenis.
16–28
Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper.
16–30
Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
17–30
Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
18–30
Brian Taylor II made Jumper.
18–32
Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
21–32
Arnas Sakenis made Dunk. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
21–34
Ryan Myers made Layup.
23–34
Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith.
23–37
Sean Smith made Jumper.
25–37
Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ring Malith.
25–39
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julius Rollins.
28–39
Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith.
28–42
Sean Smith made Free Throw.
29–42
Sean Smith made Free Throw.
30–42
Ryan Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Julius Rollins.
32–42
Ring Malith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
32–45
Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
32–46
Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
32–47
Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
32–49
Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
32–51
Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
35–51
Marko Maletic made Jumper.
37–51
Desmond Polk made Jumper.
37–53
Rodrick Payne made Layup. Assisted by Marko Maletic.
39–53
Sean Smith made Jumper.
41–53
Marko Maletic made Jumper.
43–53
Declan Dillon made Jumper.
43–55
Marko Maletic made Jumper.
45–55
Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
45–57
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayden Carter.
48–57
Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup.
48–59
Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
49–59
Rodrick Payne made Free Throw.
50–59
Arnas Sakenis made Two Point Tip Shot.
50–61
Brian Taylor II made Jumper.
50–63
Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper.
53–63
Arnas Sakenis made Layup. Assisted by Ring Malith.
53–65
Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
56–65
Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
59–65
Ring Malith made Free Throw.
59–66
Ring Malith made Free Throw.
59–67
Ring Malith made Jumper.
59–69
Ring Malith made Dunk.
59–71
Ryan Myers made Layup.
61–71
Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
61–72
Desmond Polk made Free Throw.
61–73
Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
61–76
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
64–76
Marko Maletic made Free Throw.
65–76
Marko Maletic made Free Throw.
66–76
Desmond Polk made Free Throw.
66–77

Play-by-play

P1 Ring Malith Turnover.
P1 Julius Rollins Steal.
P1 Marko Maletic missed Jumper.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper. 0–2
P1 Marko Maletic missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Polk. 0–5
P1 Marko Maletic missed Jumper.
P1 Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Desmond Polk missed Layup.
P1 Desmond Polk Offensive Rebound.
P1 Desmond Polk made Two Point Tip Shot. 0–7
P1 Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. 0–9
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Julius Rollins missed Jumper.
P1 Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Arnas Sakenis missed Layup.
P1 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 3–9
P1 Arnas Sakenis missed Layup.
P1 Kayden Carter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Myers made Jumper. 5–9
P1 Desmond Polk Turnover.
P1 Sean Smith Steal.
P1 Sean Smith made Dunk. 7–9
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. 7–11
P1 Sean Smith made Jumper. 9–11
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ring Malith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Polk. 9–14
P1 Ryan Myers missed Layup.
P1 Arnas Sakenis Block.
P1 Kayden Carter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marko Maletic missed Jumper.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Desmond Polk missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kayden Carter.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Arnas Sakenis made Free Throw. 9–15
P1 Arnas Sakenis made Free Throw. 9–16
P1 Foul on Myles Thompson.
P1 Trey Deveaux Turnover.
P1 Myles Thompson missed Layup.
P1 Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Smith missed Jumper.
P1 Tay Knox Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tay Knox made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 11–16
P1 Myles Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Brian Taylor II. 11–18
P1 Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
P1 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. 11–21
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ring Malith Turnover.
P1 Trey Deveaux Steal.
P1 Foul on Declan Dillon.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Julius Rollins Turnover.
P1 Declan Dillon missed Layup.
P1 Julius Rollins Block.
P1 Declan Dillon Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
P1 Declan Dillon Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Pickett. 11–24
P1 Trey Deveaux missed Layup.
P1 Myles Thompson Block.
P1 Trey Deveaux Offensive Rebound.
P1 Western Illinois Turnover.
P1 Kyle Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor. 11–26
P1 Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 14–26
P1 Declan Dillon Turnover.
P1 Sean Smith Steal.
P1 Foul on Jordan Pickett.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Marko Maletic made Jumper. 16–26
P1 Declan Dillon made Layup. Assisted by Arnas Sakenis. 16–28
P1 Sean Smith missed Jumper.
P1 Myles Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper. 16–30
P1 Foul on Myles Thompson.
P1 Rodrick Payne made Free Throw. 17–30
P1 Rodrick Payne made Free Throw. 18–30
P1 Brian Taylor II made Jumper. 18–32
P1 Western Illinois Turnover.
P1 Desmond Polk missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kayden Carter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kayden Carter missed Jumper.
P1 Rodrick Payne Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 21–32
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
P1 Sean Smith Steal.
P1 Julius Rollins missed Layup.
P1 Desmond Polk Block.
P1 Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Arnas Sakenis made Dunk. Assisted by Brian Taylor II. 21–34
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Julius Rollins.
P1 Ring Malith missed Jumper.
P1 Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Myers made Layup. 23–34
P1 Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith. 23–37
P1 Sean Smith made Jumper. 25–37
P1 Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ring Malith. 25–39
P1 Foul on Sean Smith.
P1 Kyle Thomas missed Free Throw.
P1 Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julius Rollins. 28–39
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
P1 Ryan Myers Steal.
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
P1 Ring Malith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ring Malith. 28–42
P1 Foul on Ray'Sean Taylor.
P1 Western Illinois Timeout
P1 Foul on Brian Taylor II.
P1 Sean Smith made Free Throw. 29–42
P1 Sean Smith made Free Throw. 30–42
P1 Brian Taylor II missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Western Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Jumper.
P2 Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Julius Rollins. 32–42
P2 Ring Malith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor II. 32–45
P2 Sean Smith missed Jumper.
P2 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sean Smith.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw. 32–46
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw. 32–47
P2 Marko Maletic missed Jumper.
P2 Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. 32–49
P2 Western Illinois Timeout
P2 Julius Rollins Turnover.
P2 Desmond Polk Steal.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Polk. 32–51
P2 Sean Smith Turnover.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Steal.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
P2 Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith. 35–51
P2 Ring Malith missed Jumper.
P2 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rodrick Payne Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Smith missed Layup.
P2 Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brian Taylor II Turnover.
P2 Sean Smith Steal.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Marko Maletic made Jumper. 37–51
P2 Desmond Polk made Jumper. 37–53
P2 Foul on Declan Dillon.
P2 Rodrick Payne made Layup. Assisted by Marko Maletic. 39–53
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Smith made Jumper. 41–53
P2 Myles Thompson missed Jumper.
P2 Rodrick Payne Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marko Maletic made Jumper. 43–53
P2 Foul on Kyle Thomas.
P2 Marko Maletic missed Free Throw.
P2 Kayden Carter Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kayden Carter missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Rodrick Payne Offensive Rebound.
P2 Rodrick Payne Turnover.
P2 Myles Thompson Steal.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Timeout
P2 Declan Dillon made Jumper. 43–55
P2 Marko Maletic made Jumper. 45–55
P2 Kyle Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor. 45–57
P2 Foul on Myles Thompson.
P2 Foul on Desmond Polk.
P2 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayden Carter. 48–57
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Layup. 48–59
P2 Foul on Myles Thompson.
P2 Rodrick Payne made Free Throw. 49–59
P2 Rodrick Payne made Free Throw. 50–59
P2 Brian Taylor II missed Layup.
P2 Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
P2 Arnas Sakenis made Two Point Tip Shot. 50–61
P2 Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
P2 Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Smith Turnover.
P2 Kyle Thomas Steal.
P2 Kyle Thomas missed Layup.
P2 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marko Maletic missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brian Taylor II made Jumper. 50–63
P2 Rodrick Payne missed Jumper.
P2 Arnas Sakenis Block.
P2 Tay Knox Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper. 53–63
P2 Arnas Sakenis missed Layup.
P2 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tay Knox.
P2 Tay Knox Turnover.
P2 Arnas Sakenis made Layup. Assisted by Ring Malith. 53–65
P2 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Rodrick Payne.
P2 Foul on Rodrick Payne.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
P2 Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith. 56–65
P2 SIU Edwardsville Timeout
P2 Desmond Polk Turnover.
P2 Ryan Myers Steal.
P2 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marko Maletic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith. 59–65
P2 Foul on Kayden Carter.
P2 Ring Malith made Free Throw. 59–66
P2 Ring Malith made Free Throw. 59–67
P2 Sean Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Block.
P2 Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Myers Turnover.
P2 Ring Malith Steal.
P2 Ring Malith made Jumper. 59–69
P2 Sean Smith Turnover.
P2 Ring Malith Steal.
P2 Ring Malith made Dunk. 59–71
P2 Sean Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kayden Carter Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ryan Myers made Layup. 61–71
P2 Western Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Ryan Myers.
P2 Foul on Sean Smith.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Free Throw.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw. 61–72
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Free Throw.
P2 Myles Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marko Maletic.
P2 Desmond Polk missed Free Throw.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Desmond Polk made Free Throw. 61–73
P2 Ryan Myers missed Layup.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. 61–76
P2 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith. 64–76
P2 Ring Malith missed Jumper.
P2 Marko Maletic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ray'Sean Taylor.
P2 Marko Maletic made Free Throw. 65–76
P2 Marko Maletic made Free Throw. 66–76
P2 Foul on Rodrick Payne.
P2 Desmond Polk made Free Throw. 66–77
P2 Desmond Polk missed Free Throw.
P2 Rodrick Payne Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.

Box score

WIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kayden CarterF	29	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	3	2	2
Sean SmithG	38	13	5-11	1-3	2-2	8	4	3	4	0	3	5	3
Marko MaleticG	36	28	10-16	6-8	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Julius RollinsG	21	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	1	1	0	3	1
Ryan MyersG	39	17	7-19	3-11	0-0	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	1
Trey DeveauxF	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Rodrick PayneF	20	6	1-2	0-0	4-4	5	0	1	0	0	3	2	3
Massal DioufF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb ThompsonF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tay KnoxC	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
Ifiok PeterF
Kiyron PowellC
AJ DixonG
Kimahri WilsonG

SIUE

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Arnas SakenisC	21	8	3-6	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0
Ring MalithG	32	9	3-6	1-1	2-2	8	4	2	2	0	2	6	0
Brian Taylor IIG	33	19	7-9	5-6	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1
Ray'Sean TaylorG	35	23	9-12	2-4	3-5	4	2	4	1	1	0	4	2
Desmond PolkG	34	6	2-5	0-2	2-4	6	3	2	1	1	1	5	1
Myles ThompsonF	17	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	4
Kyle ThomasF	12	6	3-6	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Declan DillonG	12	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2
Jordan PickettG	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jo ValrieF
Darrion BakerF
Cham OkeyG
Jordan HamiltonG
Eddiean TiradoG
Raynard HorryG

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