Western Illinois Leathernecks @ SIU Edwardsville Cougars

78–70Final · Dec 31, 2023

WIU 78 SIUE 70 Final

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WIU8-6	33	45	78
SIUE8-7	32	38	70

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Ryan Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West.
2–0
Quinlan Bennett made Dunk. Assisted by Jesiah West.
4–0
Quinlan Bennett made Jumper.
6–0
Terrance Thompson made Layup.
6–2
Lamar Wright made Layup. Assisted by Shamar Wright.
6–4
Lamar Wright made Free Throw.
6–5
Quinlan Bennett made Jumper. Assisted by JJ Kalakon.
8–5
Shamar Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor.
8–8
Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor.
8–11
Jesiah West made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
10–11
Tay Knox made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
12–11
Tay Knox made Dunk.
14–11
Brian Taylor II made Layup.
14–13
Brian Taylor II made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
14–15
Jesiah West made Free Throw.
15–15
Drew Cisse made Layup.
17–15
Brian Taylor II made Jumper. Assisted by Terrance Thompson.
17–17
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse.
20–17
Shamar Wright made Jumper.
20–19
JJ Kalakon made Jumper.
22–19
Lamar Wright made Dunk. Assisted by Desmond Polk.
22–21
Shamar Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor.
22–23
Quinlan Bennett made Jumper.
24–23
Shamar Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor.
24–26
Jesiah West made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
26–26
Shamar Wright made Jumper.
26–28
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse.
29–28
Terrance Thompson made Free Throw.
29–29
Terrance Thompson made Free Throw.
29–30
KJ Lee made Free Throw.
30–30
KJ Lee made Free Throw.
31–30
Jesiah West made Layup.
33–30
Brian Taylor II made Layup. Assisted by Terrance Thompson.
33–32
Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor.
33–35
Jesiah West made Layup.
35–35
Damarco Minor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
37–38
Drew Cisse made Layup.
39–38
Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
39–39
Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw.
39–40
Tay Knox made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
41–40
Shamar Wright made Free Throw.
41–41
Shamar Wright made Free Throw.
41–42
JJ Kalakon made Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.
43–42
Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper.
43–44
James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
45–44
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
46–44
Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor II.
46–47
Jesiah West made Layup.
48–47
James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
50–47
Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
50–50
Shamar Wright made Free Throw.
50–51
Jesiah West made Layup.
52–51
Arnas Sakenis made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
52–53
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
55–53
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
58–53
Shamar Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor.
58–55
Quinlan Bennett made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
60–55
Shamar Wright made Jumper.
60–57
Quinlan Bennett made Layup. Assisted by Drew Cisse.
62–57
Damarco Minor made Free Throw.
62–58
Damarco Minor made Free Throw.
62–59
JJ Kalakon made Free Throw.
63–59
JJ Kalakon made Free Throw.
64–59
Shamar Wright made Jumper.
64–61
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
65–61
Terrance Thompson made Layup.
65–63
Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West.
68–63
Jesiah West made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
70–63
Damarco Minor made Free Throw.
70–64
Damarco Minor made Free Throw.
70–65
Lamar Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor.
70–68
Ryan Myers made Free Throw.
71–68
Ryan Myers made Free Throw.
72–68
Damarco Minor made Jumper.
72–70
Ryan Myers made Free Throw.
73–70
Ryan Myers made Free Throw.
74–70
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
75–70
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
76–70
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
77–70
James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
78–70

Play-by-play

P1 Ryan Myers made Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West. 2–0
P1 Lamar Wright Turnover.
P1 Ryan Myers Steal.
P1 Quinlan Bennett made Dunk. Assisted by Jesiah West. 4–0
P1 Lamar Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ray'Sean Taylor.
P1 Quinlan Bennett made Jumper. 6–0
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Layup.
P1 Terrance Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Terrance Thompson made Layup. 6–2
P1 Foul on Terrance Thompson.
P1 Drew Cisse missed Free Throw.
P1 Western Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Drew Cisse missed Free Throw.
P1 Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Quinlan Bennett Turnover.
P1 Lamar Wright made Layup. Assisted by Shamar Wright. 6–4
P1 Foul on Drew Cisse.
P1 Lamar Wright made Free Throw. 6–5
P1 Quinlan Bennett made Jumper. Assisted by JJ Kalakon. 8–5
P1 Shamar Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor. 8–8
P1 Ryan Myers Turnover.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jesiah West Turnover.
P1 Shamar Wright Steal.
P1 Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor. 8–11
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jesiah West made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 10–11
P1 Foul on Ray'Sean Taylor.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jesiah West missed Free Throw.
P1 Damarco Minor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jesiah West.
P1 Arnas Sakenis missed Free Throw.
P1 SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Arnas Sakenis missed Free Throw.
P1 Damarco Minor Offensive Rebound.
P1 Damarco Minor Turnover.
P1 Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
P1 Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Lamar Wright.
P1 Tay Knox made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 12–11
P1 Arnas Sakenis Turnover.
P1 Ryan Myers Steal.
P1 Ryan Myers Turnover.
P1 Damarco Minor missed Jumper.
P1 Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Damarco Minor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Damarco Minor missed Jumper.
P1 Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tay Knox missed Jumper.
P1 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shamar Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
P1 James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tay Knox Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tay Knox made Dunk. 14–11
P1 Brian Taylor II made Layup. 14–13
P1 Jesiah West Turnover.
P1 Shamar Wright Steal.
P1 Brian Taylor II made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Polk. 14–15
P1 Foul on Brian Taylor II.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jesiah West made Free Throw. 15–15
P1 Jesiah West missed Free Throw.
P1 Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
P1 Drew Cisse made Layup. 17–15
P1 Foul on James Dent Jr..
P1 Brian Taylor II made Jumper. Assisted by Terrance Thompson. 17–17
P1 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse. 20–17
P1 Foul on James Dent Jr..
P1 Brian Taylor II missed Jumper.
P1 JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Myers Turnover.
P1 Shamar Wright Steal.
P1 Foul on JJ Kalakon.
P1 Shamar Wright made Jumper. 20–19
P1 JJ Kalakon made Jumper. 22–19
P1 Lamar Wright made Dunk. Assisted by Desmond Polk. 22–21
P1 Ryan Myers Turnover.
P1 Shamar Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
P1 JJ Kalakon Turnover.
P1 Damarco Minor missed Jumper.
P1 Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
P1 Shamar Wright Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shamar Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor. 22–23
P1 Quinlan Bennett made Jumper. 24–23
P1 Shamar Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 KJ Lee Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
P1 Damarco Minor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Damarco Minor Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jesiah West Turnover.
P1 Shamar Wright Steal.
P1 Shamar Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor. 24–26
P1 Jesiah West made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 26–26
P1 Shamar Wright made Jumper. 26–28
P1 Foul on Eddiean Tirado.
P1 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse. 29–28
P1 Damarco Minor missed Jumper.
P1 Terrance Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ryan Myers.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Terrance Thompson made Free Throw. 29–29
P1 Terrance Thompson made Free Throw. 29–30
P1 Drew Cisse Turnover.
P1 Shamar Wright Steal.
P1 Brian Taylor II missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
P1 Terrance Thompson Block.
P1 Shamar Wright missed Layup.
P1 Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Damarco Minor.
P1 KJ Lee made Free Throw. 30–30
P1 KJ Lee made Free Throw. 31–30
P1 Desmond Polk Defensive Rebound.
P1 SIU Edwardsville Turnover.
P1 KJ Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Terrance Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor II missed Layup.
P1 Drew Cisse Block.
P1 SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
P1 Brian Taylor II missed Jumper.
P1 Shamar Wright Offensive Rebound.
P1 Shamar Wright missed Layup.
P1 Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
P1 KJ Lee missed Layup.
P1 Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jesiah West missed Layup.
P1 Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jesiah West made Layup. 33–30
P1 Brian Taylor II made Layup. Assisted by Terrance Thompson. 33–32
P1 Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
P1 Damarco Minor missed Jumper.
P1 Western Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Damarco Minor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Myers missed Layup.
P2 Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Myers missed Layup.
P2 Damarco Minor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor. 33–35
P2 Drew Cisse missed Layup.
P2 Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jesiah West made Layup. 35–35
P2 Foul on Drew Cisse.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Terrance Thompson.
P2 Damarco Minor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor. 37–38
P2 JJ Kalakon missed Layup.
P2 Lamar Wright Block.
P2 Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Drew Cisse made Layup. 39–38
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Layup.
P2 Drew Cisse Block.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Offensive Rebound.
P2 Technical Foul on Drew Cisse.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw. 39–39
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Free Throw. 39–40
P2 Damarco Minor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tay Knox made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 41–40
P2 Foul on Ryan Myers.
P2 Foul on JJ Kalakon.
P2 Shamar Wright made Free Throw. 41–41
P2 Shamar Wright made Free Throw. 41–42
P2 JJ Kalakon made Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett. 43–42
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Jumper. 43–44
P2 Jesiah West missed Layup.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lamar Wright Turnover.
P2 James Dent Jr. made Jumper. 45–44
P2 Foul on Lamar Wright.
P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 46–44
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quinlan Bennett Turnover.
P2 Shamar Wright missed Layup.
P2 JJ Kalakon Block.
P2 JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
P2 Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
P2 James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Arnas Sakenis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor II. 46–47
P2 Jesiah West made Layup. 48–47
P2 Foul on Quinlan Bennett.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Brian Taylor II missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brian Taylor II.
P2 James Dent Jr. made Jumper. 50–47
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor made Three Point Jumper. 50–50
P2 Tay Knox missed Jumper.
P2 Shamar Wright Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tay Knox.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Shamar Wright missed Free Throw.
P2 SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Shamar Wright made Free Throw. 50–51
P2 James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Polk Turnover.
P2 Ryan Myers Steal.
P2 Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
P2 Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jesiah West made Layup. 52–51
P2 Arnas Sakenis made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor. 52–53
P2 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr.. 55–53
P2 Brian Taylor II Turnover.
P2 Jesiah West Steal.
P2 Foul on Brian Taylor II.
P2 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr.. 58–53
P2 Shamar Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Ray'Sean Taylor. 58–55
P2 James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Lamar Wright.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Quinlan Bennett made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 60–55
P2 Shamar Wright made Jumper. 60–57
P2 Drew Cisse Turnover.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quinlan Bennett made Layup. Assisted by Drew Cisse. 62–57
P2 Damarco Minor Turnover.
P2 James Dent Jr. missed Layup.
P2 Damarco Minor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on JJ Kalakon.
P2 Damarco Minor made Free Throw. 62–58
P2 Damarco Minor made Free Throw. 62–59
P2 Foul on Drew Cisse.
P2 Drew Cisse Turnover.
P2 Damarco Minor missed Jumper.
P2 James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Terrance Thompson.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 JJ Kalakon made Free Throw. 63–59
P2 JJ Kalakon made Free Throw. 64–59
P2 Shamar Wright made Jumper. 64–61
P2 Foul on Shamar Wright.
P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 65–61
P2 James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.
P2 Damarco Minor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lamar Wright missed Layup.
P2 Terrance Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Terrance Thompson made Layup. 65–63
P2 Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West. 68–63
P2 SIU Edwardsville Timeout
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Turnover.
P2 Jesiah West made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers. 70–63
P2 Foul on Quinlan Bennett.
P2 Damarco Minor made Free Throw. 70–64
P2 Damarco Minor made Free Throw. 70–65
P2 James Dent Jr. Turnover.
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor Steal.
P2 Lamar Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damarco Minor. 70–68
P2 Foul on Brian Taylor II.
P2 Ryan Myers made Free Throw. 71–68
P2 Ryan Myers made Free Throw. 72–68
P2 Western Illinois Timeout
P2 Damarco Minor made Jumper. 72–70
P2 SIU Edwardsville Timeout
P2 Foul on Damarco Minor.
P2 Ryan Myers made Free Throw. 73–70
P2 Ryan Myers made Free Throw. 74–70
P2 Western Illinois Timeout
P2 Ray'Sean Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Terrance Thompson.
P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 75–70
P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 76–70
P2 Shamar Wright Turnover.
P2 Jesiah West Steal.
P2 Foul on Damarco Minor.
P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 77–70
P2 James Dent Jr. made Free Throw. 78–70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Jesiah WestF	35	15	7-9	0-0	1-3	10	3	3	2	0	5	5	1
Drew CisseC	22	6	3-4	0-0	0-2	6	3	3	0	2	2	4	4
JJ KalakonG	23	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	0	5	3
Quinlan BennettG	36	12	6-10	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	2
Ryan MyersG	36	21	6-13	5-8	4-4	3	6	4	3	0	2	1	2
Tay KnoxC	14	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
James Dent Jr.G	20	10	2-7	0-4	6-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
KJ LeeG	14	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rodrick PayneF
Jacksun HamiltonF
Dirin BirhirayF
Joe PetrakisC
De'Meiko AndersonG
Shay DavisG
Braden LamarG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Terrance ThompsonF	26	6	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	3	1	4
Lamar WrightF	27	8	3-5	1-2	1-1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3
Damarco MinorG	34	9	2-10	1-3	4-4	7	6	3	0	0	1	6	3
Ray'Sean TaylorG	23	16	5-12	4-9	2-2	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	2
Shamar WrightG	40	21	8-14	2-5	3-4	3	1	1	5	0	1	2	1
Arnas SakenisC	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Eddiean TiradoG	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Taylor IIG	19	8	4-9	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
Desmond PolkG	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Dorion StaplesF
Adeola SeunC
Ethan YancyG
Jordan PickettG
Quani RuddG

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