Western Illinois Leathernecks vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars

College Basketball

W Illinois

5-25

47-67

Final

SIUE

18-12

First Community Arena

Lead tracker

WIU leadsBiggest lead WIU 0, SIUE 24

SIUE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
WIU	23	24	47
SIUE	30	37	67

Who won: SIUE 67-47

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 67-47 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at First Community Arena. The SIUE outscored the W Illinois 37-24 in the 2nd half. Tyler King led the SIUE in points (18). Isaiah Griffin led the W Illinois in points (13).

Player of the game

Arnas Sakenis

SIUE · 14 PTS, 3 STL, 4 BLK

8.5

Win probability

100%SIUE final

WIUSIUE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:02SIU
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 0:31
+2
Jumper, 12 ft
Steven Tipton makes 12-foot jumper
S. Tipton · 2 PTS
WIU 47 - 67 SIUE
H2 0:50
Defensive rebound
Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:52
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Harrison Alexander misses 23-foot three point jumper
H. Alexander
H2 1:20
+2
Layup
Tyran Cook makes layup
T. Cook · 4 PTS
WIU 45 - 67 SIUE
H2 1:35
Defensive rebound
Danny Stephens Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:39
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyler King misses 24-foot three point jumper
T. King · 18 PTS
H2 2:00
Defensive rebound
Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:05
Misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
Makai Kvamme misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
M. Kvamme · 4 PTS
H2 2:29
TO
Out of bounds bad pass turnover
Jack Campion out of bounds bad pass turnover
J. Campion · 6 PTS
H2 2:43
Defensive rebound
Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:45
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Griffin misses 25-foot three point jumper
I. Griffin · 13 PTS
H2 3:13
+2
Layup
Tyler King makes layup
T. King · 18 PTS
WIU 43 - 67 SIUE
H2 3:16
Steal
Tyler King Steal.
T. King · 18 PTS
H2 3:16
TO
Bad pass turnover
Isaiah Griffin bad pass turnover
I. Griffin · 13 PTS
H2 3:25
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Tyler King makes free throw 2 of 2
T. King · 18 PTS
WIU 43 - 65 SIUE
H2 3:25
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2
T. King · 18 PTS
WIU 43 - 64 SIUE
H2 3:25
Foul on Tyran Cook
Foul on Tyran Cook.
T. Cook · 4 PTS
H2 3:29
Officialtvtimeout
Official TV Timeout
H2 3:44
Defensive rebound
Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:46
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lucas Lorenzen misses 24-foot three point jumper
L. Lorenzen · 8 PTS
H2 3:56
+2
Layup
Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
A. Sakenis · 14 PTS · ast J. Campion
WIU 43 - 63 SIUE
THREEH2 4:21
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
L. Lorenzen · 8 PTS · ast F. Okwuosah
Lucas Lorenzen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Francis Okwuosah assists)
WIU 43 - 61 SIUE