CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois scored the game's first five points and never looked back, taking a 25-point halftime lead on 10-of-13 three-point shooting, before cruising to the 90-69 win over Illinois State.
Three Redbirds – led by Antonio Reeves' 18 points – reached double-figure scoring, as Kendall Lewis scored 14 and Mark Freeman 12. Lewis pulled down a team-best six rebounds, while Freeman dished out five assists to pace the squad.
The Redbirds return home on Saturday, February 26 for the final game of the 2021-22 regular season, as the 'Birds host the Indiana State Sycamores, in a preview of the first game of the 2022 MVC Tournament, where the two teams will face off for a second tie in a six-day span.