Illinois State vs Southern Illinois — College Basketball, Dec 18, 2025

Illinois State beat Southern Illinois 75–68 at Southern Illinois on Dec 18, 2025.

FinalThu, Dec 18Conference game

Illinois State Redbirds

19-12 · 5-9 on the road

75

Southern Illinois Salukis

15-16 · 7-8 at home

68

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
ILST	30	45	75
SIU	35	33	68

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Illinois State Redbirds

• Ty PenceG

  22 pts · 4 reb
  9-13 FG

  3-5 3PT
• Chase WalkerF

  15 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
  7-13 FG

  0-2 3PT
• Boden SkunbergG

  10 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
  3-8 FG

  2-5 3PT

Southern Illinois Salukis

• Quel'Ron HouseG

  22 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
  11-18 FG

  0-2 3PT
• Drew SteffeG

  17 pts · 2 ast · 3 stl
  7-13 FG

  2-7 3PT
• Rolyns AligbeF

  8 pts · 8 reb
  2-4 FG

  0-1 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

ILST	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ty Pence	33	22	4	0	0	0	0	9-13	3-5	1-5	—
Chase Walker	31	15	7	5	2	0	2	7-13	0-2	1-5	—
Boden Skunberg	29	10	6	3	1	0	2	3-8	2-5	2-2	—
Johnny Kinziger	26	6	3	1	1	0	1	3-8	0-5	0-2	—
Ty'Reek Coleman	14	3	2	2	1	1	2	1-5	1-3	0-0	—
Landon Wolf	25	9	8	0	3	1	2	4-5	0-1	1-2	—
Mason Klabo	15	7	0	2	0	0	0	2-6	1-5	2-2	—
Landon Moore	14	3	0	2	0	0	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	—
Brandon Lieb	6	0	3	1	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Cameron Barnes	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Jack Daugherty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Totals		75	33	16	8	2	13	30-61	8-29	7-18

SIU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Quel'Ron House	37	22	4	2	2	0	6	11-18	0-2	0-1	—
Drew Steffe	33	17	0	2	3	0	1	7-13	2-7	1-5	—
Damien Mayo Jr.	30	6	2	1	2	0	0	1-6	0-0	4-4	—
Rolyns Aligbe	22	8	8	0	2	0	1	2-4	0-1	4-5	—
Davion Sykes	17	0	6	1	0	0	2	0-3	0-0	0-0	—
Max Pikaar	21	5	4	2	0	1	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	—
Jorge Moreno	17	1	4	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	—
Jalen Haynes	14	8	1	2	1	0	1	3-5	1-2	1-3	—
Isaiah Stafford	9	1	2	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	—
Totals		68	31	11	10	1	13	26-53	4-13	12-22

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

ILSTSIU

49.2%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 30-61, home 26-53.

49.1%

27.6%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 8-29, home 4-13.

30.8%

38.9%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 7-18, home 12-22.

54.5%

36

Rebounds

34

12

Offensive rebounds

10

16

Assists

11

13

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

16

8

Steals

10

2

Blocks

1

36

Points in the paint

30

5

Fast-break points

11

20

Fouls?Fewer is better.

16

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

ILST offensevsSIU defense

ILST offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · SIU defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

53.6%

#81

49.0%

slight#69

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.8%

#204

16.3%

Stronger#69

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

28.6%

#241

27.3%

Stronger#49

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

22.6%

#261

21.8%

Stronger#67

SIU offensevsILST defense

SIU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · ILST defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.2%

#283

50.0%

Stronger#98

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.8%

#203

14.7%

slight#168

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

30.9%

#166

25.3%

Stronger#12

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.3%

#308

22.5%

Stronger#84

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

ILSTSIU

+8.1 68thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions124th +3.2

110.9 138thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions289th 103.9

102.8 45thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)24th 100.7

67.2 229thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)84th 69.9

Expected pace: about 69 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  ILST 2-point shooting

  ILST offense 54.6% (66th) vs SIU defense allowing 51.5% (161st)
  +95 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TWTFSSMTWGame

ILST

USU

SIU

4 days rest

TWTFSSMTWGame

SIU

UTM

RICH

ILST

4 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

ILST · last 10

19-12 · 4 days rest

• Dec 13 @ USUL 78–83
• Dec 6 vs CHSTW 95–53
• Dec 3 vs EKUW 89–78
• Nov 28 vs FURW 72–65
• Nov 27 vs CLTW 79–69
• Nov 23 vs CCUW 94–42
• Nov 16 @ LBSUW 82–80
• Nov 14 @ USCL 67–87
• Nov 9 vs CORW 76–65
• Nov 6 @ OHIOL 68–72

7-3 in these

SIU · last 10

15-16 · 4 days rest

• Dec 13 @ RICHL 84–93
• Dec 10 vs UTMW 83–54
• Dec 3 @ HPUW 86–84
• Nov 29 vs LRW 74–65
• Nov 26 @ MEML 58–74
• Nov 24 vs UABL 73–81
• Nov 23 @ DELW 79–59
• Nov 17 @ NDSUL 85–92
• Nov 12 @ NEVL 81–86
• Nov 7 vs KCW 101–78

5-5 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.