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SIU Edwardsville tops Eastern Illinois 68-57 in 1st round of OVC tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Ray'Sean Taylor scored 25 points to lead SIU Edwardsville to a 68-57 victory over Eastern Illinois in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
Taylor shot 9 for 17 from the floor (5 for 10 from 3-point range) for the sixth-seeded Cougars (17-15), who advance to play No. 3 seed Morehead State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Damarco Minor finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and three steals for SIU Edwardsville. Shamar Wright added 14 points and six rebounds.
Nakyel Shelton led the Panthers (14-18) with 20 points. Tiger Booker added 12 points, six assists and three steals. Dan Luers scored 11.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jermaine Hamlin vs. Shamar Wright (Cougars gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:37 |  | Â | Dan Luers defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Tiger Booker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Tiger Booker personal foul | Â |
| 18:56 | | +2 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | | Â | Dan Luers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Lamar Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Dan Luers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:05 | | Â | Tiger Booker offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:59 | | Â | Kyndall Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Terrance Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:40 | | Â | Shamar Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Tiger Booker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Shamar Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Shamar Wright offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:08 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Damarco Minor offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin blocks Damarco Minor's two point layup | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Tiger Booker defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:52 | | Â | Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Shamar Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Lamar Wright misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | Damarco Minor offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Damarco Minor misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | +2 | Nakyel Shelton makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 16:17 | | Â | Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Dan Luers defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Damarco Minor shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:01 | | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 16:01 | | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 15:44 | | +2 | Shamar Wright makes two point dunk | 4-4 |
| 15:44 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin shooting foul (Shamar Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:44 | | +1 | Shamar Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-5 |
| 15:21 | | Â | Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Tiger Booker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Arnas Sakenis defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:00 | | +3 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot | 4-8 |
| 14:30 | | Â | Kyndall Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:28 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin misses two point dunk | Â |
| 14:27 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Kyndall Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Lamar Wright personal foul | Â |
| 14:23 | | Â | Dan Luers turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 14:03 | | +2 | Shamar Wright makes two point jump shot | 4-10 |
| 13:37 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Damarco Minor turnover (Rodolfo Bolis steals) | Â |
| 12:55 | | +2 | Kyndall Davis makes two point jump shot | 6-10 |
| 12:43 | | Â | Desmond Polk misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Kyndall Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Kyndall Davis turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Shamar Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:09 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Tiger Booker turnover (Damarco Minor steals) | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Shamar Wright turnover (Tiger Booker steals) | Â |
| 11:44 | | Â | Brian Taylor II personal foul | Â |
| 11:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Jaylin Gibson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Brian Taylor II defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis personal foul | Â |
| 11:01 | | +3 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot (Lamar Wright assists) | 6-13 |
| 10:33 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point jump shot | 6-15 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot | 8-15 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis blocks Terrance Thompson's two point layup | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Lamar Wright makes two point jump shot | 8-17 |
| 8:50 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor turnover (Jermaine Hamlin steals) | Â |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot | 10-17 |
| 8:05 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Dan Luers makes two point layup (Tiger Booker assists) | 12-17 |
| 7:36 | | +2 | Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot | 12-19 |
| 7:12 | | +2 | Dan Luers makes two point jump shot (Sincere Malone assists) | 14-19 |
| 7:12 | | Â | Arnas Sakenis shooting foul (Dan Luers draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Dan Luers makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-19 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot (Arnas Sakenis assists) | 15-21 |
| 6:26 | | Â | Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Jaylin Gibson personal foul | Â |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point jump shot (Shamar Wright assists) | 15-23 |
| 5:49 | | Â | Arnas Sakenis shooting foul (Jermaine Hamlin draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Jermaine Hamlin personal foul | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Tiger Booker shooting foul (Damarco Minor draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:26 | | +1 | Damarco Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-24 |
| 5:26 | | +1 | Damarco Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-25 |
| 5:11 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis offensive foul | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis blocks Damarco Minor's two point layup | Â |
| 4:42 | | Â | Terrance Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:35 | | +2 | Terrance Thompson makes two point layup | 15-27 |
| 4:24 | | Â | Shamar Wright blocks Kyndall Davis's two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Terrance Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Rodolfo Bolis personal foul (Terrance Thompson draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Terrance Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Lazar Grbovic defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Kyndall Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | Jaylin Gibson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Terrance Thompson shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-27 |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Shamar Wright makes two point jump shot | 17-29 |
| 2:56 | | Â | Nakyel Shelton turnover (Ray'Sean Taylor steals) | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Jaylin Gibson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Jaylin Gibson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot (Terrance Thompson assists) | 17-32 |
| 1:43 | | +3 | Jaylin Gibson makes three point jump shot (Kyndall Davis assists) | 20-32 |
| 1:32 | | +2 | Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot | 20-34 |
| 1:17 | | Â | Dan Luers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Nakyel Shelton offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Terrance Thompson blocks Jaylin Gibson's two point layup | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Kyndall Davis shooting foul (Damarco Minor draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:51 | | +1 | Damarco Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-35 |
| 0:51 | | Â | Damarco Minor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Lazar Grbovic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:28 | | +2 | Lazar Grbovic makes two point layup (Dan Luers assists) | 22-35 |
| 0:15 | | Â | Ray'Sean Taylor turnover (Jaylin Gibson steals) | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. misses two point dunk | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Corey Swayer Jr. technical foul | Â |
| 0:09 | | +1 | Damarco Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-36 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot | 22-39 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |