Recap - SIU Edwardsville Defeats Eastern Kentucky 80-74
Recap - SIU Edwardsville Defeats Eastern Kentucky 80-74
SIU Edwardsville grabbed an 80-74 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, behind a 23-point effort from Corey Wickware at Vadalabene Center.
SIU Edwardsville was a 4.5-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Mark Yelovich had 20 points for SIU Edwardsville and Jerome Jones chipped in with 15 points. Corey Wickware had 4 assists for them, while Derian Shaffer was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Eastern Kentucky got 20 points from Mike DiNunno in a losing cause and another 15 points from D'Mitri Riggs. Jaron Jones contributed 3 assists for them, while Joshua Jones had 5 rebounds.
SIU Edwardsville trailed at halftime, 33-32.
Eastern Kentucky had a 29-24 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
