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Southern Illinois 86, at High Point 84

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 · Final

1 2 PTS

Southern Illinois Salukis

16-16 · L1 · #141 (1361 ELO +21)

34 52 86

High Point Panthers

31-5 · L1 · #75 (1554 ELO -21)

46 38 84

Qubein Arena · High Point, NC

Attendance: 3,758

Officials: Adam James, Adam Flore, Mark Schnur

Southern Illinois erases a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat High Point 86‑84 on Davion Sykes’ last-second layup at Qubein Arena.

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Interstat) — Drew Steffe hit Davion Sykes for a layup with four seconds remaining to cap a second-half comeback and lift Southern Illinois to an 86-84 victory over High Point on Wednesday night at Qubein Arena. The Salukis (5-4) erased a 12-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Panthers 52-38 in the second half, sealing the win when Max Pikaar stole the ensuing inbounds pass after Sykes’ go-ahead basket. The Panthers, who entered as heavy favorites according to betting lines and statistical projections, fell to 7-2. High Point, which had an 86.3% probability to win according to Interstat’s… Read more...

Top Statlines

Terry Anderson HPU 32m 21p 10r 3a
Damien Mayo SIU 22m 22p 5r 2a
Drew Steffe SIU 33m 18p 4r 7a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability HPU 85.1%

Spread HPU -10.5

Money Line HPU -585/SIU +435

Over/Under 160.5 (Over)