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Gameday Central | SIUE at Illinois; 7 p.m., Peacock from
Gameday Central | SIUE at Illinois; 7 p.m., Peacock
Edwardsville, Ill. –
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team (4-5) will face the University of Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2) on Tuesday, November 29 at 7 p.m. at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. The game will be broadcast on Peacock.
Pregame Notes
* SIUE is coming off a 68-59 loss to the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday, November 26.
* Illinois is coming off a 71-56 win over the University of North Carolina A&T on Saturday, November 26.
* SIUE is 0-2 against Illinois all-time.
Key Players
* SIUE: Ray'Sean Taylor (16.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg), DeeJuan Pruitt (13.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg), Ben Coupet Jr. (12.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
* Illinois: Terrence Shannon Jr. (18.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg), Matthew Mayer (13.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg), Jayden Epps (11.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
The SIUE Cougars and the Illinois Fighting Illini have met twice before, with Illinois winning both games. The first meeting was in 2018, when Illinois won 80-67. The second meeting was in 2021, when Illinois won 69-58.
