EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Carlton Fay hit his last three 3-pointers and scored 15 points to help Southern Illinois break a four-game losing streak with a 65-57 victory over Evansville.
Tony Freeman added 13 points and Gene Teague came off the bench to hit 5 of 5 and score 12 points in 17 minutes for the Salukis (10-6, 3-4 Missouri Valley).
The Purple Aces (6-11, 0-7) got 22 points from freshman Colt Ryan, though he made only 6 of 18. Evansville lost its eighth in a row.
Southern Illinois shot only 40 percent (22 of 55), but Evansville could not take advantage, hitting just 41.3 percent (19 of 46).
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