The No. 8 seed Southern Illinois Salukis will face the No. 9 seed Indiana State Sycamores in the first round of the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

The Salukis are 8-12 against MVC opponents and 5-6 in non-conference play. Southern Illinois is the top team in the MVC averaging 37.2 points in the paint. Ali Abdou Dibba leads the Salukis with 10.0.

Indiana State Sycamores (14-17, 8-12 MVC) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (13-18, 8-12 MVC) St. Louis; Thursday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois and Indiana State square off in the MVC ...