Tucker DeVries

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Tucker DeVries put up 34 points as Drake beat Southern Illinois 76-58 on Saturday night.

DeVries had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (14-3, 5-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Kevin Overton scored 10 points, going 4 of 6 (2 for 3 from 3-point range). Atin Wright went 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 10 points.

The Salukis (12-5, 4-2) were led by Xavier Johnson, who recorded 19 points and five assists. AJ Ferguson added 10 points for Southern Illinois. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Salukis.

Drake 76, Southern Illinois 58

DRAKE (14-3) — Brodie 3-4 0-1 6, Enright 3-5 2-4 8, Overton 4-6 0-1 10, Wright 5-10 0-0 10, DeVries 12-20 7-9 34, Garland 3-5 0-0 6, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, N.Ferguson 1-2 0-1 2, Alia 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Northweather 0-1 0-0 0, Rosario 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 31-55 9-16 76.

S. ILLINOIS (12-5) — D’Amico 3-10 0-0 8, Rupert 2-4 0-0 5, Brown 3-8 2-2 8, A.Ferguson 2-6 6-7 10, X.Johnson 6-17 4-4 19, Ebube 1-1 1-4 3, Hensley 2-3 0-0 5, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Stulic 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 19-52 13-17 58.

Halftime–Drake 36-25. 3-Point Goals–Drake 5-16 (DeVries 3-8, Overton 2-3, Enright 0-1, Garland 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Northweather 0-1, Wright 0-1), S. Illinois 7-29 (X.Johnson 3-8, D’Amico 2-8, Hensley 1-2, Rupert 1-2, Davis 0-1, Stulic 0-1, A.Ferguson 0-3, Brown 0-4). Rebounds–Drake 33 (Brodie 12), S. Illinois 26 (Rupert, Hensley 5). Assists–Drake 18 (Brodie, Enright 4), S. Illinois 12 (X.Johnson 5). Total Fouls–Drake 14, S. Illinois 14.