S. Dakota beats W. Illinois 86-69 in Summit League tourney
— Stanley Umude scored 24 points as South Dakota defeated Western Illinois 86-69 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Conference Tourney on Saturday night.
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Abmas carries Oral Roberts over Western Illinois 95-59
— Max Abmas scored 25 points as Oral Roberts romped past Western Illinois 95-59 on Sunday.
Abmas lifts Oral Roberts past W. Illinois 85-81
— Max Abmas scored 41 points and Oral Roberts beat Western Illinois 85-81 on Saturday.
Carius scores 21 to carry W. Illinois over Denver 82-75
— Will Carius socred 21 points and Cameron Burrell posted a double-double and Western Illinois downed Denver 82-75 on Saturday night.
Carius scores 27 to lead W. Illinois over Denver 75-69
— Will Carius had 27 points as Western Illinois defeated Denver 75-69 on Friday night.
Carius lifts W. Illinois past Omaha 75-73
— Will Carius scored 22 points as Western Illinois defeated Nebraska Omaha 75-73 on Saturday night.
Sandage carries W. Illinois past North Dakota 99-87
— Colton Sandage had a season-high 28 points plus 10 assists as Western Illinois snapped its eight-game losing streak, getting past North Dakota 99-87 on Saturday night.
Rebraca lifts North Dakota over W. Illinois 83-81
— Filip Rebraca had 25 points and 14 rebounds as North Dakota edged past Western Illinois 83-81 on Friday night.
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Kamateros lifts South Dakota past W. Illinois 84-74
— Tasos Kamateros had a career-high 21 points as South Dakota won its seventh consecutive game, defeating Western Illinois 84-74 on Saturday night.
Kamateros carries South Dakota past W. Illinois 65-60
— Tasos Kamateros had 15 points as South Dakota narrowly defeated Western Illinois 65-60 on Friday night.
Freidel lifts South Dakota St. over Western Illinois 92-63
— Noah Freidel had 25 points as South Dakota State easily beat Western Illinois 92-63 on Saturday night.
Wilson lifts S. Dakota St. over W. Illinois 83-77
— Douglas Wilson had 22 points as South Dakota State topped Western Illinois 83-77 on Friday night.
Eady, Cook lift North Dakota St. past W. Illinois 78-67
— Tyree Eady had 16 points to lead six North Dakota State players in double figures as the Bison defeated Western Illinois 78-67 on Sunday for a weekend sweep.
North Dakota State defeats Western Illinois 68-50
— Sam Griesel recorded 11 points and 12 rebounds to help carry North Dakota State to a 68-50 win over Western Illinois on Saturday.
DePaul opens season nearly a month late, beats WIU 91-72
— Javon Freeman-Liberty had 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals on Wednesday night to help DePaul beat Western Illinois 91-72 as the Blue Demons opened their season almost a month after their opener was originally scheduled.
Wallace carries E. Illinois past W. Illinois 92-88
— Josiah Wallace had 22 points as Eastern Illinois narrowly defeated Western Illinois 92-88 on Saturday.
Polk, Huffman carry Central Michigan past Western Illinois
— Aundre Polk had 19 points to lead five Central Michigan players in double figures as the Chippewas beat Western Illinois 79-73 on Sunday.
Luka Garza goes for 30 in first half again as part of 35-point double-double (1:43)
Garza, Nunge lead No. 3 Iowa past Western Illinois, 99-58
— Luka Garza scored 35 points, 30 in the first half, and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 3 Iowa stayed unbeaten with a 99-58 win over Western Illinois on Thursday night.
Rick Pitino and college basketball's second-chance coaches discuss new challenges
Rick Pitino, Billy Gillispie and Bryce Drew are among those who will be back on a Division I sideline this season.
W. Illinois hires Rob Jeter as men's hoops coach
Rob Jeter was hired on Monday as the head men's basketball coach at Western Illinois, after spending the past two seasons as an assistant at Minnesota.
Webster transferring to Nebraska from WIU
Guard Kobe Webster tweeted Saturday that he's leaving Western Illinois to play at Nebraska next season as a graduate transfer.
Murkey scores 33 to lead Denver past W. Illinois 69-63
Ade Murkey had 33 points as Denver defeated Western Illinois 69-63 on Saturday.
Obanor lifts Oral Roberts past W. Illinois 113-70
Kevin Obanor had 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds as Oral Roberts easily beat Western Illinois 113-70 on Thursday night.
2020-21 Summit Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 9-3 | - | 16-7 |
| South Dakota | 11-4 | +0.5 | 14-11 |
| North Dakota State | 11-5 | - | 15-12 |
| Oral Roberts | 10-5 | 0.5 | 18-11 |
| North Dakota | 8-8 | 3 | 9-17 |
| UM Kansas City | 7-7 | 3 | 11-13 |
| Western Illinois | 5-9 | 5 | 7-15 |
| Omaha | 3-11 | 7 | 5-20 |
| Denver | 1-13 | 9 | 2-19 |
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Team Stats
Points Per Game73.0Tied-140th
Rebounds Per Game38.1Tied-61st
Assists Per Game10.2394th
Points Allowed79.4
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-0 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 0 |