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MBB Men’s Basketball vs Western Illinois 12-31-23: SIUE Cougars Men’s Basketball host the Western Illinois Leathernecks for a basketball game at the First Community Arena in the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Sunday December 31, 2023. (Photo: Scott Kane / SIUE Athletics)
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Terrance Thompson

Men's Basketball Joe Pott, SIUE Athletic Communications

Cougars Face OVC Road Test Thursday at Little Rock

SIUE Cougars (8-7, 1-1 OVC) 
at Little Rock Trojans (7-8, 1-1 OVC)
January 4, 7:00 p.m.
Jack Stephens Center
Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Now in its 13th Ohio Valley Conference season, SIUE has an all-time OVC record of 68-139.
  • SIUE is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 69.3 points a game. 
  • The Cougars have held nine of their 15 opponents under 70 points. They are 7-2 in those games. 
  • SIUE is second in the OVC in three-point percentage at 36.5 percent.
  • SIUE is fourth in the OVC in steals at 6.7 a game.
  • Ray'Sean Taylor became SIUE's 18th 1,000-point scorer at Ball State. He now has 1,065 points, which ranks 12th all-time.
  • Taylor scored his third 20-point game with 20 at Bradley.
  • Damarco Minor collected his fifth double-double this year with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Eastern Illinois. 
  • Minor is tied for fifth in rebounding in the OVC at 8.7 rebounds a game.
  • Minor recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Mizzou and then 14 and 13 against Denver.
  • Minor grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds in SIUE's opener at Dayton.
  • Shamar Wright is seventh in the OVC in scoring, averaging 15.6 points a game. 
  • Shamar Wright is No. 4 in career scoring at SIUE with 1,316 points. 
  • Shamar Wright scored his third 20-point game of the year with 24 points against Missouri Baptist.
  • With his first game this year, Shamar Wright became SIUE's all-time leader in games played-now at 136.
  • Shamar Wright is No. 2 in career steals at SIUE with 147.
  • Lamar Wright is second all-time in games played at 125.
  • Lamar Wright has 811 points for his career which is 31st all-time at SIUE.
  • Lamar Wright has 123 blocks for his career, which is  tied for third all-time at SIUE. 
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Players Mentioned

Ray

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Lamar Wright

#55 Lamar Wright

F
6' 7"
Fifth Year
Shamar Wright

#42 Shamar Wright

G
6' 7"
Fifth Year
Damarco Minor

#0 Damarco Minor

G
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ray

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
G
Lamar Wright

#55 Lamar Wright

6' 7"
Fifth Year
F
Shamar Wright

#42 Shamar Wright

6' 7"
Fifth Year
G
Damarco Minor

#0 Damarco Minor

6' 0"
Junior
G