Belt game 1,862 · February 28, 2009
Southern Illinois take the belt
Southern Illinois beat Wichita State 72–68 at home to start reign 538 of the College Basketball belt, the 1st for the program.
Wichita State had held it since February 21, 2009, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Southern Illinois held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Bradley on March 6, 2009.
538Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Wichita State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clevin Hannah | 32 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9-18 | 5-10 | 3-5 |
| J.T. Durley | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| A.J. Hawkins | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Ramon Clemente | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Aaron Ellis | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Toure' Murry | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Graham Hatch | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Garrett Stutz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Kyles | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Chamberlain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Southern Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dillard | 35 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 6-10 |
| Tony Boyle | 32 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 14-15 |
| Carlton Fay | 35 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 6-8 |
| Justin Bocot | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Booker | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Clemmons | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Hare | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nick Evans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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