CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Sean O'Brien scored a career-best 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Southern Illinois rallied late in overtime to defeat Indiana State 80-74 on Wednesday night.
Southern Illinois' Thik Bol swatted away an attempted layup by Indiana State's Emondre Rickman with 1:05 left and Mike Rodriguez nailed a 3-pointer at the other end from deep in the wing to grab the lead for good, 74-71.
Rodriguez and Sean Lloyd scored 14 points each for the Salukis (9-7, 2-1 Missouri Valley), who made up an early 12-point deficit.