Arnas Sakenis scores 16 and SIU-Edwardsville downs Eastern Illinois 77-50

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Arnas Sakenis had 16 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 77-50 victory over Eastern Illinois in a regular-season finale on Saturday.

Sakenis also contributed five rebounds for the Cougars (19-12, 12-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Tyler King scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc, and added seven rebounds. Jordan Pickett went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

Zion Fruster led the way for the Panthers (12-19, 8-12) with 11 points. Eastern Illinois also got nine points each from Terry McMorris and Markus Blackwell.

Up next, the conference tournament runs Wednesday through Saturday in Evansville, Indiana.

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