Damien Mayo Jr. scores 25, Southern Illinois wins 80-70 against Richmond

Damien Mayo Jr.’s 25 points and six assists helped Southern Illinois defeat Richmond 80-70CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Damien Mayo Jr.’s 25 points and six assists helped Southern Illinois defeat Richmond 80-70 on Thursday.Jalen Haynes scored 23 points while going 6 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 9 for 9 from the from the free-throw line for the Salukis (2-1). Luke Susko finished 3 of 6 from 3-point range to finish with 11 points.Dominick Stewart led the way for the Spiders (3-1) with 25 points and two steals. Richmond also got 16 points from Jamie Kaiser Jr. Andrew Ball also had 13 points.Southern Illinois took the lead for good 12 seconds into the game and the score was 43-32 at halftime, with Mayo racking up 14 points. Southern Illinois was outscored by Richmond in the second half by a one-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Haynes led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.Popular Reads___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Sponsored Content by Taboola