University of Southern Indiana women's basketball advanced to the OVC Tournament semifnials with a dominant win against SIUE. SIUE men's basketball dropped its third consecutive game, falling at Tennessee State 80-53 Saturday at the Gentry Center. SIUE slipped to 17-12 overall and 10-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Understanding the Context

The ... The SIUE women's basketball team battled through four quarters but fell 73-64 on the road to Little Rock on Saturday. SIUE is now 10-14 overall and 3-11 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while Little ... Playing as the '66ers' for the first time, SIUE men's basketball beat Southern Indiana 59-55 on New Year's Day, never trailing, to move to 9-5 overall and 2-1 in OVC play.

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