SIUE Cougars (19-13 in 2025-26) at
Bradley Braves (21-13 in 2025-26)

Wed., Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Carver Arena
Peoria, Illinois

• Wednesday marks the last of two exhibition contests for SIUE.
• The Cougars defeated Arkansas State 70-67 Saturday at First Community Arena thanks to a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Gianni Cobb.
• Tyler King led all scorers with 25 points against Arkansas State. Jordan Pickett scored 13. Freshman Brennan Miller pulled down 15 rebounds for SIUE.
• SIUE is coming off a 19-win season in 2025-26. The Cougars made their sixth consecutive appearance in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, one of only two OVC teams to do so (Morehead State).
• SIUE is coming off four consecutive winning seasons and has amassed 77 wins over the last four seasons.
• The Cougars and Braves have met six times in the regular season, with Bradley holding a 6-0 advantage in the all-time series. Most recently, Bradley won a 75-64 contest in Peroria in 2023.
• King was SIUE's leading scorer in 2025-26, and is the only returning All-OVC player in the league.
• Pickett (Belleville, Illinois) is in his fourth season in the program and also represents the fifth consecutive year that SIUE has had a fourth-year senior in the program.
• In all, SIUE returns seven players from last year's team.
• The Cougars have added eight newcomers to the roster, including four true freshman and four transfers.
• Gianni Cobb (Northern Illinois), Gestin Liberis (Saint Francis) and Jacob Martin (Alabama) are Division I transfers on the roster.
• In addition to Miller, Kain McCaskill (St. Louis), Jayden Riley (Oswego, Illinois) and Belal Sohaib (Cairo, Egypt) have joined the program.
• SIUE will open the regular season Nov. 2 at home against Eureka College.