HOFFMAN ESTATES—Gene Teague had game highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Southern Illinois past Wright State 56-50 on Saturday for third place in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.Mamadou Seck added 11 points for the Salukis (3-3).N’Gai Evans led the Raiders (3-3) with 11 points. Vaughn Duggins and Troy Tabler scored 10 each.SIU shot only 34.1 percent (14 of 41) and 20.0 percent (2 of 10) on 3-pointers. But that was decidedly better than Wright State’s numbers of 21.6 percent (11 of 51) and 17.6 percent (3 of 17).The Salukis scored the game’s first 10 points. The Raiders did not connect from the field until a 3-pointer by Cooper Land narrowed their deficit to 12-6 with 9:16 left in the first half.Southern Illinois led 24-17 at intermission. The Salukis led by as many as 12 and never fewer than four in the second half.

Richmond’s Kevin Anderson had the gaudy numbers and the MVP trophy. He said the real credit for the Spiders’ 65-54 Championship Game victory over No. 10 Purdue on Saturday night goes to the defense.The Spiders had the shooting edge and outrebounded the Boilermakers 44-35. They also had more points in the paint (34) and on second chances (11).Richmond (6-1) jumped to an early lead over the Boilermakers (5-1), who struggled with poor shooting and turnovers for the second straight game.The win was the Spiders’ first over a top 10 team since a 69-68 victory at then-No. 10 Kansas in 2004 and their sixth over any ranked team since 2007-08.Justin Harper had 14 points and Darien Brothers added 11 for the Spiders.The Boilermakers were plagued by poor shooting for the second straight game. They were 4 of 25 (16 percent) in the first half and 16 of 53 (30.2 percent) for the game.Moore led Purdue with 16 points, while JaJuan Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds and reserve John Hart added 12 points.Purdue was 4 of 18 from the field in the game’s first 13 minutes and had eight straight unsuccessful possessions, four ending with turnovers.