Southeastern Illinois College men’s basketball pulled off a dramatic comeback on the road in Centralia last night, rallying from a 41–25 halftime deficit to hand unbeaten Kaskaskia College an 80–77 overtime loss and extend the Falcons’ perfect start to 6–0. The victory was especially historic—SIC had not defeated Kaskaskia in several years, and it had been more than 15 years since the program earned a win inside Blue Devil Gymnasium.
Silas Williams erupted for a game-high 27 points, all coming in the second half. Three other Falcons reached double figures: Bryant Jenkins finished with 16, Jackson McCutchen added 14, and Lukas Pigg contributed 10. Ryan Schmidt (6), Carter Young (5), and Jonathan Harrison (2) rounded out the scoring.
Assistant coach Riley Swinford summed up the night perfectly in the postgame locker room, saying, “It took every single one of us.” From the seven players who scored to the seven other active players, the inactive players cheering from the bench, and the c...