SALEM, WV - For one night, the Salem International University men's basketball team was able to put all things aside and play for seniors Victor Blakey and Dominique Robinson in the final game of their collegiate careers. Blakey scored a game-high 18 points for SIU, while Robinson added 16 points for the Tigers en route to a 92-56 win against Ohio Valley University on Senior Night.

Blakey recorded his second career double-double as he tallied a game-high 11 assists to go along with six steals in 38 minutes of action. He finished 5-of-17 from the field and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line. Robinson made sure to keep the crowd on the edge of their seats with a block and dunk in the second-half of action. He finished 6-of-11 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, while recording eight rebounds.

Outside of seeing the contest tied for a total of 20 seconds, the Tigers would hold a lead for 39:11 en route to their second win of the season and second at home this season. SIU received two treys each from juniors Ignacio Rodriguez and Saquan Epps that would be the difference between the two teams after the opening 20 minutes of action.

After catching fire from downtown in their previous matchup, Ohio Valley went 0-for-10 from three-point range and 7-of-40 from the field. The Tigers forced 13 first-half turnovers, converting the miscues into eight points in the opening stanza. Blakey paced SIU with 10 points in the half, recording six of his points at the charity stripe.

Kyle Davis and Avery Williams combined to go 4-of-22 for the Fighting Scots in the half, with Williams pulling-down 10 boards for OVU. The Fighting Scots would out-rebound SIU in the half (25-20) as sophomore Drew Pitzer tallied a team-high five boards. The Tigers carried a 35-24 lead into the half, finishing on a 13-4 run after the Fighting Scots cut the deficit to two points (22-20) with 3:31 remaining.

The second-half would get a little chirpy, white OVU picking up a pair of technical foul's through the early-going. SIU was able to feed off of the momentum and get the home crowd into the game, forcing OVU into 11 turnovers. Those turnovers by the Fighting Scots would lead to 18 points for SIU. Blakey displayed his play-maker abilities in the second-half, dishing up nine assists for the Tigers. He also halted several OVU offensive possessions by tallying five steals. 

Robinson paced the way on the offensive side of the ball for SIU, scoring 11 points in 13 minutes of playing time. Off of the bench, junior Jordan Gaither put together a quality outing, going 3-of-5 from the field and 2-of-3 from downtown in only six-minutes of action. SIU had an offensive explosion in its final half of basketball, going 21-of-45 from the field, 7-of-14 from downtown, and 8-of-15 from the free-throw line. The Tigers out-scored OVU 57-32 in the half, keeping their foot on the gas-pedal in the 36-point victory.

Rodriguez finished the game with 13 points for SIU, hitting a game-high four treys on the night. Epps added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers to go along with three steals. Gaither and freshman Jarius Farrow finished with eight points a piece for SIU, while Pitzer recorded a career-high 10 rebounds.

Williams recorded a double-double for OVU, finishing with 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Davis tallied nine points for the Fighting Scots. Luka and Aleksander Djordjevic each recorded seven points for OVU.

SIU finished the game 32-of-82 from the floor, 11-of-31 from downtown, and 17-of-29 from the free-throw line. OVU went 20-of-74 from the field, 1-of-20 from downtown, and 15-of-29 from the free-throw line. The Tigers out-rebounded OVU 43-39 and forced the Fighting Scots into 24 turnovers, while committing just 14. SIU tallied 26 points off of OVU miscues and recorded 12 second-chance points.