Nate Funk added 19 points and four assists and Nick Porter had 15 points and six assists for the second-seeded Bluejays (22-10), who won the conference tournament for the sixth time in nine seasons.

Hawaii beat Creighton, 76-60, in the final of the Rainbow Classic in Decmeber.

Jamaal Tatum had 21 points for Southern Illinois (27-6), which has won the regular-season title five times in the last six seasons but has won only one tournament title during that span. The loss ended a 13-game winning streak for the Salukis.

The Valley's regular-season champion hasn't won the conference tournament since 1998.

Creighton lost twice to Southern Illinois by a total of five points during the regular season. Today's victory ended an eight-game losing streak against the Salukis.

Tolliver earned his first double-double in 10 games and sixth of the season, taking advantage of a poor game by Southern Illinois' Randal Falker. Tolliver personally outscored Southern Illinois 8-2 during a 3-minute span to put the Bluejays ahead 47-34 with 11:22 to go.

Falker, who averages 12.8 points, scored only three on 1-for-5 shooting. He missed everything on one free throw attempt, then barely made it to the rim on two misses with 2:36 to go and a chance to narrow the gap to six. He fouled out with 2:19 left.