Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Men's Basketball Faces Road Test at SMS Wednesday Night
02/11/2002 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2002
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois (21-4, 11-2) will try to extend its winning streak to five games when it plays at Southwest Missouri State (12-13, 7-6) Wednesday night. The game will be televised by WSIU-TV8.
Satellite Coordinates: GE3/K19
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Elite Company As of Feb. 10, there are only nine teams out of 324 Division I schools that have won at least 21 games. Most Wins in D-I: Duke (22-1) Cincinnati (22-2), Butler (22-3), Kansas (21-2), Marquette (21-3), Gonzaga (21-3), Western Kentucky (21-3), Pittsburgh (21-4), Southern Illinois (21-4)
The Series vs. SMS Southern Illinois leads the all-time series with Southwest Missouri State, 24-20. The Bears have been a thorn in Saluki head coach Bruce Weber's side, however. Weber is 2-5 in his career against SMS, and has never won at the Bears' Hammons Center.
Turning Up the D Colorado State is the only team to shoot better than 45 percent from the field against the Salukis this season. Last year, 17 of SIU's 30 opponents shot better than 45 percent against the Dawgs.
Dawg Bites Against Drake, the Salukis had their worst shooting performance at home this season (40.0)...Kent Williams has a 3.8 to1 assist to turnover ratio in MVC games this season...
Williams 12th in Career Scoring at SIU Junior guard Kent Williams is the 34th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. The team's leading scorer now ranks 12th in career scoring at SIU with 1,375 points.
Home vs. Road The Salukis have been a dominating team at home, posting a perfect 11-0 record. SIU is less proficient on the road, with an 8-3 mark. Statistically, the Dawgs shoot better at home (48.0/44.5), score more points (82.2/71.2), and defend better at home (38.3/41.5). They also shoot better from the FT line at home (62.1/56.8).
League-Leading Dawgs In addition to being in first place, SIU leads the MVC in several statistical categories... Scoring Offense 76.1 Scoring Margin +10.2 FG % 46.0 FG % Defense 39.4 Blocked Shots 4.8
