Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Men's Basketball Looks to Rebound at Illinois State
02/14/2002 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2002
Southern Illinois (21-5, 11-3) will play at Illinois State (13-12, 9-5) in a key MVC matchup Saturday afternoon. The game will be televised by WSIU-TV.
Satellite Coordinates: GE3/K19
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The Series vs. Illinois St. Southern Illinois leads the all-time series with Illinois State, 60-58. SIU won the first meeting between the two schools and hopes a recent trend in the series continues. One or the other school has swept the season series each of the past six seasons. Season Sweep W-L 1995-96 SIU 2-0 1996-97 ISU 2-0 1997-98 ISU 3-0 1998-99 SIU 2-0 1999-00 SIU 2-0 2000-01 ISU 2-0
Turning Up the D Only two teams have shot better than 45 percent from the field against the Salukis this season, Colorado Stte and SW Missouri State. Last year, 17 of SIU's 30 opponents shot better than 45 percent.
Dawg Bites The Salukis squandered a 10-point lead against SMS Wednesday night, enduring a seven-minute drought without a basket in the second half...Kent Williams has a 3.5 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 1,379 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 8-4 mark. Statistically, the Dawgs shoot better at home (48.0/44.6), score more points (82.2/71.2), and defend better at home (38.3/41.8). They also shoot better from the FT line at home (62.1/57.0).
League-Leading Dawgs SIU leads the MVC in several categories... Scoring Offense 75.9 Scoring Margin +9.5 FG % 46.0 FG % Defense 39.6 Blocked Shots 4.8
Chasing a Record At 11-3, the Salukis need to win their final four MVC games to post the best conference record in school history. Both the 1991-92 and 1993-94 teams finished 14-4.
