SIU hosts Howard on Monday night

Monday, November 19

Carbondale, Ill.

7 p.m.

Southern Illinois University

Howard

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11/18/2018 | 2:43:00 | Men's Basketball

The Southern Illinois men's basketball team will host Howard at 7 p.m. on Monday night in SIU Arena. Special $10 tickets are available by calling 877-SALUKIS or by visiting SIUSalukis.com/tickets. Members of Brown Dawg's Kids Club can also receive free admission to the game. For more information about the kids club, visit SIUSalukis.com/kidsclub.

Howard (4-0) vs. (RV) Southern Illinois (1-2) || Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) || Monday, November 19 || 7 p.m.

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THE RUNDOWN

Southern Illinois hosts undefeated Howard on Monday night at SIU Arena. The Bison are coming off a win at UMass on Friday night.
Special $10 tickets are available by calling 877-SALUKIS or visiting SIUSalukis.com/tickets.
Members of Brown Dawg's Kids Club will receive free admission to the game. To learn more about the Kids Club, visit SIUSalukis.com/kidsclub.
Barry Hinson earned his 100th win as head coach at SIU on Saturday night. Hinson is the eighth head coach in program history to win 100 games at Southern Illinois.
The Salukis received one vote in the AP top-25 and are ranked No. 9 in the mid-major top-25.
SIU is receiving votes in the national top-25 for the first time since Nov. 16, 2009.
SIU's defense is limiting opponents to 37 percent from the field and 22 percent from the 3-point line. Howard enters the game averaging 97.5 points per game.

GAME PREVIEW

Southern Illinois and Howard are meeting for the first time in men's basketball.
Each of SIU's first four opponents this year are playing SIU for the first time.
Howard beat UMASS on Friday night to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Bison are averaging 97.5 points per game.
Howard guard RJ Cole was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Player of the Year. Howard's Charles Williams was also a preseason first-team All-Conference selection.
SIU junior guard Aaron Cook has scored in double figures all three games and is averaging 15 points per game.
Senior guard Marcus Bartley scored an SIU-high 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Arkansas Pine Bluff. Bartley is 8-for-15 from the 3-point line (53 percent) through three games.

LOCK DOWN

SIU has done an exceptional job limiting the opposing team's best player in each of the first three games.
- Game 1 at No. 2 Kentucky: SIU held preseason All-American Reid Travis to six points
- Game 2 vs. #25 Buffalo: C.J. Massinburg was coming off a 43-point game against No. 13 West Viriginia. SIU held him to seven points and scoreless in the second half.
- Game 3 vs. Pine Bluff: preseason SWAC Player of the Year Martaveous McKnight was coming off a 41-point game and was averaging 35 points per game. SIU held him to 11 points.
SIU held No. 25 Buffalo to 62 points, matching the best defensive performance against Buffalo in the last three seasons.
UB last scored fewer than 62 on March 1, 2016 (vs. Miami (OH) - 59 points). Buffalo averaged 85 points per game last season.

CAREER NIGHTS

Several SIU players had career nights in Saturday's 78-48 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff.
- Brendon Gooch earned his first career start and responded with career-highs of nine rebounds and four assists
- Rudy Stradnieks set a career high with 12 points in only 14 minutes
- Marcus Bartley set an SIU high with 20 points and six 3-pointers. His six 3-pointers are tied for the most by any player in the Hinson era
- Freshman Darius Beane played in just his third career game but set high standards with eight rebounds (four offensive) and four assists in 29 minutes.