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The Southern Illinois men's basketball team hosts Drake on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in SIU Arena. The Salukis are in search of a season split with Drake, after the Bulldogs pulled out an 82-70 win in Des Moines earlier this year.

Southern Illinois (13-12, 6-6 MVC) vs. Drake (18-7, 7-5 MVC) || Tuesday, February 12 || 7 p.m. || Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena)

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THE RUNDOWN

Southern Illinois hosts Drake on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in SIU Arena.
SIU has won 20 consecutive games when scoring 75+ points.
SIU has won three of its last four games and is averaging 74.3 points per game on 50.2 percent shooting in that stretch.
SIU has five players averaging double-figures. The last time SIU finished a season with five players averaging double-figures was 1993-94. SIU is 3-0 this year when five players score in double-figures.
Salukis in the MVC individual rankings (all games)...
- 1st - Kavion Pippen in blocks (1.8)
- 2nd - Eric McGill in steals (1.70)
- 3rd - Aaron Cook in assists (3.7)
- 3rd - Pippen in FG% (.561)
- 3rd - Cook in minutes (820)
Salukis in the MVC team rankings (all games)...
- 1st in 3-point FG% (.377)
- 2nd in blocks (4.1)
- 2nd in steals (7.0)
- 2nd in fewest fouls (15.2)
- 2nd in FG% defense (.429)
- 2nd in offensive rebounds (9.36)

GAME PREVIEW

Southern Illinois hosts Drake on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in SIU Arena.
The first game: Drake jumped out to a 10-point lead and led by as many as 26 in the first half. SIU rallied to get as close as 9 in the second half, but Drake won, 82-70. Armon Fletcher (21 points) and Eric McGill (17 points) led SIU. Drake was 13-of-25 from the 3-point line.
SIU leads the all-time series 58-34.
SIU and Drake have split the season series in each of the last two seasons. SIU has won five of the last eight overall.
Drake is led by Nick McGlynn, who is averaging 15.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
Drake's defense allows only 41.5 percent of opponent field goals to be assisted on, which is the ninth-best defensive rate in the nation.
With a win, SIU would...
- Split the season series with Drake
- Have a four-game winning streak in league home games.
- Improve to 5-2 at home in league play and 12-4 in the last 16 home MVC games.
- Improve to 4-1 in the last five games and 5-2 in the last seven.

FIVE AVERAGING DOUBLE-FIGURES

SIU has five players averaging double-figures: Armon Fletcher (14.3 ppg), Kavion Pippen (12.1 ppg), Aaron Cook (11.4 ppg), Sean Lloyd Jr. (10.6 ppg), and Eric McGill (10.4 ppg).
The last time SIU had five players average double-figures for a season was 1993-94: Paul Lusk, Marcus Timmons, Chris Carr, Mirko Pavlovic, and Chris Lowery.
Saturday vs. Evansville, five Salukis scored in double figures, marking the third time this season SIU has had five players in double figures. The Salukis are 3-0 when five players score 10+ points.

TRENDING DAWGS

SIU has won three of its last four games after dropping five of six early in MVC play.
While dropping five of six...
- Scored 60.5 ppg on 42.4 percent shooting
- Allowed 66.7 ppg on 45.8 percent shooting
- Only Armon Fletcher (13.3 ppg) averaged double-figures.
Last four games (winning three of four)...
- Scoring 74.3 ppg on 50.2 percent shooting
- Allowing 69.8 ppg on 46.1 percent shooting
- Four players averaging double-figures: Kavion Pippen (18.5 ppg), Armon Fletcher (17.0 ppg), Aaron Cook (13.5 ppg) and Sean Lloyd Jr. (11.3 ppg).