Salukis travel to Missouri State on Wednesday

Wednesday, February 6

Springfield, Mo.

7 p.m.

Southern Illinois University

Missouri St.

02/05/2019 | 3:20:00 | Men's Basketball

The Southern Illinois men's basketball team looks for its third-straight win when the Salukis visit Missouri State on Wednesday night. Tip is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on the MVC TV Network. SIU and MSU are two of the four teams in the league tied for fourth place with 5-5 records through 10 games.

Television Info » The game will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Indiana, and NBC Sports Chicago. Inside the MVC's four-state footprint (Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Missouri), the game can be streamed on Fox Sports Go. Outside the league's footprint, the game can be streamed on ESPN+.

SIU (12-11, 5-5 MVC) at Missouri State (11-12, 5-5 MVC) // Wednesday, February 6 // 7 p.m. // Springfield, Mo. (JQH Arena)

TV » MVC TV Network with Tom Ackerman and Danan Hughes
Listen » Saluki Sports Network with Mike Reis and Ray Giacoletti (Stream available through TuneIn)
Stats » Via Missouri State
Game Notes » Southern Illinois (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN

Southern Illinois travels to Missouri State for a second meeting with the Bears. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on the MVC TV Network.
Armon Fletcher was named the MVC Player of the Week on Monday. Fletcher scored 34 points against Indiana State, the most by any MVC player this season. On the 2-0 week, he averaged 24 points on 70 percent shooting.
Salukis in the MVC individual rankings (all games)...
- 1st - Kavion Pippen in blocks (1.83)
- 1st - Eric McGill in steals (1.71)
- 2nd - Pippen in FG% (.561)
- 3rd - Aaron Cook in assists (3.7)
Salukis in the MVC team rankings (all games)...
- 1st in blocks (4.3)
- 1st in 3-point FG% (.380)
- 2nd in FG% defense (.425)
- 2nd in fewest fouls (15.1) - 19th nationally
- 2nd in steals (7.0)
- 2nd in offensive rebounds (9.35)
- 3rd in assists (14.4)
- 3rd in FG% (.464)

GAME PREVIEW

Southern Illinois travels to Missouri State for a second meeting with the Bears. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on the MVC TV Network.
SIU has an active nine-game winning streak against Missouri State, the longest winning streak for either school in the series.
The last seven games in the series have been decided by six points or fewer. Two of the last five games have gone to overtime.
SIU leads the all-time series, 49-37. SIU is 16-23 in games played in Springfield, Mo.
Missouri State is 8-2 at home this season. The Bears are led by Tulio Da Silva (14.8 ppg), Keandre Cook (13.7) and Jarred Dixon (12.8).
SIU won the first meeting 75-70 in Carbondale in the MVC opener. Ryan Kreklow went 5-for-6 from the 3-point line in that game to lead MSU. Kavion Pippen scored 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead SIU.

MILESTONE MOMENTS

SIU's veteran Salukis have hit milestones this year...
- Armon Fletcher scored his 1,000th career point earlier this year at SIU Edwardsville. Edwardsville is Fletcher's hometown.
- Fletcher, Aaron Cook, and Sean Lloyd Jr. have all reached 100 career steals this year.
- Thik Bol became the sixth player in program history with 100 career blocked shots.
- Two players who aren't on the milestone list yet are MVC leaders in those categories: Eric McGill in steals and Kavion Pippen in blocks
- Head coach Barry Hinson became the fourth coach in Missouri Valley Conference history to win 150 league games as a head coach, joining Henry Iba, Eddie Hickey, and Dana Altman.