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CHICAGO, Ill. - The SIU men's basketball team visits Loyola to start a stretch of four games in nine days. Thursday night's game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised on the MVC TV Network.

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SIU (8-9, 2-2 MVC) at Loyola (11-6, 3-1 MVC)

Date and Time » 7 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 16 // Chicago, Ill.
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Game Notes » SIU (PDF) | Loyola

OPENING TIP

The SIU men's basketball team travels to Loyola for at 7 p.m. game on Thursday night. The game will be televised on the MVC TV Network.
SIU head coach Bryan Mullins was at Loyola for the last six years, including as the associate head coach for the past two years. Mullins was Loyola's associate head coach when the Ramblers went to the Final Four in 2018.
After starting the year 3-4, Loyola is 8-2 in its last 10 games and is the MVC co-leader at 3-1 in the MVC. The Ramblers are 7-2 at home, and SIU is searching for its first true road win. SIU is 0-6 in true road games, with one neutral-site win (over UTSA in Kissimmee, Fla.).
SIU leads the MVC and ranks 23rd nationally (of 353) in scoring defense, allowing just 60.6 points per game. In its two MVC wins, SIU held both Illinois State and Valpo to their season scoring low.
Marcus Domask is one of only five freshmen in the nation averaging at least 14 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Domask leads all MVC freshmen in scoring and rebounding. Loyola's Marquise Kennedy (9.3 ppg) ranks second among MVC freshmen in scoring.
Lance Jones leads all MVC freshman in assists (3.0 per game). Domask ranks second (2.6).
Since 1992-93 (first year available on Sports Reference), only one MVC freshman has averaged 14 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game: Shea Seals (Tulsa, 1993-94). Marcus Domask is on pace to become the second.
Fifty-two percent of SIU's scoring this season has come from freshman and sophomores.
Dawg Bites: SIU has only played two games this year decided by 8 points or fewer ... SIU has won 24-straight games when it scores 75+, dating back to the 2016-17 season ... SIU is 7-0 when it has 15+ assists and 1-9 when it has 14 or fewer assists.

INJURY PLAGUED SALUKIS

SIU redshirt freshman center Sekou Dembele suffered a fracture to the tibia in his left leg during SIU's loss at Bradley (Jan. 11). He is out for the remainder of the season.
With Dembele out for the season, SIU officially will not play any games during the 2019-20 season with a healthy roster.
Ronnis Suggs Jr., Karrington Davis, Aaron Cook, Stevan Jeremic, Will Keller and Dembele have all missed multiple games with injuries, and Eric McGill missed the MVC opener with the flu.
Cook broke his hand in a November 19 game at Murray State and has not played since. Prior to the injury, Cook was the MVC's active leader in consecutive games started (63).

SENIORS STEP UP FOR SIU

SIU graduate transfer Barret Benson has been oustanding as SIU's primary post player this season. Benson is averaging 9.7 points on 54% shooting.
Benson is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game during MVC play (four games), which ranks fourth in the league. He is coming off a season-best 10 rebounds at Bradley.
Eric McGill is 5-for-8 from the 3-point line in the last two games and 8-for-16 in his last four games.
In the win over Valpo, Ronnie Suggs Jr. had 4 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. He also limited Valpo star Javon Freeman-Liberty to 6-of-21 from the field. After the game, Mullins called him the player of the game.
SIU is 3-0 when both McGill and Benson score in double-figures.

For a complete set of game notes in PDF format, click here.

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