Wednesday, February 17
Carbondale, Ill.
8:15 PM
Southern Illinois University
vs
Missouri State
Game Notes: Men's Basketball vs. Missouri State
02/16/2021 | 2:02:00 | Men's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The SIU men's basketball team hosts Missouri State on Wednesday night at 8:15 p.m. in Banterra Center. The game will be televised on Marquee Network in the Chicagoland area. Marquee is the new TV station of the Chicago Cubs (Check Providers). The game will also be streamed nationally on ESPN3.
SIU (10-9, 4-9Â MVC) vs. Missouri State (14-5, 10-5 MVC)
BALANCED DAWGS
Without Marcus Domask, SIU has been incredibly balanced offensively. Over the last five games:Â
SIU (10-9, 4-9Â MVC) vs. Missouri State (14-5, 10-5 MVC)
Date & Time » 8:15 p.m. CT on Wednesday, February 17
TV » Marquee Network with Connor Onion, Kelly Burke, and Kendra Sheehan
Streaming » ESPN3
Listen » Saluki Sports Network with Mike Reis and Rodney Watson
Live Stats » Sidearm Stats
Social Media » @SIU_Basketball
Game Notes » SIU (PDF)
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OPENING TIP
- The SIU men's basketball team hosts Missouri State at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17. The game will air on Marquee Network and also stream nationally on ESPN3.
- Last year against Missouri State, Marcus Domask hit an 18-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer to win the game for SIU, 68-66. Via SIU Hall-of-Famer Mike Reis: Domask's buzzer beater is believed to be the fifth game-winning shot with no time on the clock in Banterra Center history (57Â seasons).
- SIU leads the MVC and ranks 35th nationally (of 340) in 3-point field goal percentage (37.6%).
- SIU is playing its sixth game in the last 12 days.
- Due to the rescheduling necessary because of January's COVID pause, SIU played seven of nine games on the road from Jan. 3 - Feb. 10. SIU is now in the midst of a five-game home stand.
- Since returning from a 21-day COVID break in January (9 games), SIU has been without leading scorer Marcus Domask, who is week-to-week with a left foot injury.
- Four SIU sophomores have all surpassed 500 career points this season: Marcus Domask, Lance Jones, Ben Harvey, and Steven Verplancken Jr.
- Among MVC freshmen, Dalton Banks ranks sixth in scoring, second in assists and fourth in steals. Kyler Filewich ranks in the top-10 in all five major statistical categories: scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
- Lance Jones leads the MVC in steals per game (1.6/g). The last SIU player to lead the MVC in steals per game was now-head coach Bryan Mullins in 2008.
BALANCED DAWGS
Without Marcus Domask, SIU has been incredibly balanced offensively. Over the last five games:Â
- Steven Verplancken Jr. (10.4 ppg, 45 FGA, 3 AST)
- Lance Jones (10.2, 49, 14)
- Kyler Filewich (9.0, 36, 10)
- Ben Harvey (8.8, 36, 13)
- Anthony D'Avanzo (7.2, 37, 7)
- Trent Brown (6.6, 31, 10)
- Dalton Banks (6.2, 22, 12)
SERIES NOTES
- SIU leads the all-time series 50-40. In games in Carbondale, SIU leads the series 28-9.
- Series trends: SIU is...
- 1-3 in its last 4 games overall vs. MSU
- 5-0 in its last 5 home games
- 10-3 in its last 13 games overall.
- 17-3 in its last 20 home games
- Eight of the last 10 games in the series have been decided by eight points or fewer.
- Missouri State head coach Dana Ford is a Tamms, Illinois, native. Tamms is 38 miles South of Carbondale.
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