WHITE OUT — Men's Basketball vs. Northern Iowa on Saturday night
01/13/2022 | 10:35:00 | Men's Basketball
Special halftime performance by XPogo Stunt Team
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois hosts Northern Iowa in a key Missouri Valley Conference showdown of perennial league powers on Saturday at 7 p.m.
The contest is billed as the program's annual White Out game, in which fans are encouraged to wear white to Banterra Center. The game includes a special halftime performance by the nationally acclaimed XPogo Stunt Team.
The Salukis (9-6, 2-1) have won seven-straight games at the Banterra Center, including all six home games this season. The Panthers (8-7, 4-1) are in the midst of a four-game winning streak and are led by guard AJ Green, the 2020 Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year.
Quoting Coach Mullins
"Excited to have a game back at the Banterra Center and be able to play in front of our community and students, going against a championship program in Northern Iowa. They're a very similar team to the one that won the conference championship two years ago, adding (Bowen) Born and (Nate) Heis and a couple other pieces — an experienced team playing their best basketball right now. It's going to be a huge challenge but a great opportunity for us to get back in the win column. We have to be able to play both sides of the ball at a high level to get the result we want on Saturday night."
Know Before You Go
The contest is billed as the program's annual White Out game, in which fans are encouraged to wear white to Banterra Center. The game includes a special halftime performance by the nationally acclaimed XPogo Stunt Team.
The Salukis (9-6, 2-1) have won seven-straight games at the Banterra Center, including all six home games this season. The Panthers (8-7, 4-1) are in the midst of a four-game winning streak and are led by guard AJ Green, the 2020 Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year.
Quoting Coach Mullins
"Excited to have a game back at the Banterra Center and be able to play in front of our community and students, going against a championship program in Northern Iowa. They're a very similar team to the one that won the conference championship two years ago, adding (Bowen) Born and (Nate) Heis and a couple other pieces — an experienced team playing their best basketball right now. It's going to be a huge challenge but a great opportunity for us to get back in the win column. We have to be able to play both sides of the ball at a high level to get the result we want on Saturday night."
Know Before You Go
- Everyone on campus is required to wear face masks in shared indoor spaces. Please do your part to protect the health and safety of the Saluki community.
- If you are experiencing COVID symptoms, stay home (except to get tested) so you don't spread the virus to others if you are positive.
- SIU held its first 14 opponents under 70 points — the longest streak since 2006-07 (17) and longest streak to start a season since 1946-47 (20).
- SIU has won four of the last five meetings with UNI at the Banterra Center.
- Marcus Domask missed both games versus the Panthers last season.
- SIU is 20-for-44 (.455) from 3-point range in its last two games.
- Steven Verplancken Jr. made 4-of-5 from 3-point at Missouri State and leads the MVC in 3-point shooting percentage (47.8).
- Dalton Banks is 14-of-21 (.666) from the field in the last five games, reversing a 5-for-31 start to the season. He tied a career high at Valpo with 14 points.
- SIU is 6-0 at home this season and has won seven-straight at the Banterra Center dating to last season.
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