Wednesday, January 19
Carbondale, Ill.
7 PM
Southern Illinois University
vs
Indiana State
Men's Basketball hosts Indiana State on Wednesday night
01/18/2022 | 1:03:00 | Men's Basketball
K9s in Flight frisbee dog show will perform at halftime.
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois wraps up a three-game homestand when it hosts Indiana State at the Banterra Center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The game will feature a special halftime performance by K9s in Flight, a frisbee dog entertainment show.
The Salukis (9-8, 2-3) have lost back-to-back one-point games to Northern Iowa and preseason favorite Drake. SIU held late leads in both games. Southern will play their fourth game in seven days, while the Sycamores (8-8, 1-3) have played only twice in the last two weeks.
Know Before You Go
The Salukis (9-8, 2-3) have lost back-to-back one-point games to Northern Iowa and preseason favorite Drake. SIU held late leads in both games. Southern will play their fourth game in seven days, while the Sycamores (8-8, 1-3) have played only twice in the last two weeks.
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.
- Indiana State is the only MVC team Mullins has not beaten as head coach at SIU. He is 0-4 vs. the Sycamores.
- SIU has held all but one opponent under 70 points, including its first 14 opponents — the longest streak since 2006-07 (17) and longest streak to start a season since 1946-47 (20).
- SIU is 37-for-85 (.435) from 3-point range in its last four games.
- SIU's bench outscored the starters, 30-29, versus Drake. The Salukis played 10 deep and all five players who came off the bench had at least two buckets.
- Dalton Banks is 18-of-26 (.692) from the field in the last seven games, reversing a 5-for-31 start to the season. He tied a career high at Valpo with 14 points.
- After back-to-back one-point losses, SIU is 6-2 at home this season and had its seven-game home winning streak snapped vs. UNI.
- Scored 20+ points in four-straight games (Dec. 28-Jan. 15).
- Is third in the league in assists (4.06). No forward in SIU history has averaged 4.00+ apg in a season.
- Leads the conference and ranks 22nd in the nation in minutes played (36.14).
- Enters the game with 875 career points, 293 rebounds, 180 assists.
- Made 32-straight free throws during a nine-game stretch (11/22-12/28) — the second-longest streak in school history.
- Missed the final 16 games last season with a foot injury, including both games against Indiana State.
- Allow 61.2 points per game, which leads the MVC and ranks 25th nationally.
- Lead the MVC in 3-point field goal percentage defense (30.4).
- Are 12-8 in their last 20 games decided by one possession or in OT.
- Are 19-1 in their last 20 games when out-rebounding an opponent. They have won or tied the rebounding battle in 10 of 17 games this season.
- Are 20-5 in the Bryan Mullins era with 15+ assists and 22-7 when they have more assists than their opponent.
- Are 22-4 under Mullins when they win the points in the paint (7-1 this year).
- Did not allow any fast-break points in two games this season (at Evansville, Southern Miss)
- Leads the league in steals (1.80).
- Is shooting 63.3% on 2-point field goals this year (50-for-79).
- Missed the Evansville and Maryville games with a foot injury.
- Stands at 838 career points, 226 rebounds and 177 assists.
- Was SIU's top scorer during the month of December, averaging 15.9 points in seven games.
- Recorded double figures in all seven December games, including a career-high 27 at Tulsa.
- Averaged 7.5 points in six games in November.
- The win over Colorado was the program's first win over a Power 5 program since 2008.
- The win vs. Southern Miss marked two milestones — fewest points allowed since Jan. 29, 2008 (SIU beat Evansville that day, 59-39. Mullins was a junior on that SIU team and had 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists.)
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