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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois basketball returns to Banterra Center on Thursday evening to faceoff with OVC member Tennessee State in the opening game of the SoCal Challenge. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT.

PROMOS
• All Saluki Kids Club members will receive a free ticket to the game by claiming it at the ticket window. Family members can purchase $10 discounted tickets.

• One lucky Dawg Pound member will have the opportunity to take a half court shot to win $500 courtesy of head coach Bryan Mullins.

THE BROADCAST
• The game will be available nationally on ESPN Plus with Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Mike Trude (analyst) calling the action.

• The radio broadcast can be heard on the Saluki Radio Network with SIU Hall of Famer Mike Reis (play-by-play) and Rodney Watson (analyst) on the call.

THE MATCHUP
• It will be the 22nd time that the two programs have met and the 11th time in Carbondale. The Salukis own a 14-7 advantage in the series with the last meeting coming during the 2014 season when SIU won on the road 84-67 behind a 32-point performance from Anthony Beane. The Salukis are 9-1 all-time against the Tigers in Carbondale.

• Tennessee State comes into town winners of all three games this season after being picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley Conference in the preseason poll. The last time TSU ranked in the upper echelon of the conference in the preseason was 2012-13 when they were voted second in the then-East division. Graduate transfer Jr. Clay can be the first-ever OVC player to receive All-OVC honors five times. The Tennessee Tech transfer is already one of the most decorated players in OVC history.

QUICK HITS
• Southern has recorded 31 assists over three games. The 13.67 assists per game rank fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference.

• In three games, Marcus Domask has played 101:34, averaging 33.9 minutes per game. The senior is averaging 35 minutes per game over his career which ranks tops in program history.

POWER 5 ROAD WIN
• Southern Illinois rallied to defeat Oklahoma State to earn the program's first true road win over a Power opponent since 2000 when SIU beat Colorado in the NIT. Southern has a Power Conference win in the last two seasons now, after defeating Colorado during the Paradise Jam in 2021-22.

DAWGS USE DEFENSE TO PULL UPSET
• Southern held Oklahoma State to just 34.5 percent shooting in the second half en route to a 12-point comeback on the road to pull off the upset. SIU held the Cowboys without a field goal for over four minutes until the end of regulation, including three steals in that time. The Dawgs are holding opponents to .260 (13-for-50) shooting from behind the arc, allowing just 13 3-pointers this season.

DUO CONTINUES TO CLIMB THE CHARTS
• Marcus Domask and Lance Jones continue to climb their way up the SIU all-time scoring list. Domask dropped in 16 points at USI to push his career total points to 1,108 and 34th place while Jones added 13 points to move into sole possession of 35th place with 1,105 career points.

SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets are on sale now, with prices beginning as low as $125. For more information, fans can call the SIU Ticket Office at 877-SALUKIS.

Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Basketball, on Instagram at @SIU_Basketball and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.

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