Saturday, December 3
Saint Louis, MO
3 PM
Southern Illinois University
at
Saint Louis
Salukis Faceoff with Regional Rival Saint Louis on the Road Saturday
12/02/2022 | 12:13:00 | Men's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men's basketball heads to Saint Louis on Saturday for a matchup with the Billikens. The game will air on Bally Sports Midwest and ESPN Plus with tipoff at 3 p.m. from Chaifetz Arena.
THE BROADCAST
• The game will be available nationally on Bally Sports Midwest with Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) and Scott Highmark (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.
SIU ALUMNI PREGAME EVENT
• The St. Louis Area Alumni Group of the SIU Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni pre-game event at The Over/Under on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis prior to the SIU vs. Saint Louis University men's basketball game. More information on the event can be found HERE.
QUICK HITS
• The Salukis are 5-2 after an 80-53 road win against Evansville Wednesday top open MVC play.
• Southern is 2-1 on the road this season with wins at Oklahoma State and Evansville.
• Marcus Domask (17 ppg) and Lance Jones (12 ppg) lead the Salukis offense.
• SIU leads the MVC and ranks 25th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 58.3 points per game.
• Southern's 8.9 steals per game leads the MVC and ranks 63rd nationally. Lance Jones leads the team with 2.6 steals per game.
• The Salukis are holding opponents to just 25.6 percent from behind the arc -- leading the MVC and ranking 17th nationally.
• Lance Jones moved into the top-10 in career steals (140) and sits in the top-5 in steals per game (1.51). In his last three games, Jones has recorded 12 steals, including a career-high six at Evansville.
• Xavier Johnson showed out in his MVC debut, scoring a season-high 14 points while shooting 5-for-6 from the field including four 3-pointers.
• With seven assists in his last outing, Marcus Domask moved to 18th in SIU history with 256 assists. Domask is 10th in school history, averaging 3.2 assists in 80 career games. He has multiple assists in all but one game this season.
• A victory against the Billikens would give head coach Bryan Mullins his 50th career win. He would become the 10th coach in program history to reach 50 wins.
• Following SLU, the Salukis begin a four-game homestand. SIU has played just two home games.
THE MATCHUP
• Saturday will mark the 60th meeting between Southern Illinois and Saint Louis. SLU leads the series 32-27 and owns a 24-10 record against the Salukis in Saint Louis. It will be the first meeting between the programs since the 2019-20 season. The Billikens are slated to play at Banterra Center during the 2023-24 season.
• Saint Louis enters the game at 6-2 after defeating Tennessee State Wednesday and are currently 5-0 inside Chaifetz Arena this season. Gibson Jimerson leads the team in scoring with 13.9 ppg. Despite being held without a 3-pointer for the first time this season in the Tennessee State game, he ranks 37th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (3.12). SLU's Yuri Collins is coming off a school-record 20 assists against Tennessee State, the most assists by a player in the NCAA this season. He leads the NCAA in total assists (93) and assists per game (11.6). He leads the A-10 and is 14th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (4.04).
DUO CONTINUES TO CLIMB THE CHARTS
• Marcus Domask and Lance Jones continue to climb their way up the SIU all-time scoring list. Domask entered the top-30 after a 32-point outing last game, now with 1,184 career points while Jones sits in 33rd with 1,143 career points.
DEFENSE IS THE IDENTITY
• 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 Salukis held Tennessee State to just 17 second-half points -- good enough to tie for 8th fewest points allowed in the second half in program history. The complete defensive effort by the Salukis led to TSU shooting just 28.1 percent (15-53) from the floor -- which is the best mark under head coach Bryan Mullins in four seasons. SIU held the Tigers without a field goal for over 10 minutes in the second half of action.
LAST TIME OUT
Ten Salukis entered the scoring column as Southern opened Missouri Valley Conference play with a convincing 80-53 victory on the road at Evansville on Wednesday. Lance Jones stuffed the stat sheet with a game-high 17 points to go along with nine assists, six steals and six rebounds -- his assist and steal mark set new career highs for the senior. As a team, SIU shot 60.7 percent (34-of-56) from the field including 12-of-24 from behind the arc. Xavier Johnson (4-4), Trent Brown (3-3) and Jones3-7) all hit multiple 3-pointers in the win.
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.
THE BROADCAST
• The game will be available nationally on Bally Sports Midwest with Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) and Scott Highmark (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.
SIU ALUMNI PREGAME EVENT
• The St. Louis Area Alumni Group of the SIU Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni pre-game event at The Over/Under on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis prior to the SIU vs. Saint Louis University men's basketball game. More information on the event can be found HERE.
QUICK HITS
• The Salukis are 5-2 after an 80-53 road win against Evansville Wednesday top open MVC play.
• Southern is 2-1 on the road this season with wins at Oklahoma State and Evansville.
• Marcus Domask (17 ppg) and Lance Jones (12 ppg) lead the Salukis offense.
• SIU leads the MVC and ranks 25th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 58.3 points per game.
• Southern's 8.9 steals per game leads the MVC and ranks 63rd nationally. Lance Jones leads the team with 2.6 steals per game.
• The Salukis are holding opponents to just 25.6 percent from behind the arc -- leading the MVC and ranking 17th nationally.
• Lance Jones moved into the top-10 in career steals (140) and sits in the top-5 in steals per game (1.51). In his last three games, Jones has recorded 12 steals, including a career-high six at Evansville.
• Xavier Johnson showed out in his MVC debut, scoring a season-high 14 points while shooting 5-for-6 from the field including four 3-pointers.
• With seven assists in his last outing, Marcus Domask moved to 18th in SIU history with 256 assists. Domask is 10th in school history, averaging 3.2 assists in 80 career games. He has multiple assists in all but one game this season.
• A victory against the Billikens would give head coach Bryan Mullins his 50th career win. He would become the 10th coach in program history to reach 50 wins.
• Following SLU, the Salukis begin a four-game homestand. SIU has played just two home games.
THE MATCHUP
• Saturday will mark the 60th meeting between Southern Illinois and Saint Louis. SLU leads the series 32-27 and owns a 24-10 record against the Salukis in Saint Louis. It will be the first meeting between the programs since the 2019-20 season. The Billikens are slated to play at Banterra Center during the 2023-24 season.
• Saint Louis enters the game at 6-2 after defeating Tennessee State Wednesday and are currently 5-0 inside Chaifetz Arena this season. Gibson Jimerson leads the team in scoring with 13.9 ppg. Despite being held without a 3-pointer for the first time this season in the Tennessee State game, he ranks 37th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (3.12). SLU's Yuri Collins is coming off a school-record 20 assists against Tennessee State, the most assists by a player in the NCAA this season. He leads the NCAA in total assists (93) and assists per game (11.6). He leads the A-10 and is 14th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (4.04).
DUO CONTINUES TO CLIMB THE CHARTS
• Marcus Domask and Lance Jones continue to climb their way up the SIU all-time scoring list. Domask entered the top-30 after a 32-point outing last game, now with 1,184 career points while Jones sits in 33rd with 1,143 career points.
DEFENSE IS THE IDENTITY
• 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 Salukis held Tennessee State to just 17 second-half points -- good enough to tie for 8th fewest points allowed in the second half in program history. The complete defensive effort by the Salukis led to TSU shooting just 28.1 percent (15-53) from the floor -- which is the best mark under head coach Bryan Mullins in four seasons. SIU held the Tigers without a field goal for over 10 minutes in the second half of action.
LAST TIME OUT
Ten Salukis entered the scoring column as Southern opened Missouri Valley Conference play with a convincing 80-53 victory on the road at Evansville on Wednesday. Lance Jones stuffed the stat sheet with a game-high 17 points to go along with nine assists, six steals and six rebounds -- his assist and steal mark set new career highs for the senior. As a team, SIU shot 60.7 percent (34-of-56) from the field including 12-of-24 from behind the arc. Xavier Johnson (4-4), Trent Brown (3-3) and Jones3-7) all hit multiple 3-pointers in the win.
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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