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02/24 03:43 CST Southern Illinois hosts Indiana State after House's 21-point
game
Southern Illinois hosts Indiana State after House's 21-point game
By The Associated Press
Indiana State Sycamores (10-19, 3-15 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (14-15,
8-10 MVC)
Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on Indiana State after Quel'Ron House
scored 21 points in Southern Illinois' 59-57 win over the Northern Iowa
Panthers.
The Salukis have gone 7-6 in home games. Southern Illinois is eighth in the MVC
scoring 73.3 points while shooting 45.6% from the field.
The Sycamores are 3-15 in MVC play. Indiana State is 2-6 in games decided by
less than 4 points.
Southern Illinois' average of 5.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.1 fewer made
shots on average than the 7.1 per game Indiana State allows. Indiana State has
shot at a 46.5% rate from the field this season, 4.1 percentage points above
the 42.4% shooting opponents of Southern Illinois have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Southern
Illinois won 80-65 in the last matchup on Feb. 10. House led Southern Illinois
with 14 points, and Bruno Alocen led Indiana State with 17 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: House is scoring 15.0 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 3.2
assists for the Salukis. Rolyns Aligbe is averaging 11.7 points, 8.4 rebounds
and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.
Ian Scott is scoring 13.6 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the
Sycamores. Sterling Young is averaging 10.8 points and 1.8 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 6-4, averaging 68.0 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.5
assists, 8.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points per game.
Sycamores: 1-9, averaging 70.2 points, 30.0 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 5.4 steals
and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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