SIU got halfway to 20 wins tonight with 68-49 drubbing of Illinois State. Everyone played well tonight and for the second straight game Randal Falker was nothing short of dominant. The 6-7 big man (who plays much bigger) set a career high with 17 rebounds to go along with 10 points, 3 assists, and 4 blocked shots. Nice.
It wasn't just Falker getting the job done. ALL FIVE starters played A+ ball tonight. This is the first time all year that all five starters have played "A" basketball, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Shaw and Tatum continue the 1-2 scoring punch with 16 each. Bryan Mullins played his usual stout defense, absolutely shutting down ISU point guard Boo Richardson. Tony Young hit some big shots and pumped his fist as he nailed the dagger three ball in the second half.
This ISU team is not bad at all, but they saw first hand what the Salukis can do when they get hot. With the win the Salukis improve to 10-2 and 1-0 in the conference.
Looks like this squad is coming together and the best may be yet to come. Want a better measuring stick? Look no farther than #16 Wichita State. SIU did a great job of focusing in on the task at hand preparing for ISU, now they'll usher in the New Year with their toughest challenge so far.
Head Coach Chris Lowery is looking forward to Monday’s game as well. In the post game interview (95.1 FM) Lowery said "This is the type of game you want to play. When the other team is perceived to be better than you, it fires you up and you always like to see how you stack up against the best competition."
Well Coach, we'll second that motion. It's going to be a great game Monday, so if you’re around Carbondale, pull out your Maroon shirt and get down to the Arena for this one. No matter where you are you can get full coverage here at Salukihoops. Check back Sunday for a full preview, and late Monday night we'll be back again with greydawg's "view from row two."
Friday, December 29, 2006
BLOWOUT!
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A couple of things... Boo Richardson had ZERO points, while turning the ball over 6 times and fouling out. The Salukis only committed 11 personal fouls all night. And Brian Mullins knocked down 2 triples. It must have been pretty. Bring on Wichita.
It seems like a lot of people are worried about the starters playing as many minutes as they are. Even though this game was a blowout, the starters still played a lot of minutes. What's your take on this?
Honestly, we are not a very deep team. The only 2 reserves that I trust are Clemmons and Boyle.
That being said, I'm not really worried about the starters playing 32 minutes each as long as they stay out of foul trouble.
These guys are conditioned and SIU plays a half court, slow down style game anyway. But it would be nice if Foster could 10 quality minutes.
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