Southern came out red hot and their 15-0 run to start the game propelled them to an 80-67 road win over Evansville.
Randal Falker led the way with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocked shots in just 25 minutes of play. On the Magic 95.1 postgame Falker acknowledged that the team must play with more consistency. "It's up to us. We control our destiny. We have to play our best every game... every single game," said Falker.
The Salukis had good balance offensively. Bryan Mullins (14), Wesley Clemmons (14), and Tony Boyle (10) joined Falker in scoring double figures.
Coming into the game the Salukis had only shot 31% from 3 point range on the year. Tonight the Salukis were 9 of 17 (53%) from beyond the arc. Joshua Bone got back on track hitting 3 of 5 from downtown.
It was a nice win for SIU, but considering Evansville does not have any Seniors and came into this game 0-5 in Valley play, this was a game the Salukis had to win.
Southern is now back to the .500 mark in the MVC at 3-3 which puts them in 5th place with 12 games to play. If the Salukis are going to make a run in the conference, the time is now - 3 of their next 4 games are at SIU Arena.
