The Salukis could be down a couple of guards tonight with Josh Bone and Wesley Clemmons nursing injuries. This might bump Tony Boyle into the starting lineup and give more minutes to Brandon Wood, Carlton Fay, and Christian Cornelius.
NIU is winless in three games so far this year and have given up nearly 90 points a game to their opponents. Northern Iowa beat them 75-45, U Mass scored 102 points against them, and they also lost by 10 to Cal Poly (who?).
Senior guard Ryan Paradise is the only Husky player to average double digits, scoring 15ppg so far this season. Paradise will have problems getting to his average against the Saluki D.
Even though the Huskies are winless they are a D1 opponent and they offer better competition than SIU has seen so far this year. While the Huskies cannot be overlooked the Salukis are a much better team, even if they are shorthanded.
