Carlton Fay and Tyrone Green are two vastly different players, but both guys put up big games by playing to their strengths.
On the advice of Coach Lowery, Green scored 12 points by driving to the basket and getting easy buckets. Green said that Lowery told him to "be aggressive and go to the rim. They're not guarding you. So that's what I did."
Carlton Fay was in the flow, going 3 of 5 from three point range and scoring 11 points in 18 minutes off the bench. Lowery assessed his freshman forward by saying, "He's getting better. His minutes have gone up, he's made shots, and he's not looking at me every time he does something (wrong) and that's key"
Establishing roles for Green and Fay is an important step for the Salukis. At times this season the Salukis have struggled to identify individual roles. "We have to find an identity because we don't have one and hopefully games like this get us going," acknowledged Lowery after the game.
As a team SIU played a hard nosed, yet disciplined, style of basketball that has been a trademark of recent Saluki squads. Southern went 20 of 21 from the foul line, scored points off takeaways, and took care of the basketball on offense. In order to succeed on the road this year's team must continue to define itself with that combination of energy, effort, and discipline.
