But he heard wrong.
Southern pounced on SLU and dished out a 64-48 setback on Tuesday night. The win, which
squared the SIU record at 3-3 , was proof the Dawgs are starting to comprehend the "Lowery Doctrine" of 40 minutes of manic defense.So thoroughly bewildered were the visiting Billikens by the speeding Salukis that they were stuck on 2 on the scoreboard after more than nine minutes into the contest.
While the Southern defense was holding sway, Lowery craftily used his reserves to good advantage. SIU's subs outscored SLU's 30-9 on the night. In fact, senior guard Brian Mullins commented that it really didn't make much difference which five men SIU had out there at any one time.
Carlton Fay led the Dawgs with 17, including a perfect 12 for 12 at the line. Kevin Dillard had nine off the bench, followed by Christian Cornelius (7) and Wes Clemmons (6).
Southern led 24-16 at intermission, but the Bills crept to within 24-20 in the early going of the second half. From there on out it was all Salukis. Southern led by 23 at one point partially propelled by a 27 for 31 (.871) performance from the free throw line.
Senior guards Kevin Lisch (13) and Tommie Liddell III (12) paced the Billikens who dropped to 2-4 on the year.
SIU posted a 30-24 edge on the boards. Fay had 6 for Southern while Liddell III led SLU with 5.
Snapshot highlights of the night: 1.) Wesley Clemmons buzzer beater to end the first half. 2). Kevin Dillard's laser pass for an assist 3) Christian Cornelius' slick drive for a left handed lay-up 4.) Three Dawg pileup at midcourt pursuing loose ball.
Next up for the Salukis: Charlotte comes calling at the Arena on Saturday for a 1:05 game.
That's tonight's VIEW FROM ROW TWO.
Photo Credit- SIU sports information dept
