Southern Illinois (8-19) Goes Up Against Ball State (12-12)

Filed under Game Preview on February 17th, 2012

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Salukis basketball has a chance to steal an unexpected win at Worthen Arena on Saturday as the Cardinals host the Salukis. The game starts at 2:00 EST. The Salukis are 8-19 overall. The Cardinals have a record of 12-12.

We don't have a strong feel for the Southern Illinois win here. Ball State has a 7-5 home record while Southern Illinois is 2-10 on the road. Southern Illinois has also lost three straight and will have a tough time turning that around.

• The Missouri Valley has teams that are better at scoring, assist-to-turnover ratio, three-point shooting, free throw shooting, shooting percentage, and assists than any team in the MAC.
• The Southern Illinois blocks leader (Dantiel Daniels) has more blocks than the Ball State blocks leader (Jarrod Jones).
• The Missouri Valley has a conference RPI that is better than the MAC (8 vs 17).
• The Southern Illinois basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Ball State (100% vs 63%).

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