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01/13 03:43 CST Southern Illinois hosts Drake following Shetlar's 26-point
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Southern Illinois hosts Drake following Shetlar's 26-point performance
By The Associated Press
Drake Bulldogs (8-9, 2-4 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (8-9, 2-4 MVC)
Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Drake faces Southern Illinois after Eli Shetlar scored 26 points
in Drake's 78-76 loss to the Belmont Bruins.
The Salukis are 5-1 in home games. Southern Illinois is 4-2 in games decided by
10 or more points.
The Bulldogs are 2-4 in MVC play. Drake scores 76.5 points and has outscored
opponents by 5.0 points per game.
Southern Illinois makes 47.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is
5.6 percentage points higher than Drake has allowed to its opponents (42.3%).
Drake averages 76.5 points per game, 3.1 more than the 73.4 Southern Illinois
gives up to opponents.
The Salukis and Bulldogs face off Wednesday for the first time in MVC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rolyns Aligbe is averaging 8.9 points and 6.4 rebounds for the
Salukis. Quel'Ron House is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.
Shetlar is shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game
for the Bulldogs, while averaging 7.9 points. Jalen Quinn is averaging 17
points and 3.5 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 33.5 rebounds, 13.6
assists, 8.3 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points per game.
Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 76.5 points, 28.4 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 5.7 steals
and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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