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21-point game
Pence leads Illinois State against Southern Illinois after 21-point game
By The Associated Press
Illinois State Redbirds (8-3) at Southern Illinois Salukis (6-5)
Carbondale, Illinois; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State visits Southern Illinois after Ty Pence scored 21
points in Illinois State's 83-78 loss to the Utah State Aggies.
The Salukis are 4-0 on their home court. Southern Illinois ranks second in the
MVC with 26.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Rolyns Aligbe averaging 4.3.
The Redbirds have gone 1-1 away from home. Illinois State is third in the MVC
allowing 67.5 points while holding opponents to 41.1% shooting.
Southern Illinois scores 80.6 points, 13.1 more per game than the 67.5 Illinois
State allows. Illinois State has shot at a 48.8% rate from the field this
season, 7.3 percentage points greater than the 41.5% shooting opponents of
Southern Illinois have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Drew Steffe is shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made
3-pointers per game for the Salukis, while averaging 9.4 points. Quel'Ron House
is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.
Johnny Kinziger is averaging 13 points and 1.5 steals for the Redbirds. Boden
Skunberg is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 5-5, averaging 80.4 points, 35.4 rebounds, 15.0
assists, 7.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.
Redbirds: 8-2, averaging 82.5 points, 35.1 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.2 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.0 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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