Salukis Square Off with League Leader Indiana State Wednesday on the Road

Story Links CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois men's basketball program will look to create separation in the Missouri Valley Conference

standings come Wednesday night with a meeting with Indiana State. The Sycamores currently sit atop the MVC at 6-0 while SIU is 4-2 along with five other Valley programs. Tipoff is

scheduled for 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET from Hulman Center.   THE BROADCAST • The game will be available nationally on ESPN Plus with John Rooney calling the action and Tim Jankovich

serving as analyst. • The radio broadcast can be heard on the Saluki Radio Network with SIU Hall of Famer Mike Reis (play-by-play) and Rodney Watson (analyst) on the call.  

QUICK HITS • It's a matchup of opposite styles of play Wednesday in Terre Haute as the Salukis and Sycamores square off in an MVC showdown. Indiana State leads the MVC in scoring

at 80.8 points per game with a trio of double-figure scorers while the Salukis rank second in the MVC and 20th nationally in scoring defense. The matchup features four preseason

All-MVC selections in SIU's Marcus Domask and Lance Jones and Indiana State's Cameron Henry and Cooper Neese. • The Sycamores knocked off SIU at home in early December, 74-71 to

move to 2-0 in League play. • SIU center's Scottie Ebube and JD Muila as well as INS guard Cooper Neese will be active for this meeting after each missed the first game due to

injuries. • Southern Illinois has held conference opponents to just 57.8 points per game and four of its six Valley foes to under 57 points. The Salukis held Belmont to 45 points

and preseason favorite Drake to 49 points. • Southern put the clamps on Drake's Tucker DeVries and Roman Penn. The Salukis gave up just 11 points to DeVries on 4-for-13 shooting

while holding Penn to 1-for-15 from the floor and two points. • SIU's 60.4 points allowed per game is second in the MVC and 20th nationally. • The Salukis are holding opponents

to just 30.2 percent from behind the arc -- ranking third in the MVC and 55th nationally. • SIU's 7.9 steals per game is second in the MVC. Lance Jones leads the team with 1.9

steals per game and has recorded multiple steals in 11 games this season including a career-high six coming at UE. • Marcus Domask and Lance Jones combined to score the final 20

points against Murray State. Against Drake, Domask scored the final 15 points of the game. • Marcus Domask (20th-1,355) and Lance Jones (25th-1,293) each rank in the top-25 in

program history in points scored. The duo also ranks in the top 20 in career assists. • Marcus Domask has scored in double-digits in 15 of 17 games this season to lead SIU. He