| SLU
Billikens (2-1, 0-0) combined a strong defensive effort and a
poor shooting performance by Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale Salukis (2-3, 0-0) in their 56-42 victory at
the Savvis Center (reported attendance, 8,875). With only one
legitimate big man in either line-up, SLU capitalized on 13 first-half
points by junior center Ian Vouyoukas. Sloppy play result in
only a 23-19 halftime lead. Poor ball handling and shooting by
both teams kept the final score at 56-42 in favor of SLU. Overall,
SLU was led by Vouyoukas (17 pts, 12 rebounds, 3 blocked shots),
senior guard Anthony Drejaj (12 pts, 4 rebounds, 3 steals), and
freshman guard Kevin Lisch (10 pts, 2 rebounds, 2 assists). The
Billikens shot 45% from the field (23% from 3-pt range) and 62%
from the charity line. The Salukis were led by junior guard Jamaal
Tatum (11 pts, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), sophomore forward Randall
Falker (9 pts, 10 rebounds), junior guard Mike Dale (7 pts, 5
rebounds), and sophomore forward Matt Shaw (7 pts, 4 rebounds).
SIUC shot 28% from the field (12% from 3-pt range) and 67% from
the charity line. SLU had 34 rebounds (6O, 28D), 10 assists,
10 steals, 6 blocked shots, and 15 turnovers as compared with
37 rebounds (14O, 23D), 7 assists, 7 steals, 1 blocked shot,
and 17 turnovers by SIUC. |
