Illinois St. looks to sweep S. Illinois
February 14, 2021 GMT
Banterra Center, Carbondale, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State goes for the season sweep over Southern Illinois after winning the previous matchup in Carbondale. The teams last played on Feb. 13, when the Redbirds outshot Southern Illinois from the field 44.8 percent to 38.2 percent and had six fewer turnovers en route to an 80-55 victory.
TEAM LEADERSHIP: Southern Illinois’ Lance Jones has averaged 12.5 points while Ben Harvey has put up 10.3 points and 4.1 rebounds. For the Redbirds, DJ Horne has averaged 15.1 points while Antonio Reeves has put up 12.9 points.DOMINANT DJ: Horne has connected on 45.7 percent of the 116 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 10 of 20 over his last three games. He’s also made 83.9 percent of his foul shots this season.
Loyola-Chicago looks to extend streak vs S. Illinois
January 26, 2021 GMT
Banterra Center, Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola of Chicago looks for its seventh straight conference win against Southern Illinois. Loyola of Chicago’s last MVC loss came against the Indiana State Sycamores 76-71 on Jan. 10. Southern Illinois lost 69-66 to Indiana State in its most recent game.
LEADING THE WAY: Southern Illinois’ Lance Jones has averaged 13.1 points while Ben Harvey has put up 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds. For the Ramblers, Cameron Krutwig has averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while Tate Hall has put up 9.8 points.
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DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS: The Ramblers have allowed just 55 points per game to conference opponents so far, an improvement from the 63.6 per game they allowed against non-conference opponents.JUMPING FOR JONES: Jones has connected on 41.9 percent of the 43 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 8 for 18 over his last three