INDIANAPOLIS (WSIL) At 6-0 SIU men s basketball has everyone talking. Best start since the 2003-04 season.
We ll have to wait until next Monday to see if SIU receives any votes for the next AP top 25 poll.
With a win at Butler, a place where 59 non conference opponents prior to SIU tried to win but failed, will certainly garner some attention.
But before that all takes place, starting Sunday, SIU begins Missouri Valley Conference play with Evansville on back to back days.
SIU showed grit and hustle. Great example Kyler Filewich with a deflection, Steven Verplancken diving for a loose ball, Filewich responds with a block and then defends a three. This all happened in the same sequence.
CARBONDALE (SIU ATHLETICS) The SIU men s basketball team cruised to a second win over North Dakota in as many days, 62-50, on Friday afternoon at Banterra Center. The Salukis improved to 5-0 on the season.The programs mimicked the new conference formats for each league by playing each other back-to-back days at the same site. The Salukis (5-0) took care of business on both nights, following Thursday s 85-64 win with a 62-50 win today. UND (1-7) hit a 3-pointer on its opening possession to take a 3-0 lead on Friday, but it was the only time in either game that the Salukis would trail. SIU had the lead back in less than two minutes and never relinquished it. The Salukis led by double-figures for 40 of the 80 minutes across both games.