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01/14 03:43 CST Southern Illinois hosts Murray State after Ford's 22-point
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Southern Illinois hosts Murray State after Ford's 22-point outing
By The Associated Press
Murray State Racers (14-2, 5-0 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (3-11, 1-5 MVC)
Carbondale, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Murray State faces Southern Illinois after Haven Ford scored 22
points in Murray State's 95-67 win over the Drake Bulldogs.
The Salukis are 3-3 on their home court. Southern Illinois is eighth in the MVC
with 22.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Jeniah Thompson averaging 4.6.
The Racers are 5-0 in conference games. Murray State ranks seventh in the MVC
shooting 29.5% from 3-point range.
Southern Illinois scores 63.9 points per game, 12.6 fewer points than the 76.5
Murray State gives up. Murray State averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this
season, 0.9 more makes per game than Southern Illinois gives up.
The Salukis and Racers meet Thursday for the first time in MVC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alayna Kraus is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 3.1
rebounds for the Salukis. Indya Green is averaging 11.9 points and 7.2 rebounds
over the last 10 games.
Sharnecce Currie-Jelks is averaging 20.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks
for the Racers. Halli Poock is averaging 21.8 points and 4.9 assists over the
past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 2-8, averaging 65.4 points, 33.6 rebounds, 11.8
assists, 8.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.
Racers: 10-0, averaging 86.8 points, 38.5 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.5 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.4 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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