RACERS @ Southern Illinois Game Thread

[75Fan]

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Last Meeting at Murray, KY :
SIU Defeated Murray 63 TO 57 Ending Murray's 20-Game Home Winning Streak and giving Coach Steve Prohm his ONLY loss to SIU.

Keys to the game.....

• Take care of the Ball - SIU excels at steals and forced turnovers, so they've got busy hands that pay off.  We must take care of the ball when handling it and especially watch the lazy/telegraphed passes which lead to transition baskets.
• Guard the perimeter -                                                         
  
  
  • 90.8% of Brown's shots are 3's. 
  • 80.8% of Wonders' shots are 3's. 
  • 62.5% of Ferguson's shots are 3's. 
  • 59.3% of Jones' shots are 3's. 
  • 54.2% of Johnson's shots are 3's. 
  • 53.4% of D'Amico's shots are 3's. 
  • 52.1% of Banks' shots are 3's. 
  • 50.6% of Newton's shots are 3's.

    3.  Keep those hands active on Defense -
        SIU averages 13 Turnovers per game, but last  game out
        against us, they only had 4.
        That's 9 opportunities lost!
    4. Aggressively attack the basket
      We rank #1 in the MVC in Free Throws Made Per Game and
      we're getting there by being aggressive and going to the rim.

                                 


Here's the adjusted players' ratings for this game :

(01) MARCUS DOMASK 6'6" 215 SR F		134.3588
(02) ROB PERRY 6'4" 210 JR G		106.3376
(05) LANCE JONES 6'1" 190 SR G		105.7702
(24) JACOBI WOOD 6'2" 185 SO G		105.6074
(10) XAVIER JOHSON 6'1" 185 SR G		103.9613
(52) JAMARI SMITH 6'8" 225 JR F		77.4276
(13) KENNY WHITE, JR. 6'7" 225 SO F		71.6182
(55) DJ BURNS 6'7" 220 JR F		67.5882
(13) JAWAUN NEWTON 6'3" 185 SR G		51.0983
(10) QUINCY ANDERSON 6'4" 205 JR G		46.1209
(04) CLARENCE RUPERT 6'8" SO F		45.4880
(14) BRIAN MOORE, JR. 6'3"180 SO G		44.5123
(23) TROY D'AMICO 6'7" 210 SO F		35.8577
(03) DALTON BANKS 6'2" 185 JR G		33.4283
(11) JD MUILA 6'8" 240 SR F		33.2399
(11) JUSTIN MORGAN 6'6" 215 FR G		26.5634
(24) TRENT BROWN 6'2" 185 SR G		24.6867
(00) FOSTER WONDERS 6'5" 205 R FR G		20.9305
(02) SCOTTIE EBUBE 6'10" 265 R FR C		19.0095
(22) SAM MURRAY II 6'8" 190 FR F		17.6151
(14) AJ FERGUSON 6'6" 185 SO G		16.9091
(21) CADE HORNECKER 7'0" 240 FR C		9.9433
(01) BRAXTON STACKER 6'5" 185 FR G		5.2980
(00) JAXON EDWARDS 6'6" 195 FR G		5.0141
(12) CHRIS CROSS 6'2" 195 JR G		3.3351
(35) MARLON LESTIN 6'9" 230 SO F		0.8757
(25) RODRIGUEZ THOMAS 6'0" 195 SR G		0.2934

Here's my prediction for this game :
   

STAT		MURRAY   STATE		SOUTHERN  ILLINOIS
FGM		26		24
FGA		58		52
FG%		44.83		46.15
3PM		6		8
3PA		18		25
3P%		33.33		32.00
FTM		14		11
FTA		19		15
FT%		73.68		73.33
OR		10		6
DR		25		23
REB		35		29
FLS		17		16
AST		12		14
TOS		10		12
BLK		3		2
STL		5		8
PTS		72		67

Adjusting for home-court advantage, leaves a finalpredicted outcome of
71 - 68,
in favor of.....

Murray State!


Murray State has a 58.83% chance of winning this game.


And Hey!.....



Go Racers!!!

[wkeown]

This is a game that will demonstrate if we are progressing or not.  Pull off an upset or hang with them to the end and I like our chances in the tourney. 

[RunRacers]

I am feeling more optimistic about this game then normal.   I can see things coming together for a big win.

[popeyejonesfan]

If Moore and Wood can penetrate and get SIU in foul trouble that will help. Burns needs to produce the way he did against ISU. We are overdue to play well on the road. But, we need to avoid falling behind by double digits. And, it's about time we hit as many 3's as our opponents do.

[GRoberts]

You guys should do just fine tonight. I'm heading over from Cape(weather pending) just to watch the Salukis lose. SEMO should've beat them here in December if not for Harris missing a wide open 3 at the buzzer.  I didn't see the game at Murray, but I'd pressure their guards as they're turnover prone and then keep them from getting to the FT line too much. Good luck, fellas!

[75Fan]

You guys should do just fine tonight. I'm heading over from Cape(weather pending) just to watch the Salukis lose. SEMO should've beat them here in December if not for Harris missing a wide open 3 at the buzzer.  I didn't see the game at Murray, but I'd pressure their guards as they're turnover prone and then keep them from getting to the FT line too much. Good luck, fellas!

Safe Travels!

[popeyejonesfan]

It would be nice if Anderson and Morgan can provide some offense. They are both capable of hitting some 3 balls. I'm ready for our first MVC winning streak. I don't consider winning our first 2 conf games a winning streak. 

[RacerSurveyor]

Man I want to be optimistic. All Coach Mullins has to do is show his team this to fire them up:

Then again CSP could show this too to get men fired up or for a good laugh...

[75Fan]

That never gets old!

[Racerofwesttenn2]

Only an 8-0 run to start the game 

[Racerband Alum]

Goodness this is some sad basketball at the moment.  The TO's are pathetic.

[Wigg2152]

First 4 mins of this game... 4 turnovers and 2 points. Smh. 

[75Fan]

These guys need to get their heads on straight on the road.

4 turnover and 0 points in the first 2+ minutes of the game.  smh


(You beat me to the punch Wigg2152!)

[Wigg2152]

Justin Morgan turnover is inexcusable. Sit him. We have to have a player on the bench who can pass. 8 turnovers and counting. 

[ERacerHead]

7 TOs in 7 minutes