Hinson, Salukis take MVC flag into Las Vegas

December 18, 2016 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

CARBONDALE — The Missouri Valley Conference’s biggest cheerleader takes the league’s flag to Las Vegas Monday night. SIU coach Barry Hinson and his squad’s game at UNLV is a bit more than a chance for the Salukis to build some momentum for next week. A

Saluki forward Sean O' Brien drives around Billiken defender Jalon Johnson

Saluki forward Sean O’ Brien drives around Billiken defender Jalon Johnson

win at the Thomas & Mack Center over the Runnin’ Rebels would move SIU to 2-3 lifetime against UNLV and give the Valley a 6-4 win in the Mountain West-MVC Challenge. It would be the Valley’s first win in the series since it began in 2009, when the MVC won 5-4. The Mountain West won last season’s challenge 6-4 despite SIU’s win over Air Force. SIU (6-5) is going for the Valley’s third road win in the challenge this season. Indiana State beat Utah State, 62-61, on a last-second shot, and Wichita State knocked off Colorado State 82-67. The Salukis are 2-2 in the challenge series, with home wins over Fresno State in 2012 and over Air Force…….Here is SIU coach Barry Hinson’s comment about the Saluki’s 70-55 win on Wednesday night. “We needed this win. We needed it bad, and we need to get our confidence back,” Hinson said. “We’re not quite there yet, but it was certainly a step in the right direction.”…Please click on the link to read the entire story from SIU beat writer Todd Hefferman of the Southern

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