Lloyd breaks the ice in 78-70 Saluki victory

December 23, 2016 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

CARBONDALE — Once Sean Lloyd got past the first line of defense in Tennessee-Martin’s 1-3-1 zone Thursday night, there was no

Saluki guard Jonathan Wiley drives around a UT Martin Defender (Byron Heltzer-Southern Illinoisan photo.)

Saluki guard Jonathan Wiley drives around a UT Martin Defender (Byron Heltzer-Southern Illinoisan photo.)

stopping him. Lloyd, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound sophomore guard, broke a 57-all tie with the first of two three-point plays in a two-minute span at SIU Arena. His driving layup and free throw with 4:08 to go extended the Salukis’ lead to six, and they went on to beat the Skyhawks 78-70 in their non-conference finale. “Coach (Barry) Hinson was just telling me to face up,” Lloyd said. “You get to the gaps and you try to make plays.” Hinson thought Lloyd was one who could make a big play against Tennessee-Martin’s zone, which forced 15 turnovers. Please click to read the story from Todd Hefferman beat writer of The Southern….

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