The Southern Illinois men’s basketball team will host Howard at 7 p.m. on Monday night in SIU Arena. Special $10 tickets are available by calling 877-SALUKIS or by visiting SIUSalukis.com/tickets. Members of Brown Dawg’s Kids Club can also receive free admission to the game. For more information about the kids club, visit SIUSalukis.com/kidsclub.

Howard (4-0) vs. (RV) Southern Illinois (1-2) || Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) || Monday, November 19 || 7 p.m.

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Tickets » SIUSalukis.com/tickets or call 877-SALUKIS
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Stats » SIUSalukis.com/MBB/LiveStats
Game Notes » Southern Illinois (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN

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• Southern Illinois hosts undefeated Howard on Monday night at SIU Arena. The Bison are coming off a win at UMass on Friday night.
• Special $10 tickets are available by calling 877-SALUKIS or visiting SIUSalukis.com/tickets.
• Members of Brown Dawg’s Kids Club will receive free admission to the game. To learn more about the Kids Club, visit SIUSalukis.com/kidsclub.
• Barry Hinson earned his 100th win as head coach at SIU on Saturday night. Hinson is the eighth head coach in program history to win 100 games at Southern Illinois.
• The Salukis received one vote in the AP top-25 and are ranked No. 9 in the mid-major top-25.
• SIU is receiving votes in the national top-25 for the first time since Nov. 16, 2009.
• SIU’s defense is limiting opponents to 37 percent from the field and 22 percent from the 3-point line. Howard enters the game averaging 97.5 points per game.

GAME PREVIEW

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• Southern Illinois and Howard are meeting for the first time in men’s basketball.
• Each of SIU’s first four opponents this year are playing SIU for the first time.
• Howard beat UMASS on Friday night to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Bison are averaging 97.5 points per game.
• Howard guard RJ Cole was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Player of the Year. Howard’s Charles Williams was also a preseason first-team All-Conference selection.
• SIU junior guard Aaron Cook has scored in double figures all three games and is averaging 15 points per game.
• Senior guard Marcus Bartley scored an SIU-high 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Arkansas Pine Bluff. Bartley is 8-for-15 from the 3-point line (53 percent) through three games.

LOCK DOWN

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• SIU has done an exceptional job limiting the opposing team’s best player in each of the first three games.
  • Game 1 at No. 2 Kentucky: SIU held preseason All-American Reid Travis to six points
  • Game 2 vs. #25 Buffalo: C.J. Massinburg was coming off a 43-point game against No. 13 West Viriginia. SIU held him to 11 points and scoreless in the second half.
  • Game 3 vs. Pine Bluff: preseason SWAC Player of the Year Martaveous McKnight was coming off a 41-point game and was averaging 35 points per game. SIU held him to 11 points.
• SIU held No. 25 Buffalo to 62 points, matching the best defensive performance against Buffalo in the last three seasons.
• UB last scored fewer than 62 on March 1, 2016 (vs. Miami (OH) – 59 points). Buffalo averaged 85 points per game last season.

CAREER NIGHTS

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• Several SIU players had career nights in Saturday’s 78-48 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff.
  • Brendon Gooch earned his first career start and responded with career-highs of nine rebounds and four assists
  • Rudy Stradnieks set a career high with 12 points in only 14 minutes
  • Marcus Bartley set an SIU high with 20 points and six 3-pointers. His six 3-pointers are tied for the most by any player in the Hinson era
  • Freshman Darius Beane played in just his third career game but set high standards with eight rebounds (four offensive) and four assists in 29 minutes.