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02/27 03:42 CST Drake visits Green and Southern Illinois
Drake visits Green and Southern Illinois
By The Associated Press
Drake Bulldogs (9-18, 8-9 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (8-17, 6-11 MVC)
Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on Drake after Indya Green scored 24
points in Southern Illinois' 78-60 loss to the Illinois State Redbirds.
The Salukis are 6-6 in home games. Southern Illinois is 6-8 when it turns the
ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.3 turnovers per game.
The Bulldogs have gone 8-9 against MVC opponents. Drake averages 16.0 turnovers
per game and is 2-0 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Southern Illinois averages 65.9 points per game, 10.5 fewer points than the
76.4 Drake allows. Drake has shot at a 42.9% rate from the field this season,
0.9 percentage points fewer than the 43.8% shooting opponents of Southern
Illinois have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Drake won
89-75 in the last matchup on Jan. 3. Abbie Aalsma led Drake with 29 points, and
Green led Southern Illinois with 20 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Green is averaging 13.1 points and 8.7 rebounds for the
Salukis. Kayla Cooper is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Aalsma averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 15.2
points while shooting 31.1% from beyond the arc. Anna Becker is averaging 13.7
points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 5-5, averaging 67.9 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.6
assists, 7.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.
Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 75.7 points, 34.0 rebounds, 19.3 assists, 5.4 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 75.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
