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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2008
Page
20
SIU raced to an 18-foot jumper by Joshua Bone and a 14-3 lead, then built a 29-20 halftime edge. The Salukis stretched the advantage in the second half with key plays from Bone, Mullins, and Shaw, wrapping with a 59-39 victory over Evansville.
SIU senior Matt Shaw rebounds aggressively to post 15 points and 16 boards, nearly matching a career high while Bryan Mullins adds seven assists in the Salukis’ home win. Evansville struggles to shoot at 35.7 percent as SIU secures its 11th home victory in 58 games at the Arena.
Falker led SIU with 16 points and three assists as the Salukis used a late run to wear down Evansville. Shy Ely scored 16 for Evansville in 37 minutes but SIU's defense forced 19 turnovers and 14 offensive rebounds as they pulled away after halftime.
Bryan Mullins posted five points four rebounds and seven assists in 35 minutes while Joshua Bone scored nine points as a perimeter threat early Tyrone Green added four points and three rebounds. SIU backcourt throttled Evansville's starting guards with strong defense.
SIU's frontcourt of Matt Shaw Randal Falker and supporting players dominated Evansville as Falker drew double teams and kicked out, while Shaw sparked the decisive run with 10 straight points late in the second half. Seniors keyed the surge and sealed the Salukis win.
Bench players combined for 12 points and 11 rebounds to fuel the Salukis victory. Christian Cornelius matched season-high minutes with four boards. Green limited Evansville perimeter chances as the Aces backcourt accounted for seven of 19 turnovers. SIU bench produced seven of 14 offensive rebounds but also half of the team's 12 turnovers.
Matt Shaw records 15 points 16 rebounds and a dominant two minute burst in the second half. The senior forward moved to 23rd on SIU's all time scoring list with 1 208 points and trails Chris Lowery by 17. Shaw added a 10 point personal run aided by Bryan Mullins and Randal Falker and hit his only three of the night.
Box score shows SIU leading 59 to 29 at halftime with Evansville at 20. SIU shot 3 of 15 on three pointers led by Bone 1 of 6 and Mullins 1 of 3. Evansville connected 2 of 10, Holsinger 1 of 3. SIU had 15 assists to Evansville seven, and turnovers 12 to 16. Attendance 4,856. Illinois State at Northern Iowa, Indiana State at Bradley, Creighton at Drake on tap.
The game was ugly but LIU seized the chance to close out Evansville on their floor. Matt Shaw delivered a 10 point run in the middle of the second half while LIU’s defense limited Jason Holsinger and neutralized 6-foot-11 Pieter van Tongeren.
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