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Kevin Dillard's layup with 12.2 seconds remaining was the difference as Southern Illinois defeated San Francisco 67-66 Sunday at the Holiday Hoops Classic.

The Missouri Valley Conference's resurgence started in 1999, when Missouri State advanced to the Sweet 16 with a center who transferred from Miami .

Seven games into the Southern Illinois Salukis' 2009-10 season, just how good or not good this team is remains unknown.

Team Conf. Overall Missouri State 0-0 8-0 Illinois State 0-0 7-0 Wichita State 0-0 8-1 Northern Iowa 0-0 6-1 Southern Illinois 0-0 4-2 Indiana State 0-0 5-3 Bradley 0-0 5-3 Evansville 0-0 4-3 Creighton 0-0 3-4 Drake 0-0 3-5 S. Dakota at Drake, 7:05 p.m. Creighton at George Mason, 12:05 p.m. Alabama St.

Tony Freeman scored 26 points to lead Southern Illinois to an 86-65 win against Southeast Missouri on Wednesday.

Head basketball coach Chris Lowery is hoping a shake-up in the starting lineup will provide some relief for the Salukis.

Injuries and poor second half shooting spelled doom for the Salukis against the struggling Billikens.

In the last nine games of the college basketball rivalry between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and St.

Southern Illinois suffered its first defeat of the season Saturday night in Las Vegas, but rest assured this version of the Salukis is a legitimate contender for the Missouri Valley title and has as good a chance as any team of representing the conference in the NCAA Tournament.

Tre'Von Willis scored a career-high 25 points to lead UNLV over Southern Illinois 78-69 in the Mountain West Conference-Missouri Valley Conference Challenge on Saturday night.

The Salukis are hoping what happens in Vegas will not stay in Vegas. The men's basketball team will travel out to Las Vegas for its first road game of the season as it looks to bring a victory over University of Nevada-Las Vegas back to Carbondale.

Iowa City, Ia. - Questions and concerns are circling the Iowa basketball team, and they have little to do with the team's poor shooting start.

Sophomore guard Kevin Dillard drives to the basket during the game against Indianapolis University Tuesday at SIU Arena.

Kevin Dillard's 16 points led five Southern Illinois players in double figures in an 84-69 victory over Indianapolis on Tuesday night.

Saluki men's basketball head coach Chris Lowery fielded questions from the media as the team prepares for Saturday's season opener versus UT-Martin. What are you hoping to improve upon the most for the season opener? Obviously, rebounding.

Carlton Fay came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points and Kevin Dillard added 14 to lead Southern Illinois to a 91-63 victory against Tennessee-Martin on Saturday night.

The Salukis are ready to hit the court again, and this time the games count. The men's basketball team, fresh off its 2-0 exhibition season, will open up the regular season against the University of Tennessee-Martin at 7 p.m. Saturday at SIU Arena.

The Southern Illinois men's basketball team will attempt to get the season off to a good start when they host the University of Tennessee-Martin on Saturday at SIU Arena.

There would seem to be an inherent risk in bringing a transfer student into a basketball program knowing he can play for just one season.

Nick Evans tipped in an offensive rebound at the buzzer to lift Southern Illinois to a 71-69 exhibition win over Southern Indiana.