Southern Illinois Salukis NCAA Basketball News

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.

Tony Young, St. Louis University's senior graduate manager, knows firsthand what the SLU-Southern Illinois Carbondale rivalry is like.

Kwamain Mitchell scored 22 points, including two 3-pointers during a key second-half run, to lead Saint Louis to a 71-61 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday night.

It's a rivalry steeped in tradition and coated with competitive play. So when 4-3 Saint Louis University welcomes 3-1 Southern Illinois University Carbondale at 7 tonight in Chaifetz Arena, look for sparks to fly.

Sophomore guard Kevin Dillard stops to catch his breath in Thursdaya s practice.

For the second straight season, the Salukis are relying on a freshman to provide some relief at the point guard position.

Carlton Fay scored a career-high 23 points and Southern Illinois used a 19-0 second-half run to defeat Illinois-Chicago 74-64 on Saturday night.

Saluki men's basketball head coach Chris Lowery answered questions from the media before Wednesday's practice.

UNLV's Tre'Von Willis drives to the basket past Kevin Dillard, left, during a game against Southern Illinois at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday.

UNLV guard Tre'Von Willis drives past UNR forwards Luke Babbitt, left, and Dario Hunt during the second half of their game Wedensday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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.

Southern Illinois will get its sternest test thus far this season when it hits the road to for the first time to take on UNLV Saturday night in Sin City.

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.

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.

Maybe Chris Lowery was serious when he said his team was going to play a more up-tempo style this season.

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.