Today In The Valley (Nov. 20)
Southern Illinois (2-0) vs. #8 Duke (2-0)
6:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden; New York City
ESPN2
Tonight, in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic, the Salukis get the game every Creighton fan wanted when the 2003 NCAA tournament was announced – a matchup against Duke. Central Michigan ruined a showdown between the #3 seed Blue Devils and #6 seed Bluejays on the day the U.S. military started the war on Iraq. The Chippewas also kept college basketball fans from seeing Kyle Korver and J.J. Redick square off, arguably two of the deadliest shooters in recent college basketball history.
Southern Illinois brings to the Garden a team similar to that of Creighton’s last year.
Both schools lost senior leaders from the season before (Nate Funk, Anthony Tolliver, and Nick Porter; Randal Falker and Matt Shaw).
Both teams returned a stable 4-year starter (Dane Watts; Bryan Mullins (what other player in the Valley rolls up his shorts like a volleyball player?).
Finally, both teams had a stock of newcomers ready (or not) to play quality minutes (P, Booker, Cavel, Millard, Harriman, Korver, Lawson, Walker; SIU has Kevin Dillard, Anthony Booker, Torres Roundtree, and others). SIU advanced to New York with an 80-73 come-from-behind win against UMass, during which sophomore Carlton Fay, the heir apparent to Shaw and Falker in the frontcourt, scored 17 points for the Salukis.
In typical Duke fashion, the Blue Devils have recorded three consecutive victories to start the season. The last one had the Cameron Crazies a little nervous, however, as Rhode Island lost another game down the stretch (just as they did to the Bluejays in the NIT last spring).
This game is being played in one of the most famous arenas in the country, Madison Square Garden (where SIU has not played since 1968 – a 78-54 loss to Duke). The game in ’68 was a rematch of sorts from the 1967 win the Salukis recorded against the Blue Devils (on SIU’s way to the NIT national championship).
What to watch for: Look to see if Bob Knight (yes, general Robert Montgomery Knight) and the folks at ESPN broadcasting the game pull out footage of the last time Duke and SIU squared off. It was the 1993 NCAA tournament. Duke destroyed the Salukis 105-70. Chris Lowery was the point guard.
~ Panon
6:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden; New York City
ESPN2
Tonight, in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic, the Salukis get the game every Creighton fan wanted when the 2003 NCAA tournament was announced – a matchup against Duke. Central Michigan ruined a showdown between the #3 seed Blue Devils and #6 seed Bluejays on the day the U.S. military started the war on Iraq. The Chippewas also kept college basketball fans from seeing Kyle Korver and J.J. Redick square off, arguably two of the deadliest shooters in recent college basketball history.
Southern Illinois brings to the Garden a team similar to that of Creighton’s last year.
Both schools lost senior leaders from the season before (Nate Funk, Anthony Tolliver, and Nick Porter; Randal Falker and Matt Shaw).
Both teams returned a stable 4-year starter (Dane Watts; Bryan Mullins (what other player in the Valley rolls up his shorts like a volleyball player?).
Finally, both teams had a stock of newcomers ready (or not) to play quality minutes (P, Booker, Cavel, Millard, Harriman, Korver, Lawson, Walker; SIU has Kevin Dillard, Anthony Booker, Torres Roundtree, and others). SIU advanced to New York with an 80-73 come-from-behind win against UMass, during which sophomore Carlton Fay, the heir apparent to Shaw and Falker in the frontcourt, scored 17 points for the Salukis.
In typical Duke fashion, the Blue Devils have recorded three consecutive victories to start the season. The last one had the Cameron Crazies a little nervous, however, as Rhode Island lost another game down the stretch (just as they did to the Bluejays in the NIT last spring).
This game is being played in one of the most famous arenas in the country, Madison Square Garden (where SIU has not played since 1968 – a 78-54 loss to Duke). The game in ’68 was a rematch of sorts from the 1967 win the Salukis recorded against the Blue Devils (on SIU’s way to the NIT national championship).
What to watch for: Look to see if Bob Knight (yes, general Robert Montgomery Knight) and the folks at ESPN broadcasting the game pull out footage of the last time Duke and SIU squared off. It was the 1993 NCAA tournament. Duke destroyed the Salukis 105-70. Chris Lowery was the point guard.
~ Panon
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