Today In The Valley (Dec. 17)
Illinois State (9-0) at Central Michigan (3-5)
6:00 p.m.
Dan Rose Center; Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
After a close encounter with Morehead State, Illinois State will travel to Mt. Pleasant to take on the Chippewas. Although the Chippewas may seem like your average opponent, and another sub-.500 team on the Redbirds’ schedule, they will not lay down by any means.
CMU is fresh off a victory over Alcorn State on Monday, and would love to give the Redbirds their first loss. With the latest coaches poll giving ISU three votes, the Redbirds and their faithful fans believe they are starting to get the respect they deserve. I still say they need to play a quality opponent before they get too far ahead of themselves.
This roadie against the Chippewas will be a good warm-up for the Redbirds as they host Illinois-Chicago, the only winning program on their non-conference schedule, this weekend before they begin conference play (12/28 vs. Missouri State). Will they stay focused and make it into the Valley unblemished, or will they trip on their way there?
~ Dance Cam Guy
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Southern Illinois (3-5) at Northern Illinois (4-6)
7:00 p.m.
Convocation Center; DeKalb, Illinois
Civil War time! Southern Illinois travels to play the Huskies on the heels of a two-game losing streak. Most recently, they were defeated on the road against Nevada. They were in that game. They were up 3 at halftime but went on a 10-minute scoring drought in the second half. The Salukis didn't help themselves with Carlton Fay, the leading scorer and rebounder, on the bench with foul trouble. That allowed Tony Boyle to step up and lead them with 14 points, but it wasn't enough in the losing effort.
Last time we heard about Northern Illinois they were preparing to take on Indiana St., a game the Huskies won 86-79. Darion Anderson is still the player to watch. He scored 29 points in a loss last Friday at Arkansas-Little Rock. He averages nearly 20 points per game. It was a shootout as the Huskies lost 97-85, and NIU allowed the Trojans to shoot over 60% for the game. Like a lot of teams, the Huskies are a different team at home with wins harder to come by on the road; they are 2-0 in DeKalb this season.
This should be another good test for the Salukis. The bad thing for Chris Lowery’s team is that they’ve been losing most of their tests thus far. If they can play at least 35 minutes, maybe even a full 40 full of pressure defense and easy baskets, they can come away with a win. They should have a good amount of fans there to root them on as well.
~ Panon
6:00 p.m.
Dan Rose Center; Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
After a close encounter with Morehead State, Illinois State will travel to Mt. Pleasant to take on the Chippewas. Although the Chippewas may seem like your average opponent, and another sub-.500 team on the Redbirds’ schedule, they will not lay down by any means.
CMU is fresh off a victory over Alcorn State on Monday, and would love to give the Redbirds their first loss. With the latest coaches poll giving ISU three votes, the Redbirds and their faithful fans believe they are starting to get the respect they deserve. I still say they need to play a quality opponent before they get too far ahead of themselves.
This roadie against the Chippewas will be a good warm-up for the Redbirds as they host Illinois-Chicago, the only winning program on their non-conference schedule, this weekend before they begin conference play (12/28 vs. Missouri State). Will they stay focused and make it into the Valley unblemished, or will they trip on their way there?
~ Dance Cam Guy
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Southern Illinois (3-5) at Northern Illinois (4-6)
7:00 p.m.
Convocation Center; DeKalb, Illinois
Civil War time! Southern Illinois travels to play the Huskies on the heels of a two-game losing streak. Most recently, they were defeated on the road against Nevada. They were in that game. They were up 3 at halftime but went on a 10-minute scoring drought in the second half. The Salukis didn't help themselves with Carlton Fay, the leading scorer and rebounder, on the bench with foul trouble. That allowed Tony Boyle to step up and lead them with 14 points, but it wasn't enough in the losing effort.
Last time we heard about Northern Illinois they were preparing to take on Indiana St., a game the Huskies won 86-79. Darion Anderson is still the player to watch. He scored 29 points in a loss last Friday at Arkansas-Little Rock. He averages nearly 20 points per game. It was a shootout as the Huskies lost 97-85, and NIU allowed the Trojans to shoot over 60% for the game. Like a lot of teams, the Huskies are a different team at home with wins harder to come by on the road; they are 2-0 in DeKalb this season.
This should be another good test for the Salukis. The bad thing for Chris Lowery’s team is that they’ve been losing most of their tests thus far. If they can play at least 35 minutes, maybe even a full 40 full of pressure defense and easy baskets, they can come away with a win. They should have a good amount of fans there to root them on as well.
~ Panon
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