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Saluki guard Lance Jones caught fire versus Valparaiso on Sunday with a game-high 22 points to go with 7 assists in a 75-55 win. Lance joined us to break down his game, as well as preview a rematch with Missouri State Wednesday night at Banterra Center.

 

SIU Men's Basketball Coach Bryan Mullins was on a teleconference Thursday afternoon.  Matt Varney talked with him about the news of a COVID outbreak running through the team, the loss of the Louisville MTE and looking to replace those lost games now, and the new recruits SIU Basketball signed on Wednesday

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Saluki women's basketball head coach Cindy Stein begins her 9th and final season Wednesday night at 15th-ranked Tennessee. We talked about her approach to this season, a tough non-conference schedule, and Makenzie Silvey on the verge of becoming the program's all-time leading scorer.

 
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Thursday morning Bryan Mullins talked with media.  Matt Varney asked him about dealing with those pesky Game 2's in the new Missouri Valley scheduling format that the Salukis have struggled with this year and the second outbreak of COVID-19 on the team:

 
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