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Thanks to Saluki guard Makenzie Silvey for joining us (after the team Christmas party no less!). The MVC named Makenzie their Player Of The Week after she averaged just over 21 points the last three games, including 19 in Sunday's big win over Illinois.

 

Saluki men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins discussed the team rebounding from their first conference loss, the game vs. Northern Iowa, and playing 3 games in the upcoming 5 days with Matt Varney Friday morning:

 
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Matt Varney talked with Bryan Mullins on the postgame teleconference after SIU beat UND 85-64 in the first of a two-day doubleheader.  They discussed Marcus Domask's struggles to score, Lance Jones' work on the defensive end, and Kyler Filewich's big day.

 
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Saluki linebacker Branson Combs had a pair of interceptions in Saturday's loss at Northern Iowa. He joins us and previews the big Black Out Cancer Game this Saturday versus Missouri State.

 
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