1 MVC game Monday, Nov. 12

[Da Coach]

One MVC game Monday, Nov. 12-
Buffalo at Southern Illinois 7 PM on ESPN+

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/18/date/20181112

Buffalo is 2-0 with an 82-67 home win over St. Francis of Pennsylvania, and an impressive 99-94 OT road win over #13 ranked West Virginia.

SIU is 0-1 after their 71-59 loss at Kentucky, a game they lead by 7 points in the 2nd half, before Kentucky pulled ahead to stay.

This is the first of an in-season home-and-home between the two schools. The Salukis will visit play the Bulls again when they visit the Buffalo on Dec. 15.

[tornado]

Buffalo sneaks in to the AP Top 25 at #25...

Buffalo at SIU tonight is part of a home-and-home series that will play both games this non-conference season...
(return game is December 15 at Buffalo)

Saturday's game at Kentucky brought SIU $85,000 as their guarantee payment for playing there.

[LongTimeFan]

The SIU game is on ESPN+. At the half and it is Buffalo 31 and SIU 27.

[tornado]

SIU led the entire 1st half until the final 90 seconds
SIU with 7 turnovers - that might be their Achilles heel

[tornado]

SIU killing themselves with turnovers (18 so far)- now down 10 pts with 8 minutes to go..
Salukis need a rally quick or they are going to start 0-2 - they are getting zilch from their bench


btw - SEMO won 102-66 over Quincy
UC-Davis is hanging tough on the road with Arkansas in the 2nd half but they could fall to 0-3....
...and.........Kansas getting beat by Vermont late in the 1st half

[Da Coach]

SIU does not appear to have any good ball handlers or passers. They have only 6 assists for the game and 19 turnovers.
They are not shooting well either. Buffalo has a bunch of good, athletic players, and are defending well, and outrebounding SIU 38-28 so far.
With about 3 minutes left, Buffalo 60-SIU 43

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401089169