Murray State Racers (7-3, 1-0 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (2-8, 0-1 MVC)
Carbondale, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Murray State visits Southern Illinois after Halli Poock scored 25 points in Murray State’s 91-80 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds.
The Salukis have gone 1-3 in home games. Southern Illinois allows 70.4 points and has been outscored by 12.0 points per game.
The Racers are 1-0 in MVC play. Murray State ranks fourth in the MVC shooting 36.6% from 3-point range.
Southern Illinois averages 58.4 points per game, 16.7 fewer points than the 75.1 Murray State gives up. Murray State has shot at a 45.2% rate from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points above the 43.3% shooting opponents of Southern Illinois have averaged.
The Salukis and Racers meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isabella Palmqvist averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Salukis, scoring 7.2 points while shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc.
Poock is averaging 18.3 points and 4.5 assists for the Racers.
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