Southern Illinois Edwardsville Game - Last Home Game of 2023

Southern Illinois Edwardsville (6-4 KenPom 258) vs. Ball State (7-2 KenPom 256)

SIUE is 0-4 on the road this season. Ball State is 6-0 at home this season.

The ESPN Matchup Predictor has Ball State a 71.8% favorite. It's full of crap as usual.

SIUE Schedule/Results to This Point
Dayton (L) 47-63
North Park (W) 92-67
Missouri (L) 50-68
Denver (W) 77-74
Nicholls (W) 60-51
South Alabama (L) 74-86
Detroit Mercy (W) 81-67
Missouri Baptist (W) 86-62
Troy (L) 60-83
Green Bay (W) 78-69

Starters vs. Green Bay
#42 Shamar Wright (G 6-7 200 RSR) 16.1 PPG/4.3 RPG/32.0 MPG - 43% FG/35% 3PT/77% FT (Started 9 of 9 Games)
#03 Ray'Sean Taylor (G 6-1 180 RJR) 13.2 PPG/4.0 RPG/30.1 MPG - 41% FG/42% 3PT/91% FT (Started 10 of 10 Games)
#00 Damarco Minor (G 6-0 190 JR) 12.3 PPG/9.1 RPG/33.9 MPG - 37% FG/21% 3PT/86% FT (Started 10 of 10 Games)
#55 Lamar Wright (F 6-7 205 SR) 11.2 PPG/3.5 RPG/31.9 MPG - 51% FG/46% 3PT/67% FT (Started 10 of 10 Games)
#21 Terrance Thompson (F 6-8 250 JR) 5.5 PPG/4.4 RPG/23.6 MPG - 68% FG/00% 3PT/50% FT (Started 10 of 10 Games)

3 OTHER PLAYERS AVERAGE DOUBLE DIGIT MINUTES PER GAME
#11 Brian Taylor II (G 6-4 174 SO) 4.0 PPG/1.1 RPG/14.2 MPG - 38% FG/39% 3PT/63% FT
#02 Desmond Polk (G 6-4 190 RJR) 3.2 PPG/1.8 RPG/16.9 MPG - 53% FG/17% 3PT/50% FT (Started 1 of 6 Games)
#34 Arnas Sakenis (C 6-11 260 SO) 3.2 PPG/1.9 RPG/12.2 MPG - 59% FG/00% 3PT/46% FT

As a Team:
-They score 70.5 PPG and give up 69.0
-The shoot 44% from the field and allow 43%
-Their 3pt average is 38% (7.2 per game) and they allow 36% (8.4 per game)
-As a team they shoot 71% from the Free-throw Line
-They have out rebounded their opponents 339-336 this season (33.9-33.6)
-They only commit 10.5 turnovers per game and don't force many either, 10.9 per game (5.4 steals).
-They block 4.8 shots per game.