Men's Basketball Shoots for 2-0 Start In League Play

SIUE Cougars (8-6, 1-0 OVC)
vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks (7-6, 0-0 OVC)
December 31, 3:30 p.m.
First Community Arena
Edwardsville, Illinois

SIUE opened its 13th Ohio Valley Conference season Friday. The Cougars have an all-time OVC record of 68-138.
SIUE is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 68.7 points a game.
The Cougars have held nine of their 13 opponents under 70 points.
SIUE is second in the OVC in three-point percentage at 36.3 percent.
SIUE is fourth in the OVC in steals at 6.7 a game.
Ray'Sean Taylor became the 18th 1,000-point scorer at SIUE with 12 points at Ball State. He now has 1,049 points, which ranks 14th all-time.
Taylor scored his third 20-point game with 20 at Bradley.
Damarco Minor collected his fifth double-double this year with 15 points and 10 rebounds Friday.
Minor is tied for fifth in rebounding in the OVC at 8.8 rebounds a game.
Minor recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Mizzou and then 14 and 13 against Denver.
Minor grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds in SIUE's opener at Dayton.
Shamar Wright is eighth in the OVC in scoring, averaging 15.2 points a game.
Shamar Wright is fifth in career scoring at SIUE with 1,295 points.
Shamar Wright scored his third 20-point game of the year with 24 points against Missouri Baptist.
With his first game this year, Shamar Wright became SIUE's all-time leader in games played-now at 135.
Shamar Wright is third all time in steals at SIUE with 142.
Lamar Wright is second all-time in games played at 124.
Lamar Wright has 797 points for his career which is 31st all-time at SIUE.
Lamar Wright has 122 blocks for his career, which is fourth all-time at SIUE.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor: G; 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior

#55 Lamar Wright: F; 6' 7"; Fifth Year

#42 Shamar Wright: G; 6' 7"; Fifth Year

#0 Damarco Minor: G; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#55 Lamar Wright
: 6' 7"; Fifth Year
: F

#42 Shamar Wright
: 6' 7"; Fifth Year
: G

#0 Damarco Minor
: 6' 0"; Junior
: G