Men's Basketball Continues Conference Play at Home

SIUE Cougars (8-8, 1-2 OVC)
vs. Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (5-12, 2-2 OVC)
January 11, 7:30 p.m.
First Community Arena
Edwardsville, Illinois

SIUE is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 70.5 points a game.
The Cougars have held nine of their 16 opponents under 70 points. They are 7-2 in those games.
SIUE is second in the OVC in three-point percentage at 36.1 percent.
SIUE is fourth in the OVC in steals at 6.6 a game.
Ray'Sean Taylor became SIUE's 18th 1,000-point scorer earlier this year. He now has 1,084 points, which ranks 11th all-time.
Minor leads the OVC in free throw percentage (87.9).
Minor is tied for fifth in rebounding in the OVC at 8.5 rebounds a game.
Minor has five double-doubles this year, which ranks second in the OVC.
Minor grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds in SIUE's opener at Dayton.
Shamar Wright is seventh in the OVC in scoring, averaging 15.7 points a game.
Shamar Wright is No. 4 in career scoring at SIUE with 1,333 points.
With his first game this year, Shamar Wright became SIUE's all-time leader in games played-now at 137.
Shamar Wright is eighth in career rebounds at SIUE with 563.
Shamar Wright is one of six SIUE players with at least 1,000 points and 500 rebounds for his career. On that list, he is second in scoring and fifth in rebounds.
Shamar Wright is No. 2 in career steals at SIUE with 148.
Lamar Wright is second all-time in games played at 126.
Lamar Wright has 819 points for his career which is 31st all-time at SIUE.
Lamar Wright has 123 blocks for his career, which is tied for third all-time at SIUE.

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