Alcorn State takes on Southern Illinois on 3-game skid

Alcorn State Braves (3-6) at Southern Illinois Salukis (5-4, 1-1 MVC)

Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State looks to end its three-game losing streak with a win against Southern Illinois.

The Salukis are 2-1 on their home court. Southern Illinois is fourth in the MVC with 24.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Scottie Ebube averaging 5.0.

The Braves have gone 2-5 away from home. Alcorn State has a 0-5 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Domask is scoring 17.0 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Salukis. Lance Jones is averaging 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 34.9% for Southern Illinois.

Dekedran Thorn is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Braves, while averaging 7.6 points. Dominic Brewton is averaging 11.4 points for Alcorn State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.