SIU v. HOLY CROSS - Official Game Thread

[DawgieStyle]

Considering its the day of, I'd say its about time for a game thread to start up. Predictions and thoughts boys.

SIU 58 HC 49

[kyyle23]

SIU 58 HC 53

[AcePurpleFan]

GO DAWGS!!! Even though I'm an ACES poster, I have an undisclosed interest in the Dawgs as well!!

SIU 56 Holy Cross 43

* HC hasn't seen defense like SIU's yet

[BMull10]

If Randal isn't having any asthma attacks and is ready to go, we should be in good shape, if he's out of it like he was in St. Louis, we might be in some trouble. Either way, I have a lot of respect for that HC team and this wont be an easy game. Lets do it Dawgs!!!!:salukis:

[valleygirl]

This games scares my pants off. I really hope that SIU doesn't overlook Holy Cross.
I predict a close game and a heart attack for me!
64-62 SIU

[Keita44]

That is way to high scoring for SIU. The 60s? Not a chance. The game will be like 50-32 SIU wins.

[valleygirl]

That is way to high scoring for SIU. The 60s? Not a chance. The game will be like 50-32 SIU wins.
You sir are correct. :yes:

[dawg_tired nemesis]

Go SIU, now that felt awkward to say.

HC 43
SIU 57

[tennis08tarheels]

SIU wins, 70-57. Holy Cross is a very good team, but they won't be able to survive against SIU.

[ShockBand]

The Skinny Dawgs roll out a smothering defense and produce a result not seen since the peach-basket era, winning 17-10.

Seriously, I say SIU by 7, 52-45.

[DawgieStyle]

SIU wins, 70-57. Holy Cross is a very good team, but they won't be able to survive against SIU.

you do realize these are 2 of the better defensive teams in the tourney right?

I don't see either cracking 60, let alone 70.

[btisu22]

Go Dawgs!
SIU 56 HC 48
:salukis: :valley:

[kyyle23]

you do realize these are 2 of the better defensive teams in the tourney right?

I don't see either cracking 60, let alone 70.


:lol: Arent you the one always spouting "Its my opinion...."? :innocent:

LOL, I keed I keed

[DawgieStyle]

:lol: Arent you the one always spouting "Its my opinion...."? :innocent:

LOL, I keed I keed

I do, and I was offering my opinion as rebuttal.

[dawg]

I do, and I was offering my opinion as rebuttal.

You offer a lot of "buttal"

:)

[txsaluki05]

SIU by 10!

:salukis: !

[Aceman96]

I think SIU wins this game. Obviously, the selection committe has at least gotten the seeds right, if not the field. I don't care how much they win by. Just win, baby. Bring on the ACC or the Big 11.

[DawgieStyle]

bump...

time to talk about this game now that the blue jays blew their oppurtunity.

[tennis08tarheels]

Heading to Chili's tonight to watch the game. It's a tradition that my father and I have for one first-round game every year.

[DawgieStyle]

Heading to Chili's tonight to watch the game. It's a tradition that my father and I have for one first-round game every year.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: nice avatar...thanks.

[Aegyptus]

I got SIU by about 15-20. This is the fourth trip for Tatum and Young and the rest of the team (even Mullins) has been through this before. I also think that some of the national media picking Holy Cross was good for them, combined with the Creighton loss in the MVC final, I think they are hungry and will blow Holy Cross away. By the first TV timeout the Crusaders are going to be saying Holy something, but it is not going to be Cross.

Halftime - SIU: 32 - HC: 16
Final - SIU: 59 - HC: 44

[kyyle23]

Im seeing alooooooot of maroon in the crowd while watching this UofI/Va Tech game. Im starting to get really pumped up for this game

[hro]

55-49, Salukis will win.

[kyyle23]

has anyone put a recent picture of Warren Carter next to the Shocker Mascot in the Look-a-likes thread? If they havent, they should.

[Studgunners]

I have a bad feeling about this game. I figured if U of I lost, we would win and if U of I wins, we will lose. U of I is looking pretty good right now.......

[hro]

I have a bad feeling about this game. I figured if U of I lost, we would win and if U of I wins, we will lose. U of I is looking pretty good right now.......


Marquette/Mich. St, Ohio State/Xavier, and now potentially SIU/Illinois and Pitt/UCLA

The theme of coaches going up against the schools that they left/had affiliations with will continue. With Illinois winning, I feel even more sure that the Salukis will pull it out.

Bring on Bruce.

[kyyle23]

You know, SIU's offense is much maligned, and rightfully so sometimes. But this offense the Illini are running is just awful, they have looked awful in the second half

[kyyle23]

Well, Bruce couldnt hold up his end of the bargain. Too bad.

[Studgunners]

I have a bad feeling about this game. I figured if U of I lost, we would win and if U of I wins, we will lose. U of I is looking pretty good right now.......


I guess I'm starting to feel a little better about our chances against Holy Cross now that Illinois flamed out. :salukis:

[smsandmsuson]

Anyone watching this online? Its a full 2 minutes behind

[Studgunners]

Anyone watching this online? Its a full 2 minutes behind


I was watching the Illinois game and the final score posted right next to my screen BEFORE the missed free throw at the end.

[chuckywang]

So this CBS announcer doesn't know the difference between the Patriot League and the America East?

[kyyle23]

OH F***

Matt Shaw better be ok, it didnt look like a good twist of the leg/ankle

[Little Eddie]

That little f'er was rooting Shaw out again...Shaw landed on him again but this time he landed on his foot again. Little prack...

Hope he comes back...seems like the Saluki's have this game under control somewhat...at least in terms of comparing it to CU's earlier game. Tempo...defense...ref's seem decent so far...just cut back on the TO's and it's a date w/ Va Tech.

Hope they win to get my spirits back up...

[kyyle23]

Holy Cross is fouling alot, Vanden Baan already has three. Clifford has been in and out with fouls and turnovers, Simmons has been completely shadowed the whole night. SIU has controlled the game, they just havent been able to knock down many open shots. They are running though, and Holy Cross is obviously affected by SIU's style of play. HC has a good defense though, they have alot of steals just by cutting off lanes and having active arms. Its a good game so far, I hope SIU begins to pull away after halftime.

[OmahaDAWG]

Come on Shaw - Git r done!
:fear:

[Studgunners]

So this CBS announcer doesn't know the difference between the Patriot League and the America East?


Do you? Does ANYONE???

[iSASO]

They haven't shown 5 seconds of it here in Kansas. They assume we want to watch the 8/9 matchup featuring Kentucky.

[shocker3]

This is real frustrating, they are showing the Villanova-Kentucy game in Kansas. Like anyone here would care about that game.

With only 2 Valley teams in the dance you would think they would find a way to give us both games in Kansas. (Most of the CU game was shown in Wichita earlier today). :valley: :salukis:

Go Salukis!

[bberilam]

I'm in Springfield and they wont stop flipping between UK and Nova and USC and Arkansas. I'm about to throw something.

And I cant watch it online because CBS claims the SIU game is being played on my local affiliate... WRONG! It's not on the HD "Over the air" CBS, the regular "Over the air" cbs or the local cable CBS.

AHASHDLFKJSADFL KZXJCVL ASJDFL KAJSDF asdf

I even took the time to find a canadian postal code and make a canadian account, no luck. This is ridiculous.

[tennis08tarheels]

As long as the Salukis get to 55 points, it's their game.

[Saluki4life]

We have a Foster sighting.

[Studgunners]

This is real frustrating, they are showing the Villanova-Kentucy game in Kansas. Like anyone here would care about that game.

With only 2 Valley teams in the dance you would think they would find a way to give us both games in Kansas. (Most of the CU game was shown in Wichita earlier today). :valley: :salukis:

Go Salukis!


Try living on the East Coast. I get NY City stations here and I don't think they ever even HEARD of the STATE OF ILLINOIS, much less SIU in Hoops. I MIGHT get to see them if they make the final 4....as long as it doesn't get pre-empted by Syracuse in the NIT.

[chuckywang]

Do you? Does ANYONE???

Yes, I know the difference. He was just talking about the past performance of the Patriot League and then talking about Vermont a few years back with Coppenrath and Sorrentine.

[kyyle23]

GodBoyleGod? Big Game Boyle?

[SalukiProf]

As long as the Salukis get to 55 points, it's their game.

SIU 55
Holy Cross 46
2:17

Career 13 point performance for Boyle.

[SalukiProf]

SIU 61
Holy Cross 51
Final

Matt Shaw :doh: :helpsmilie:
Tony Boyle!?!?!?! :original: :yes: :lol: :Jumpy: :clap: :banana: :bounceblue:

[Saluki4life]

Where has this performance been all year from Boyle. Great game Dawgs. Rematch time, tougher second time around but we are playing better now. Time to prove the higher seeding is correct. :salukis:

[shocker3]

Thank you CBS for showing us the whole final minute of the SIU-HC game.

All we got to see was a couple of fouls and SIU run the clock out. I sure hope CBS lets us see more of the SIU-VaTech rematch on Sunday.

BTW- Congrats Salukis for the win. (Even if I didn't get to see it) Good Luck on Sunday!

:valley: :salukis:

[SIUDAWG02]

Thank you CBS for showing us the whole final minute of the SIU-HC game.

All we got to see was a couple of fouls and SIU run the clock out. I sure hope CBS lets us see more of the SIU-VaTech rematch on Sunday.

BTW- Congrats Salukis for the win. (Even if I didn't get to see it) Good Luck on Sunday!

:valley: :salukis:


You could have watched it on ncaasports.com/mmod for free like I did. Picture quality is not so great but its better than just listening to it.

[smsandmsuson]

Good win SIU

[iSASO]

What an exhilarating victory!! A wonderful display of Valley basketball! Good luck Sunday. I won't be watching as I'm going to the #15 WSU / #17 Long Beach State baseball game on a sunny 71-degree day with my 2-year-old, but just go win another!

[smsandmsuson]

You could have watched it on ncaasports.com/mmod for free like I did. Picture quality is not so great but its better than just listening to it.


I would rather listen then try and deal with that. It is awful. More times then not it will just freeze and you will end up listening to it anyways

[PinhookDave]

Good win SIU

Good Win Ugly Dawgs. You better Thank the superior ONE that you have a young brilliant coach ! Wish we had some sort of semblance in Springfield.

We are hell bent on mediocrity.

[shocker3]

You could have watched it on ncaasports.com/mmod for free like I did. Picture quality is not so great but its better than just listening to it.


I tried that but couldn't get it to work on my computer. I just watched the little score at the top of the corner of the TV hoping they would switch to the SIU game so I could see it (like they did this afternoon, showing us more than half of the CU game).

I am going to complain to our local CBS station, KWCH. There is no excuse in Valley country to be showing us VILLANOVA-KENTUCKY instead of a Valley game.

Most years it seems we get bumped by a big 12 game (I don't like that either, but at least there is some reason to show a big 12 game in Wichita, there is NO excuse for showing Kentucky and Villanova in Wichita over a game with a Valley team). :valley: :salukis:

[Hein72]

Great job, way to carry the flag for the league. Valley showed well again.

How's Shaw, hope he is okay. Boyle was real good tonight, but SIU will need the outside shooting of MS on Sunday.

[Aegyptus]

Not a bad game. Salukis were pretty much in control the second half. The Shaw injury is a BIG DEAL. Can you really count on Boyle again. I mean I watched many SIU games this year and usually, I would not have let Boyle play on my kid's grade school team! I think the difference was tonight he was facing the kind of competition he was meant to face, the Patriot League. Can he do that against the ACC - I doubt it. I am going to have to get a little HGH to Columbus ...asap.

[shocker3]

What an exhilarating victory!! A wonderful display of Valley basketball! Good luck Sunday. I won't be watching as I'm going to the #15 WSU / #17 Long Beach State baseball game on a sunny 71-degree day with my 2-year-old, but just go win another!


What time do the Salukis play at on Sunday? The Shox play at noon, I hope to be home from the baseball game before the SIU basketball game starts.:valley: :salukis:

[Phantom]

congrats to the 'Dawgs on a great win. HC is a good team and they came out aggressive and played extremely hard. I think they got worn down at the end though...a lot of their shots were falling short down the stretch. Boyle was a man posessed. Huge lift coming off the bench and making plays. If he dosent step up the way he did, that couldve been a different game.

[SalukiProf]

What time do the Salukis play at on Sunday?

The times for Sunday have not yet been announced. The opening line of the AP article on today's game:

"No rhythm, no flow, no open shots. Southern Illinois got the exact type of game it wanted." :yes:

[BMull10]

I would rather listen then try and deal with that. It is awful. More times then not it will just freeze and you will end up listening to it anyways
Might be your computer, my man, because it's worked almost perfect for me so far this tourny.

Thank god tonight for TB. Hopefully Matt can some how play on Sunday, if not, we need Tony to step up again. GO DAWGS!!!!:salukis:

[shocker3]

The times for Sunday have not yet been announced. The opening line of the AP article on today's game:

"No rhythm, no flow, no open shots. Southern Illinois got the exact type of game it wanted." :yes:

That is interesting because Channel 12 already announced at the beginning of their newscast tonight that they will be showing the Ku game at 4 something on Sunday (since I don't care about Ku I wasn't listening to exactly what time they said, but they gave an exact time). :valley: :salukis: :braves:

[Webersback]

Game time is 1:40 p.m. central time Sunday.

[KingTut]

SIU plays at 1:40 central time on Sunday. There are three other games going on at that time so SIU will likely be seen in 2% of the country.

[MinnesotaDawg]

I posted something similar on Salukitalk - but it is important.

I am sorry, Tony Boyle.

How could I have doubted you? Every cleanup bucket, every hustle play, every free throw (well, most of them) was yours.

Thank godshawgod!

Tony Boyle for POY - if you'd told me pregame that TB would be our leading scorer, I would have conceded we had lost. I was wrong wrong wrong.

I just hope the "holy" cross jerk who undercut shaw burns in hell. How many times can you poke players in the eye, etc? Maybe it's just the devoted fan in me, but I was pissed off at the hack jobs in this game. Ironic from a Saluki fan, eh?

At least I can sleep well tonight, THANKS TO TONY BOYLE!

Gotta get some dawg in it!

[shocker3]

Game time is 1:40 p.m. central time Sunday.

Thank you. I hope they show it in Wichita.

I will rush home after the Shox-Long Beach game to at least try and catch the second half.

:valley: :braves: :salukis: :valley:

[txsaluki05]

SIU by 10!

:salukis: !

i was right, wow, i think its time i go buy a lottery ticket

[troutangler]

Good job Salukis. Hopefully you can beat VT again and get to the Sweet 16. I'm salivating at a KU/SIU matchup.

I'll be rooting for you on Sunday.

[C0|db|00ded]

Congratulations on the win uglies!


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