SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Ohio Valley (22-11, 13-7)
Big Wins: 3/1 Little Rock (73-65), 3/8 vs SEMO (69-48)
Bad Losses: 11/19 at Green Bay (57-82), 2/22 at Southern Indiana (68-82)
Coach: Brian Barone
Probable Starters:
Ring Malith, Junior, Forward, 11.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg
Kyle Thomas, Junior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Brian Taylor II, Junior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.1 rpg
Ray’Sean Taylor, Senior, Guard, 19.3 ppg, 3.8 apg, 4.5 rpg, 2.0 spg
Desmond Polk, Senior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Myles Thompson, Junior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Arnas Sakenis, Junior, Center, 4.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Declan Dillon, Senior, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 1.5 apg
Jordan Pickett, Sophomore, Guard, 3.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.6 (215th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.1 (32, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (256, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (22, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (194, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.1 (179, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.6 (312, 8)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (102, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (171, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (141, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
None
*all team stats through 3/9
