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February 21, 2008 Cougars Rally Past Southern Indiana EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- With a 20-4 run to start the second half, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville rallied for a 70-58 victory over Southern Indiana in men's college basketball action Thursday at the Vadalabene Center. It was a tale of two halves for Southern Indiana, which shot a blistering 61.5 percent (16-26) in the first half and then cooled to 26.1 percent (6-23) from the field in the second half. SIUE, now 15-10 overall and 8-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, took over possession of second place in the GLVC West Division by one-half game over Southern Indiana, 13-11 overall and 7-9 in the GLVC. The Cougars dictated play in the second half, holding USI without a three-pointer in eight attempts. Doug Taylor and T.J. Gray tied for the team lead in scoring for SIUE with 15 points each. J.B. Jones added 12 points, grabbed four steals and dished out seven assists. Asa Clayborne finished with 10 points. The Cougars had trouble containing USI center Norman Plummer, who garnered 23 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds. SIUE took care of the ball with just six turnovers. Southern Indiana committed 18 turnovers, which SIUE would turn into 20 points off those miscues. The final two regular season games for the Cougars are next week. SIUE faces off against Drury on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Rockhurst on Saturday at 1 p.m. Both games are at the Vadalabene Center. -siue cougars- |