Salukis trounce Purple Aces, 81-67

              SIV hoMlM 8th ranked Marquette tonight
Salukis trounce Purple Aces, 81-67
Oaay UNPttWl «Pom Mia*
Tbe Salukla pliied 22 hot ntlputea of baa-
leitaii Saturday night, enabling them to gain
their alith no-jimc winning streak and an
01-67 victory o*er [be Eranatllle Purple Acea.
Tonight 5IU faces the Marquette Warrior. In
tbo SIU Arena, ibe aeaaon Unalc lor the Salukla. Tbe Warriors are currently ranked eighth
in tbe nation and are Ihe rurah airongcaf major
college defensive team.
The Purple Acea maintained control For 18
minutea of the flrat half Saturday night. Their
largest lead sras (Ivc polnta, which tbey
actomnllahcd lour time a.
The momentum .billed two minutea before
Inter mil.Ion when tbe Salukis outacorcd the
Acea °-u and held a 36-31 halftlmo lead.
L. C. Draafleld .taried and ended the .prce
with two 20-foot tamp shot a, the laat going through
the baaket at the burier.
In between, Bruce Bulcbko added a up-in,
John Garrett sunk a free throw and (irr- jr-
rlck followed a .real witii an eaay drlvia^i lay-
up.
Tbe    Purple   Acea   pulled   within   two   point.
early In tr.-c ■Mrcond half, 3B-J6. before Starrick
broke tbe fame open with eight of the next
nine  polnta-     The Salukla  held  a  46-37  lead.
Starrick led all acorera wub IS polnta. The
sophomore guard hit II In each half.
SIU in alow In building an Inside offensive
attack,   the   major   reason   for   tbe   flr.i half
Coacb Jack |lanman atarted the same svopbo-
morc tilled lineup that scored Inaldc 16 tlmea
agalnat Indiana State but SIU bad bit inside only
four  time,  at   intcrmlaalou  against tbe Purple
Improvement, and a tempo switch to ihe Salukla,
■bowed in tbe second half when SIU scored Inside
10  times  for  a game total of IS inside polnta.
Outaldc shooter. Starrick, Draillcld and reserve Bob Eldrldge provided (be remaining bulk
'     -noat/y  on  ahota  from  over   15
Center Stan Powlea. who acored 20 polna
and IB rebounds agatnat Indiana State, was
a doubtful atarter until Ju« prior to game lime.
Tbe 6-9 sophomore baa a foot infection, and
didn't suit for Friday's practice. Powlea tallied
anly lour point, and (our rebounda.
Tbe Salukl rebounding gattvc continued to ahow
Improvement. Marvin Drooka grabbed nine of
bla 13 game high rebounda In the second half,
lie alao hit live ol seven second ball field
goal aticmpta lor all of bla ten polras. SIU
pulled   down   45   rebounds.     Tbe Salukla got S3
Of   'Jic
Drastic
J gain*
i State
-..    12   polnta,  10 in the  llrst half,
belarc   encountering   a   second   half   cold   spell.
Eldrldge   had   hi.   bc.i  game   alncc  scoring; I
22 points agalnat To ua- Arlington In the   MaafiaV*.
opener.      Tiao  6-3  forward-guard  entered.ibo'
game   with  kaa  than  IS mlnuic. remaining  arvl   ',
acorcd   13 polnta.    Three of hla sli  Held goaU.
•ere tayuna.
Evanavllle didn't give tbe Salukla many chant
■hots, commuting only .even fouls In ibe con
teat. SIU hit five of tbelr nine attempt*. Tb
Purple   Ace.   look   advantage of  IS Salukl foul
completion percentage.
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