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Season on the bubble
SIU 76, Drake 63.
Compiled from Times wires
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 3, 2003
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Kent Williams scored 13 of his game-high 17 in the second half, and the Salukis held the Bulldogs scoreless for the first 8:17 of the game to coast to their 18th straight home win.
Southern Illinois used a halfcourt man-to-man defense to force seven turnovers and six missed shots as it built a 14-0 lead with 12:25 left in the first half. Drake scored when Greg Danielson hit a layup with 11:43 left.
SIU took its biggest lead at 57-39 when Darren Brooks hit two free throws with 10:32 remaining.
UP NEXT: Illinois State, 3:05 p.m. Saturday.
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