CARBONDALE — When Southern Illinois visited Carver Arena a month ago to play Bradley, the Salukis were reeling from the recent loss of three rotation players to season-ending injuries.
SIU battled BU to the very end before falling 68-62. And since then, despite playing mostly just six players, the Salukis have recovered just fine. They’re 6-2 since then and had a five-game winning streak before losing at Illinois State in overtime Thursday.
Southern is tied with the Redbirds for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference at 8-5.
The rematch is upon us with the Braves and Salukis meeting Sunday at SIU Arena at 3 p.