Junior point guard Rishonda Napier looks to make a basket during SIU's 76-71 win against Illinois State on Sunday at SIU Arena. Napier scored 17 points in the game.
"Anybody in the Valley can win on any night," Saluki junior forward Carlie Corrigan said. "[Evansville has] good players. I think we just have to remember that everybody's a threat."
The Salukis (14-9) are 4-4 in their last eight games after starting the Missouri Valley Conference Season 3-0. SIU's 7-4 conference record has it in fifth place in the MVC.
Evansville (1-10 MVC) enters the weekend on a seven-game losing streak.