Junior center Bola Olaniyan slams the ball in during SIU's 76-74 loss to the Cougars Dec. 9 at SIU Arena.
SIU (18-3, 7-1 Missouri Valley Conference) shot 47.5 percent from the field and 7-18 from behind the 3-point arc en route to the win. The Dawgs are now solely in second place in the MVC behind Wichita State, which is 8-0 in MVC play.
The Saluks' leading scorer Sudnay was junior center Bola Olaniyan, who had a career-high 17 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes.
Junior guard Dequon Miller led the Bears with 22 points on 8-16 shooting.