I just can't turn down 32 points. Tonight SEMO gets back 6'4" freshman Eric Jones from an ankle injury he suffered in the Tenn. Tech. game. He's a very important part of SEMO's rotation. Even though he's a freshman he's our best on the ball defender and best leaper (by far) on the team. He routinely goes over 6'8"-6'9" guys for rebounds and SEMO will need that against a much taller Illinois team. If SEMO holds true to form they'll try and make this a half court game and work the ball for open shots running the shot clock down. Every year SEMO plays 1-2 teams from the major conferences like Arkansas, Oklahoma St., Depaul, Nebraska, etc. I can't remember any of these type games in the last four or so years that SEMO didn't cover the spread. Having said that Illinois is the highest ranked team we have played. One parting item. No matter what the score is this team will NOT quit. They will play the game to the end.
Check back latter for updates on other OVC games today.
SEMO +32
