SIU junior center Kavion Pippen, 33, and University of Illinois Springfield junior center Zach Steinberg, 21, fight for the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Head basketball coach Barry Hinson speaks to the team Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Junior guard Eric McGill, far left, grabs the ball to bring it inbounds Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)SIU junior guard Sean Lloyd Jr., left, and University of Illinois Springfield’s Kaj Days fight for the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Brendon Bangert, a junior from Dunlap studying architecture, cheers on the men’s basketball team Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)UIS’s Aundrae Williams, right, reacts while advancing the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)SIU mens baskebtall head coach Barry Hinson reacts after looking at the score board Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Prairie Star junior guard Logan Gonce, right, runs down the court Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)Junior guard Eric McGill, far left, dives for the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)Senior forward Jonathan Wiley, right, pushes through UIS pressure Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Junior guard Sean Lloyd Jr, center, jumps to block the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)Prairie Star junior forward Gilwan Nelson, 3, jumps with the ball during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Springfield Prairie Stars Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)Chancellor Carlo Montemagno reacts among students after a Saluki basket Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Sophomore guard Aaron Cook goes for a slam dunk Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Junior guard Sean Lloyd Jr. advances the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Freshman forward Brendon Gooch, left, grabs the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)Chancellor Carlo Montemagno, far right, reacts after a ref call Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)UIS’s Gilwan Nelson, right, pushes through SIU defense Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Junior guard Sean Lloyd Jr. watches the score gap close Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Sophomore guard Aaron Cook defends the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)University of Illinois Springfield’s Lijah Donnelly, left, advances the ball past SIU’s Tyler Smithpeters, 11, and Sean Lloyd Jr., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)Junior guard Sean Lloyd Jr. defends the ball Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, during the Salukis’ 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)