Alize Johnson has eight double-doubles through his first 16 games with Missouri State.
If he is to get nine on Saturday afternoon against Southern Illinois, he’ll have to earn it.
The 6-foot-9, 201-pound junior will go up against a big and talented Salukis frontcourt, led by the 6-foot-7, 215-pound Sean O’Brien and the 6-foot-8, 200-pound Thik Bol.
O’Brien has six double-doubles and averages 12.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while Bol has three double-doubles and 9.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg.
Johnson is coming off a rough outing on Wednesday night in an overtime loss to Illinois State in Normal, Illinois.