Senior guard Anthony Beane soars with the ball during SIU's 81-78 win against Illinois State on Jan. 12 at SIU Arena. Beane scored 12 points and had three rebounds in the game.
Coach Barry Hinson said the Salukis' mindset heading into Wednesday's matchup with Illinois State, which is tied for second-place in the conference, is to ignore the distractions.
"This time of year you just got to go and play," he said. "Everything's difficult, weather is fluctuating, girlfriends are mad at you, you forget your mom's birthday. I mean, you're so clouded in your thoughts, things are just going to happen, you have to move on to the next game.