Yesterday, Southern Illinois took out Virginia Tech 69-64, despite 21 turnovers from the Salukis. The odd line of the game came from Coleman Collins who finished with 0 pts in 15 minutes of action, but only committed one foul. Seth Greenberg went with Cheick Diakite, who did finish with 9 pts and 9 rebs in lieu of Collins.

Rumor in Blacksburg is that Collins is lacking the fire and motivation on the court, which could be understandable after everything he went through a season ago. We hope he figures things out, but it serves as a reminder that these kids are being affected daily by things going on off the court, as well.

In the other game on Sunday, Virgina took out Maryland Eastern Shore 104-63. JR Reynolds (4 rebs, 4 asts) and Jason Cain (8 rebs) each scored 22 pts to lead the way for the Cavaliers. Mamadi Diane (17 pts, 6 rebs) and Sean Singletary (11 pts, 9 asts, 6 rebs) also finished in double-figures.

The big news on Monday is the start of the ACC/Big 10 Challenge. The games will consist of 1 tonight, 5 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday, all carried on the ESPN network. Be sure to check out our game notes on each of the games, but here is our predictions on the games.

Date/Time Home Away Location TV Prediction

11/27/2006 7:00:00 PM
NC State Michigan Raleigh, NC ESPN2 NC State

11/28/2006 7:00:00 PM Illinois Maryland Champaign, IL ESPN Maryland

11/28/2006 7:30:00 PM Wisconsin Florida State Madison, WI ESPN2 Wisconsin

11/28/2006 8:00:00 PM Georgia Tech Penn State Atlanta, GA ESPNU Georgia Tech

11/28/2006 9:00:00 PM Duke Indiana Durham, NC ESPN Duke

11/28/2006 9:30:00 PM Northwestern Miami Evanston, IL ESPN2 Northwestern

11/29/2006 7:00:00 PM Boston College Michigan State Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN Michigan St

11/29/2006 7:00:00 PM Virginia Tech Iowa Blacksburg, VA ESPNU Iowa

11/29/2006 7:30:00 PM Purdue Virginia West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 Purdue

11/29/2006 9:00:00 PM North Carolina Ohio State Chapel Hill, NC ESPN North Carolina

11/29/2006 9:30:00 PM Minnesota Clemson Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 Minnesota

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