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		<description>RUWT? News for Southern Illinois vs. USC 11/26/2007</description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mayo does not start as USC routs Southern Illinois]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- O.J. Mayo had to make a late 
start.  Southern Illinois would have like to not have seen the
freshman at all.

Mayo scored 13 points despite being held out of the starting
lineup as Southern California captured the championship of the
Anaheim Classic with a 70-45 victory over the 18th-ranked
Salukis on Sunday.

Fellow freshman Davon Jefferson led the way with 20 points for
the Trojans (5-1), which shot a sizzling 59.5 percent (25-of-42)
from the field despite facing a club well known for hardnosed
defense.

Despite its first win over a quality opponent, Southern
California will be left to answer a number of questions about
the game, especially due to the fact that Mayo and sophomore
forward Taj Gibson were not in the starting lineup.

Stating that the only reason those two players did not start was
due to matchup issues, coach Tim Floyd kept the talented duo on
the sidelines until the 13:36 mark, when Southern Illinois held
a 9-6 lead.

"We've got a young team," Floyd said.  "We have relied too much
on O.J.  We have some young players who we are going to have to
count on."

Mayo, who finished 5-of-7 from the field en route to being named
the most outstanding player of the event, connected on a jumper
with his first touch of the ball before later committing a pair
of turnovers.  He finished six turnovers, giving him 28 for the
season.

One of the top newcomers to the collegiate ranks, Mayo ended up
making all three of his shots in the first half, including a
3-pointer that capped a 15-5 burst that gave the Trojans a 35-23
advantage.

Although the Salukis managed to cut that deficit to eight points
in the opening moments of the second half, the Trojans made
another big push.

Jefferson scored eight straight points to ignite a 21-5 run that
built up a 61-37 cushion with 6:50 left.

After Matt Shaw hit a 3-pointer for Southern Illinois, Mayo
answered back with one of his own, finishing 3-of-3 from the
arc.

Coming off the bench, Jefferson also provided a burst in the
first half, scoring six straight points for his team during the
run that closed out the half.

Shooting 6-of-7 from the field and converting 8-of-11 free
throws, the 6-8 Jefferson has recorded 32 points in three games
after sitting out the first three recovering from a knee injury
suffered in the preseason.

Sophomore guard Dwight Lewis scored 14 points and Gibson added
10 and nine rebounds for USC, which held a 26-12 advantage in
points in the paint.

Daniel Hackett added 10 assists for the Trojans.

Randal Falker had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Salukis
(3-1), who shot just 32.7 percent (16-of-49).

The senior forward was the only player in double figures for
Southern Illinois, as the rest of the starting five mustered 21
points.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Soutern Illinois, Mayo to face toughest tests to date]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[No. 18 Southern Illinois (3-0) at USC (4-1)          11:00 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Southern Illinois annually features one
of college basketball's best defenses.  Its reputation figures
to be severely tested by O.J. Mayo.

The 18th-ranked Salukis will aim to stop one of the best
freshman in college basketball when they meet Southern
California in the championship game of the Anaheim Classic on
Sunday.

Southern Illinois, which finished third in the nation with 56.1
points allowed per game last season and fourth with a 56.5
average in 2005-06, rank 10th by giving up 52.7 through three
games.

The Salukis were strong on defense yet again in Friday's
tournament semifinal - a 63-49 win over Mississippi State -
forcing more turnovers (21) than they allowed made field goals
(18) in holding the Bulldogs 23 points under their 72-point
season average.

Meanwhile, Mayo has done a good job of living up to the hype
that comes along with being one of the most highly sought-after
freshman in recent memory, averaging 23.6 points on 48 percent
shooting.  He has scored at least 20 points in all but one game
and played 188 out of a possible 200 minutes.

Mayo hit a pair of free throws with just over three seconds left
to help secure USC's 57-53 win over Miami of Ohio in the
semifinals Friday.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:43:23 GMT</pubDate>
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