Final
for this game
Fay, Southern Illinois dump Western Michigan 89-72
Feb 20, 2010 - 11:12 PM CARBONDALE, Ill.(AP) -- Carlton Fay exploded for 38 points to lead Southern Illinois to an 89-72 victory over Western Michigan in a BracketBusters game Saturday.Fay went 10-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-6 from 3-point range, and 15-for-17 from the free throw line, scoring the most by a Saluki since 1996. Fay scored 12 of the Salukis' first 19 points and had 22 in the first half, which ended with Southern Illinois ahead 52-37.
Kevin Dillard added 17 and Kendal Brown-Surles 12 for the Salukis (15-12).
David Kool led the Broncos (14-13) with 21 points but shot only 4-for-19. Flenard Whitfield had a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and Demetrius Ward scored 12.
After Fay's jumper put Southern Illinois ahead 38-27 with 5:34 left in the first half, the lead dipped into single figures only one more time, at 61-52 with 10:17 to go.
- WESTRN MICHIGAN (72)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Kool 37 4-19 12-14 2-6 2 3 21
D Lawson 14 2-2 1-2 2-2 0 5 5
M McLemore 26 3-9 0-0 1-2 0 2 8
M Douglas 20 1-2 1-2 0-1 1 1 3
N Hutcheson 13 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 3 2
D Brown 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1
Feb 20 5:10 PM - NCAA BB
WESTRN MICHIGAN 37
SOUTHN ILLINOIS 52 HALFTIME
Feb 20 3:55 PM
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