Salukis, Davidson join the Madness

Southern Illinois earned their fifth straight berth to the NCAA tournament with a 59-46 victory over Bradley, capturing the automatic bid from the Missouri Valley Conference. Randal Falker's 17 points and career-high 16 rebounds powered the Saluki's to a 59-46 victory. Meanwhile, Davidson also earned a berth to the tournament beating UT Chattanooga in the Southern Conference championship. The teams join Belmont University, Murray State University, University of Pennsylvania, and Winthrop University as teams who have already punched a ticket to March Madness.

Date

Sun 03/05/06, 10:24 pm EST

Source

• http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260642166
• http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260640079

Comments

DNLLegend

1218 days ago

Score 2

It's not the NCAAs without the Salukis. Even if they have a terrible logo.

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PeanMajor Leaguer

1218 days ago

Score 0

the Friars crappy season has given me a bitter taste for college basketball this season...lets go Baseball!

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BMettsSoccer Kid

1215 days ago

Score 0

^^ Then it's a wonder you're a college basketball fan at all. You guys have made, what, 3 NCAA tourneys in 11 years? :p

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