Salukis need a spark to fuel late season push.

Can the Southern Illinois Salukis (11-14, 5-9 MVC) parlay the momentum and success of tuesday nights upset of Wichita State into a victory tonight over Creighton? We''ll find out tonight at 7:05 CT.

The first game of the season Creighton (15-11, 7-7 MVC) rallied from a seven point hole in the final five minutes to send it to overtime. The Blue Jays pulled away in the extra session to beat the Salukis 72-66.

Since that loss to Creighton the Salukis have been in a free fall dropping three of ten including five straight before the much needed win over Wichita State.

Escaping Omaha with a victory tonight could be the fuel to feed a late season run into the Valley Tournament.

Hopefully they can find a groove and eventually be selected to play in one of the many post season tournaments.  So far this season has been a monumental disaster.