"Championship Game"@en . "y"@en . "Scottrade Center"@en . "Basketball"@en . . "22"^^ . . . "Feb 16, 2002"@en . "Carbondale, Illinois"@en . . . . . "Mar 22, 2002"@en . . . . . . "E"@en . . "Wichita State"@en . "l"@en . "23"^^ . . "The 2001\u201302 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2001\u201302 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28\u20138, 14\u20134 in MVC play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. The Salukis upset Texas Tech and Georgia to reach the Sweet Sixteen, but fell to Connecticut in the regional semifinal round."@en . . "United Center"@en . "101"^^ . "15"^^ . "Las Vegas Invitational"@en . . "4"^^ . "2001\u201302 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team"@en . . "St. Louis, Missouri"@en . . "Nov 22, 2001"@en . . . "Nov 29, 2001"@en . . . "C"@en . . "East"@en . . "Jan 26, 2002"@en . . . . . . . "78"^^ . . "79"^^ . "Roberts"@en . . "76"^^ . "G"@en . "77"^^ . "74"^^ . "72"^^ . "MVC"@en . . "73"^^ . "70"^^ . . . "71"^^ . "Bradley"@en . . "Dec 18, 2001"@en . . "69"^^ . "66"^^ . "67"^^ . "Southern Illinois Salukis"@en . "64"^^ . "65"^^ . "11"^^ . . . "92"^^ . "MVC Regular season champion"@en . "Semifinals"@en . . "91"^^ . "33"^^ . "6"^^ . . . "86"^^ . "84"^^ . "2"^^ . . "82"^^ . "83"^^ . "Nov 24, 2001"@en . "2002"^^ . "8"^^ . "Jan 16, 2002"@en . "1115572774"^^ . "Mar 15, 2002"@en . . . . "21241"^^ . . "w"@en . "Feb 20, 2002"@en . . "*"@en . . "Northern Iowa"@en . . . . . . "29252"^^ . "240"^^ . . "Illinois State"@en . . . "Second Round"@en . . "Mar 3, 2002"@en . "yes"@en . "yes"@en . . "Jan 12, 2002"@en . . . . . . "Dec 29, 2001"@en . . "14"^^ . "12"^^ . "yes"@en . "Jan 24, 2002"@en . "175"^^ . "13"^^ . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . . "Feb 13, 2002"@en . . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . . . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "Jan 19, 2002"@en . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "Mar 17, 2002"@en . "Dec 1, 2001"@en . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "68431710"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "Creighton"@en . . "220"^^ . . . . . "yes"@en . . "Chicago, Illinois"@en . "23"^^ . "y"@en . . "Williams"@en . "6"^^ . "Jan 2, 2002"@en . . "Jermaine"@en . "Mar 4, 2002"@en . . "10"^^ . "2001"^^ . "Nov 23, 2001"@en . "Drake"@en . "Missouri Valley Conference"@en . . "Dearman"@en . . "2"^^ . "6"^^ . "Feb 3, 2002"@en . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . . "The 2001\u201302 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2001\u201302 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28\u20138, 14\u20134 in MVC play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. The Salukis upset Texas Tech and Georgia to reach the Sweet Sixteen, but fell to Connecticut in the regional semifinal round."@en . . "Dec 8, 2001"@en . "Las Vegas, Nevada"@en . "180"^^ . . "Jan 5, 2002"@en . . "Feb 23, 2002"@en . . . "JR"@en . . . . . . . . . "18"^^ . "Feb 25, 2002"@en . "19"^^ . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . "SIU Arena"@en . "22"^^ . "23"^^ . "20"^^ . . "21"^^ . "Valley High School"@en . "26"^^ . "27"^^ . "24"^^ . "25"^^ . "Jan 30, 2002"@en . . . "Feb 6, 2002"@en . "28"^^ . "Indiana State"@en . . "Rolan"@en . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . "6"^^ . . "7"^^ . "Quarterfinals"@en . . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . . "10"^^ . . . "11"^^ . . "8"^^ . "Jan 7, 2002"@en . . "9"^^ . "14"^^ . "Nov 19, 2001"@en . "15"^^ . . "12"^^ . . . "13"^^ . . "* Bruce Weber"@en . . "Dec 22, 2001"@en . "East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen"@en . . "Kent"@en . . "14"^^ . . . . . . . "Mar 2, 2002"@en . "First round"@en . "62"^^ . "Evansville"@en . . "Missouri State"@en . "2000"^^ . . . "no"@en . "59"^^ . . "Feb 9, 2002"@en . . "Nov 16, 2001"@en . "55"^^ . . . . . . "Dec 16, 2001"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Jan 10, 2002"@en . . . . "SR"@en . "F"@en .