Then came Sallies breakout game against Central Arkansas

If he wasnt scoring, he was not only depriving the team of a badly needed scoring threatonly Elliot Williams (21 points per game) and Will Coleman (11 ppg) were in double figures per contest through three gameshe was failing to do what he was known for doing best: filling up the basket Im a shooter, thats what I do, Sallie said. If Ive gotta play defense and lock my man down, Ill do that. Then came Sallies breakout game against Central Arkansas. After the entire team started out at a painfully slow pacescoring a mere seven points in the first nine minutesfive points by sophomore sensation Williams opened the floodgates. When Sallie splashed in a trey with 8:42 left in the first half, the same Tiger squad that had scored seven points in nine minutes had erupted for nine points in just over two.

Sallie ended the night with a season-high 17 points, including 3-of-5 shooting from downtown, as the sluggish-starting Memphis team pulled away for an 81-49 triumph over the Bears. If anything was exposed in the 57-55 loss to Kansas, it was the Tigers lack of offensive firepower. Sallie only managed five total points on 2-10 shooting, and he misfired on all six of his attempts from beyond the arc. Sallie chipped in with four rebounds and four steals against the Jayhawks, but it was clear that the Tigers needed his prowess as a shooter. Through it all, Roburt has maintained a shooters mentality, and he is confident that his shooting woes will not continue indefinitely. My shooting has not been where I want it to be right now, he observed, but its so early in the season to try to dictate how Im gonna shoot the rest of the season. Ill just keep taking shots and continue to get open looks. If the Tigers are going to get back to the big dance, hes going to have to..

Ohio State showed once again that it can score points by going over the century mark for the second time this season. Four of the five Buckeye starters were in double figures and even the bench chipped in 25 points. Jeremie Simmons led the Buckeyes with 18 points but was matched by Jon Dieblers 17, Turners 16, Bufords 15, and Lauderdales 11. PJ Hill came off the bench to add ten points and four rebounds. Ohio State (5-1) shot 63 percent from the field and was 42 percent from three-point range. The Buckeyes led in every statistical category but turnovers, that one belonged to St Francis which managed 18 to Ohio States 10. St. The Buckeyes defense was too much and forced a season low 26 percent shooting from the field which included 29 percent from behind the arc. Ohio States improved point guard play was the best thing to come out of this game. Having both Jeremie Simmons and PJ Hill in double figures while only having 10 turnovers as a team shows that these to players are well on their way to a productive season this year as they battle each other for the starting position. Dallas Lauderdale continues to be a menace for opposing players trying to score in the paint, and will continue to be a force for the rest of the season.