also..Mullins ended the game without an assist....first game he's played in 3 years and didn't get an assist.
Mullins has missed games or played injured a whole lot in the past year....
repeatedly sprained ankle, bum knee, he "broke his nose" against Drake, he resprained his ankle against Creighton, and "caught a wicked knee to his thigh versus Bradley, which left a deep bruise."
Here's an odd comment from Mullins......
"In fact, after Sunday's game, Mullins asked Lowery if the team could
take a day off, and the coach agreed."
http://web.me.com/saluki1/Dawg_Trac...and_tear_adding_up_for_Saluki_Basketball.html
Ok.......he asked for a day off........hmm......is the toughness gone?
Has he just reached his fill of wear and tear?
So it was the game against Bradley that caused him to ask for some R&R?
Did it help?
Well, their first game after their one day vacation, they beat Indiana State, but then everyone does
...then they lost to ISU....with all their starters except Boyle (who scored just 2 pts more than his average) doing poorly and way under their averages....and even Boyle only grabbed 3 rebounds, way under his average.
Maybe subtraction by deletion?