Indiana State University Athletics

SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State Basketball concludes play in the Gildan Charleston Classic on Sunday, November 19 in Charleston, S.C. against Ohio of the Mid-American Conference. Tip-off is set for 1:00 pm (ET) from TD Arena and will be televised world-wide on the WatchESPN app. The game will also be broadcast on WIBQ 97.9 FM as well as streamed on GoSycamores.com. Indiana State is 1-2 on the season with a 90-69 victory at Indiana followed by defeats against Auburn and Old Dominion in the Gildan Charleston Classic. Ohio opened with a home win over Alabama A&M and has lost to Clemson and Dayton this week in Charleston. Gavin Block leads the Bobcats with a 16.0 ppg average.

QUICK HITS
- Indiana State is 80-10 when holding teams to 63 points or less under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing (and 18-0 when limiting teams to 53 or less). 
- Indiana State has earned 65 close victories (five points or less) since 2005. Under Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 39-27 in close games. 18 of Indiana State's games last season were within one possession in the final two minutes of regulation.
- Greg Lansing is just the sixth head coach in the history of the program to record at least 100 victories at the helm of the Sycamores as he owns 121. He is tied with Gordon Stauffer for fourth on Indiana State's all-time career list and needs one more to tie Glenn Curtis for third.
- Senior Brenton Scott owns 215 trifectas in his career which is tied for second-best in the history of the program. He is one of just three Sycamores to record at least 200 career 3-pointers. He is tied with Jordan Printy for 2nd place and is 68 behind Michael Menser for the school record.
- Indiana State's win over Indiana by 21 points was the largest margin of victory in Assembly Hall by an unranked opponent since 1968.
- Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing owns a school record five victories over nationally-ranked teams during his tenure, a new standard set on December 7, 2016 in the win over No. 15 Butler. Additionally, he owns six victories over Power 5 schools, with all of those coming against on a neutral site or on the road. 
- Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing led the Sycamores for the 200th time against Missouri-St. Louis. He is one of just four head coaches at Indiana State to coach at least 200 games. Duane Klueh, Royce Waltman and Gordon Stauffer are the others.

A Win Over Ohio Would ...
• Be the first-ever victory over the Bobcats in the second all-time meeting.
• Improve the Sycamores to 2-2 on the season heading into the home opener on Nov. 22 against Missouri-St. Louis.
• Give the Sycamores a victory in seven of eight multi-team events under head coach Greg Lansing.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 121-110 (.524) overall in his eighth season as a head coach. He is 65-61 all-time in MVC games, including a 45-18 mark at home and a 20-43 record on the road. During his career, he is 71-28 in all home games, 34-61 on the road, 16-21 in neutral court contests and 39-27 in games decided by five points or less. With the Trees, Lansing is 10-10 in overtime games and 80-10 when holding teams to 63 points or less. This is Lansing's first-ever meeting against Ohio. Lansing led the Sycamores to the postseason in each of his first four seasons at the helm (2011 NCAA, 2012 CIT, 2013 & 2014 NIT). Lansing is the second head coach to lead the Sycamores to the NCAA Tournament in their rookie campaign in the history of the program, with the other being Bill Hodges leading ISU to a 33-1 record and a Final Four appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Lansing was just the 14th rookie head coach in the history of the MVC to lead his team to 20 victories during their debut season. Lansing holds the school record for most victories over a nationally-ranked team (five) in the history of the program. Lansing is currently tied for fourth on the Indiana State all-time coaching victories list with 121 and needs one more to tie Glenn Curtis for third.

A Little History
Indiana State begins its 122nd season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,468-1,277 all-time on the hardwood.

Television Particulars
The Ohio game will be broadcast live on the WatchESPN app.

Freshman Tyreke Key and Senior Brandon Murphy Lead Sycamores Against Old Dominion
It was a tough shooting day for the Sycamores but freshman Tyreke Key went into double figures scoring for the second time on the Charleston trip as he led the team with 10 points against Old Dominion. Brandon Murphy left the Auburn game after just 10 minutes with an eye injury and was a game time decision on whether he was going to play against ODU. He battled through the injury and came down with nine points and eight rebounds in a reserve role.

Jordan Barnes Leads ISU With 19 Points Against Auburn
In an 83-64 defeat at the hands of Auburn on Thursday afternoon, Jordan Barnes led the way with 19 points despite battling foul trouble throughout much of the game. He hit four 3-pointers and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line as he fell just one point shy of his previous career high of 20. Emondre Rickman saw 22 minutes of action off the bench and was one rebound shy of his career high with 11. Freshman Tyreke Key reached double figures for the first time in his career posting 11 points while Qiydar Davis went into double figures for the second time in as many games as she also posted 11.

Brenton Scott Named MVC Player Of The Week
Indiana State senior Brenton Scott was named the MVC Player Of The Week after he led all scorers with 24 points as Indiana State posted an impressive 90-69 victory over Indiana in the season opener on Friday, November 10. Scott hit 9-of-14 shots from the field, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range to go with three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 28 minutes of action. His six 3-pointers tied a career-high and were a key part of the Sycamores' setting a new Assembly Hall record for most trifectas by a visiting team with 17. His first 3-pointer came at the 12:52 mark of the first half which pushed an early Sycamore advantage out to 25-11. His next one was four minutes later and stretched the lead out to 17. With three minutes to go before the half, Scott hit his final one of the first half to give Indiana State a 50-27 cushion. Early in the second half, Scott connected on a jumper and then got a steal on the defensive end then scored in transition for a 61-35 lead. Those buckets pushed Scott into 12th all-time at Indiana State in career scoring. Scott's final trifecta of the game came with 7:57 to go which gave Indiana State an unreal 83-55 lead.

Qiydar Davis One Of Five Sycamores In Double Figures Scoring At Indiana
Indiana State graduate transfer Qiydar Davis scored early and often as the Sycamores took down in-state rival Indiana 90-69 on the opening night of college basketball season. Davis posted 13 points, including a 3-pointer less than a minute in which gave the Sycamores an early 3-0 lead. Davis then posted a conventional 3-point play at the 14:11 mark of the first half which gave the Sycamores their first double digit lead of the game at 19-9. With just under six minutes to go in the first half, Davis got a mid court steal and went the distance on the fast break to score as ISU took a 42-23 lead. Davis's 3-pointer with 14:31 to go was a signature moment in the game as it gave the Sycamores their first of three 30-point leads in the contest at 70-40. Davis finished the game 5-of-6 from the field, including a perfect 2-of-2 from 3-point range. He added two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 26 minutes of action.

Sycamores Post Dominating Victory In Season Opener At Indiana
Indiana State enjoyed a tremendous start to the season with a 90-69 victory over in-state rival Indiana inside Assembly Hall. The 90 points scored represent the most by a Sycamore team in the all-time series with the Hoosiers -- topping the previous best of 72 set in a 2005 win inside Hulman Center. ISU won that game by five points, 72-67, which until Friday night was the Sycamores largest margin of victory in the series. The Sycamores have now won four of the last six meetings in the all-time series dating back to Indiana State's last win inside Assembly Hall back in 1999. It was the Sycamores' first win in the series since 2005. The Sycamore victory broke a string of 32 wins in a row for the Hoosiers in their home opener and was ISU's first win on the road in a season opener since a 2014 overtime victory at IUPUI.

17 3-Pointers Most Ever By A Visitor To Indiana's Assembly Hall
Indiana State was solid in many areas at Indiana, beginning with 3-point shooting as they hit 17-of-26 attempts (65.4 percent) from long range. The 17 3-pointers are the most by an opponent against Indiana inside Assembly Hall and fell just one shy of the Sycamore school record of 18 set in 1988 against Arizona State. 

Lansing Moves Up Coaching Wins Leaderboard With 6th Career Victory Over Power 5 
Indiana State's 90-69 win at Indiana was career victory No. 121 for eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing. He moved into a tie for fourth place all-time at ISU with Gordon Stauffer with the largest victory ever for the program against the Hoosiers. With his next victory, coach Lansing will move into a tie for third place with Glenn Curtis who amassed 122 career victories from 1938-1946. The victory at Indiana, was the Sycamores sixth against a Power 5 school under coach Lansing. All six of those wins have come either on the road or on a neutral site. Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame and Indiana have now all fell victim to the Sycamores over the course of the last eight years. 

Brenton Scott Named To Missouri Valley Conference Preseason First Team
Indiana State junior Brenton Scott was named Missouri Valley Conference Preseason First Team one year after taking home All-Missouri Valley Conference Third Team honors. He was the Valley's Freshman of the Year in 2015. Scott finished the regular season ranked second in the league with a 15.9 ppg average and was 16th with 5.0 rebounds per game. His 1.6 steals per game ranked in a tie for fourth while his 2.3 3-pointers per game was tied for the most in the league. Scott averaged 4.7 defensive rebounds per game to rank in a tie for seventh-best in the MVC this season. In league play, Scott's 13.3 ppg was good enough for 10th in the league while his 1.4 steals per game was fifth. He averaged 2.2 3-pointers per game to rank tied for fourth while his 4.4 defensive rebounds per game was ranked 11th. He scored 25 points and hit the final free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining to down No. 15 Butler inside Hulman Center. 

Coach Lansing Climbing The Leaderboard In Career Victories & MVC Victories
Indiana State eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing continues to climb the Indiana State all-time victories list as he earned win No. 121 against Indiana on November 10, 2017. He is currently tied with Gordon Stauffer for the fourth-most victories all-time as the Sycamores head coach. His next victory will be No. 122 and will tie Glenn Curtis for third place on the career coaching victories list. He needs 13 more to catch Royce Waltman for second at 134 and the school record is held by Duane Klueh who owns 182 career victories. Lansing also now owns 65 victories in Missouri Valley Conference play which is just four off the school record of 69 held by Indiana State's second all-time winningest head coach Royce Waltman (1997-2007). Lansing has led the Sycamores to the MVC Championship Game twice in his tenure.

Scott's 3-Point Shooting Moving Up ISU Career Ranks; Now 12th All-Time In Scoring
Indiana State junior Brenton Scott became just the third Sycamore to ever record at least 200 career 3-pointers  He now sits at 215 for his career. Scott has now joined school record holder Michael Menser (1997-2001) who owns 283 career trifectas and Jordan Printy (2008-12) who has 215 as the only Sycamores to post at least 200 career trifectas. Scott moved into 12th place on the ISU all-time scoring list with his 24 point performance at Indiana and is now just six points away from Matt Renn in 11th and only eight points behind Rick Williams to move into the Sycamore scoring all-time Top 10.

Indiana State With A Pair Of Top 10 Career Scorers In Their Respective High School States
A pair of Indiana State freshmen in Tyreke Key and Cooper Neese enter the collegiate portion of their careers having reached the Top 10 in career scoring in both of their respective home states. Key finished his career at Clay County High School in Celina, Tenn., with 3,287 points scored which is 10th most in the history of the state of Tennessee. As a senior, he set the Tennessee High School record for most points scored in a season, breaking a 25-year old record held previously by Kentucky legend Tony Delk. Cooper Neese, who will sit out the 2017-18 season serving his year-in-residence as a transfer, enters his Indiana State career having scored 2,496 career points at nearby Cloverdale High School which is seventh-best in the Indiana High School Basketball history.

Sycamores Tally School Record Fifth Victory Over Nationally-Ranked Team Under Lansing
Indiana State ended a skid of nine losses to nationally-ranked teams when No. 15/16 Butler fell inside Hulman Center on December 7 by the score of 72-71. Coach Lansing has led the Sycamores to a school-record five victories against nationally-ranked teams during his time at the helm of the program. He passed Bill Hodges (head coach of the Dream Team in 1978-79) and Royce Waltman (head coach of the Sycamores during back-to-back NCAA Tourney trips in 2000 & 2001) for the most in program history with the win over Butler. It was just the second victory for the Sycamores under Lansing at home against a nationally-ranked team and the first overall since a win at No. 21 Notre Dame in 2013.

Sycamore Success Inside Hulman Center Under Greg Lansing
The Sycamores are 71-28 (.717) inside Hulman Center under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won 61 of their last 85 home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won 45 of their last 63 MVC games at home. The longest stretch of current success against a league member is eight wins in a row at home against Bradley after last season's 81-71 victory over the Braves.

63 Is The Magic Number
The Sycamores win by the score of 69-59 on February 22 against Northern Iowa was ISU's sixth last season in which they held an opponent to 63 points or less and earned the victory. Under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 80-10 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 18-0 mark when holding teams to 53 or less).

Good Starter On The Battery
Indiana State's starting five outscored the opposition's top five at Indiana in the season opener and earned the win. Under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 74-23 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent's starters after doing so in the win over Indiana on November 10.

Greg Lansing Selected For Induction Into Iowa High School Basketball Hall Of Fame
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame as part of their 2016 class.  Lansing and the other selected inductees were honored individually at halftime of the Iowa Class 4A State Championship Game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on March 12. The IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor the Iowa High School Board of Control can bestow on a high school coach or former player. Lansing graduated from Harlan High School in 1986, where he was coached by his father Dave, who was inducted into the IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 as a coach. The Lansing father/son combination of Dave and Greg are just the 10th father/son duo to both be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 1969.

Up Next
The Sycamores hold their home opener on Wednesday, November 22 when they host Missouri-St. Louis inside Hulman Center to begin a three-game homestand. The game will tip-off early at 5 pm (ET) due to Thanksgiving the following day and will be broadcast worldwide on ESPN3.