Indiana State University Athletics

SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State Basketball continues MVC play on Wednesday, January 17 when they travel to Evansville. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. (ET) from the Ford Center and will be televised live on The Valley On ESPN3. The game will also be broadcast on WIBQ 97.9 FM as well as streamed (audio) on GoSycamores.com. Indiana State is 8-10, 3-3 MVC after the Sycamores narrowly fell to league preseason favorite -- Missouri State on Sunday afternoon in Springfield. The Sycamores are led by Jordan Barnes who averaged over 22 points per game last week. Evansville enters the game with a 12-7 overall record and a 2-4 MVC ledger following a road loss at Drake on Saturday. Ryan Taylor is Evansville's leading scorer with a 21.1 ppg average.

QUICK HITS
- Indiana State is 83-10 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). 
- Jordan Barnes is averaging 3.9 3-pointers per game to rank fourth in the nation and tops in the MVC. His 70 3-pointers made this season is third best nationally and eight behind the national leader.
- Indiana State has hit at least one 3-pointer in every game since December 20, 2008 against DePauw -- a span of 300 contests.
- 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 128. He recently passed Glenn Curtis for third on Indiana State's all-time career list and needs six more to tie Royce Waltman for second (one more to tie him for most MVC victories in the history of the program).
- Indiana State played Ohio in a four overtime game to close out the Gildan Charleston Classic on November 19, 2017. It marked the first quadruple overtime game for the Sycamores since a 1986 contest against Butler. The Sycamores also went to overtime against North Texas on December 6 and at Illinois State on December 31. ISU has played nine overtime contests over the last two years.
- Senior Brenton Scott owns 245 trifectas in his career which is second-best in the history of the program. He is one of just three Sycamores to record at least 200 career 3-pointers. He only trails Michael Menser by 38 for the school record.
- Jordan Barnes reached the 20-point scoring mark in four consecutive games between Air Force and Green Bay -- the longest such streak by a Sycamore since Greg Thomas had four in a row during the 1992-93 campaign. Larry Bird holds the school record as he reached the 20-point mark 25 times in a row during the 1977-78 and 1978-79 campaign. 
- 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 in 2016 and then it was his 100th career home game against the same opponent in 2017. 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 Evansville Would ...
• Give eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing his 3rd win in eight tries on the road against the Purple Aces.
• Give eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing 69 career Missouri Valley Conference victories -- tying him with Royce Waltman's school record of 69.
• Snap a three-game skid in Evansville dating back to an 81-62 win over the Purple Aces on January 4, 2014.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 128-118 (.520) overall in his eighth season as a head coach. He is 68-64 all-time in MVC games, including a 47-19 mark at home and a 21-45 record on the road. During his career, he is 77-31 in all home games, 35-65 on the road, 16-22 in neutral court contests and 42-33 in games decided by five points or less. With the Trees, Lansing is 10-13 in overtime games and 83-10 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Lansing is 10-8 against the Purple Aces, including a 2-5 mark at Evansville. 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 third on the Indiana State all-time coaching victories list with 128 and needs six more to tie Royce Waltman for second.

A Little History
Indiana State is in its 122nd season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,475-1,285 all-time on the hardwood.

Television Particulars
The Evansville game will appear live world-wide on The Valley On ESPN3 as well as the WatchESPN app.

Jordan Barnes Sets New Career Highs For Points And Rebounds Against Northern Iowa
Senior Brenton Scott always gets extra attention from the Northern Iowa Panthers after he scored a career-high 30 points against them inside Hulman Center back in 2016. That benefited sophomore Jordan Barnes on January 10 when he hit five 3-pointers en route to scoring a career-high 27 points. He also led the team in rebounding with nine caroms -- also a career-best. Barnes' biggest shot of the game may have been one that he didn't connect on. With the score tied, Barnes brought the ball up the court and fired an open 3-pointer from the top of the circle with 2.5 seconds remaining which rolled gently off the front of the rim and into the palm of Brandon Murphy who pushed the ball back skyward off the glass and through the net as the buzzer sounded for a thrilling 69-67 win over UNI.

Feeling The Murphquake During Valley Play
Indiana State senior Brandon Murphy is enjoying one of the finest stretches of his career as he is averaging 9.2 points and 4.5 rebounds through the first six games of Valley play. In fact, Murphy leads the league with a 74.1 percent shooting mark during league games, hitting 20-of-27 shots from the field. He recorded a career-high 16 points at home against Drake on January 6 and had the buzzer beating win against UNI on January 10. 

Greg Lansing One MVC Victory Away From Tying Royce Waltman's School Record
Indiana State, under the direction of eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, owns 76 conference and MVC Tournament wins – which is the third-most among the current membership during that same span. UNI has the most victories with 83 while Illinois State is second at 80. The Sycamores' 76 wins are ahead of Missouri State who owns 70 and Evansville who boasts 68.  During regular season play, Lansing has 68 MVC victories which is second-most ever at ISU behind Royce Waltman's 69 and he has reached the championship game of Arch Madness twice – winning the event in 2011.

Finding A Key To Victory
Indiana State freshman Tyreke Key continued his growth by averaging 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game against Northern Iowa and Missouri State. Key hit 8-of-16 from the field (50 percent) with a pair of 3-pointers and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Key added three assists, one blocked shot and two steals over the two-game stretch. Key tied his career-high with 16 points in a near miss against the Bears as he hit 5-of-10 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers. He led the team with six rebounds. He scored 12 of his points against Missouri State in the first half as the Sycamores hit just 33.3 percent of their shots but he sparked an 8-0 run to get the Sycamores back within four points. Key would score six points with four rebounds against Northern Iowa.

Brenton Scott Ready To Make A Move Up ISU Scoring Chart
Indiana State senior Brenton Scott is just the third Sycamore to ever record at least 200 career 3-pointers. He now sits at 245 for his career. Scott has joined school record holder Michael Menser (1997-2001) who owns 283 career trifectas and Jordan Printy (2008-12) who hit 215 as the only Sycamores to post at least 200 career trifectas. Brenton Scott made a serious move up the ISU scoring chart at Missouri State as he passed David Moss and Jake Odum and is now the No. 5 all-time leading scorer at ISU with 1,574 career points. He now trails Butch Wade for No. 4 on the list by 98 points.

Evansville Is Indiana State's Most Frequently Played Rival
Indiana State travels to in-state rival Evansville on Wednesday, January 17. The Purple Aces are not the oldest rival on the Sycamores' schedule but they are the most frequent. Wednesday nights game against Evansville will be the 170th meeting in the all-time series – holding that distinction by 38 over the next most frequent opponent to appear on the schedule – Ball State. Indiana State has beaten Eastern Illinois 90 times which is the most victories the Sycamores own over a single opponent, but with a win at Evansville on Wednesday night the Purple Aces and Panthers will be tied at 90. The Sycamores have faced off against six different opponents at least 100 times with three being MVC members – Evansville, Southern Illinois and Illinois State and the others being Ball State, Eastern Illinois and Butler.

Barnes and Scott Rank High In Conference / Nationally In Several Categories
Jordan Barnes and Brenton Scott both rank in the Top 8 in the Missouri Valley Conference statistical listings for scoring as Barnes owns a 17.2 ppg mark for second while Scott's 14.6 ppg is eighth. Barnes' 3.9 3-pointers per game leads the MVC -- a number which is fourth-best in all the nation. During conference play, Barnes is hitting 3.5 treys per game which also leads the league. He also ranks 26th nationally with a 45.8 percent mark from long range and is 15th-best in the country with 153 3-point attempts on the season. Barnes' 70 3-pointers is third in the country and trails Kendrick Nunn of Oakland by 13 treys as he leads the country with 83. He needs 22 more 3-pointers to tie Michael Menser's school record of 92 set during the 1999-2000 campaign. 

Greg Lansing All Alone In Third Place For Most Wins At Indiana State
Indiana State's 69-67 victory over UNI on January 10 was career victory No. 128 for eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing. He is now all alone in third place all-time at ISU. He needs six more wins to catch Royce Waltman for second at 134 and the school record is held by Duane Klueh who owns 182 career victories. Lansing also owns 68 victories in Missouri Valley Conference play which is just one off the school record of 69 held by Indiana State's second all-time winningest head coach Royce Waltman (1997-2007). 

Sycamores Continue Overtime Trend At Illinois State
Indiana State went into extra time at Illinois State marking the third time this season that the Sycamores have needed more than regulation to decide a winner. ISU also went to overtime at North Texas in non-conference play and Indiana State went to four overtimes in their third and final game of the Gildan Charleston Classic. This was the first game to reach double overtime game for the Sycamores since an 88-85 win at home over Eastern Illinois on December 21, 2016. Additionally, it became the first Sycamore game to reach triple overtime since 2011 at Wichita State. The game against Ohio is only the second to go quadruple overtime with the other on December 27, 1986 against Butler. The Sycamores have played a total of nine overtime games in the last seasons, including two which went multiple overtime periods. Over that nine-game overtime stretch, the Sycamores have played a total of 13 overtime periods and their six overtime games in 2016-17 were just one shy of the MVC record and two short of the NCAA all-time mark. Each of Indiana State's last two trips to Springfield have resulted in overtime contests.

Jordan Barnes Put Together Four Consecutive 20-Point Games
Indiana State sophomore Jordan Barnes reached the 20-point mark over each of a four game stretch beginning with Air Force and continuing through Green Bay. It was the longest such streak by a Sycamore since Greg Thomas did it during the 1992-93 season. The school record for most games scoring 20 or more points is 25 games set by Larry Bird during the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons.  Barnes was the ninth Sycamore in the Missouri Valley Conference era to score at least 20 points in at least four games consecutively. He scored a career-high 25 points against both Air Force and North Texas and posted 23 points against Indianapolis as well as 22 versus Green Bay. Over that four game stretch, Barnes averaged 23.8 points per game and nearly four assists. He also hit 27-of-54 shots from the field (50 percent) and was a blazing 24-of-43 (55.8 percent) from long range. Barnes connected on a career-high seven 3-pointers against Indianapolis. 

Sycamore Success Inside Hulman Center Under Greg Lansing
The Sycamores are 77-31 (.713) inside Hulman Center under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing. Additionally, the Sycamores have won 47 of their last 66 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 61-57 on January 3 at Loyola was ISU's third this 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 83-10 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 has outscored the opposition's top five, eight times this season and earned the win. Under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 81-23 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent's starters after doing so in the win over UNI on January 10.

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. 

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.

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
Indiana State hosts Illinois State on Saturday, January 20 at 2 pm (ET) inside Hulman Center. The Sycamores will honor their 26th Athletics Hall of Fame Class during the weekend.