SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State continues year one of the Greg Lansing era on Saturday night, November 20, when they travel to Oral Roberts for a non-conference tilt. Tip-off at Mabee Center is 8:05 p.m. (ET). The game will be broadcast live locally on the radio via ESPN Radio 92.7 FM, with an internet broadcast available on GoSycamores.com. The contest will also be televied locally on WFXW-TV. Additionally live stats for the contest can be found at GoSycamores.com. There will also be a live web stream of the broadcast available at ORUGoldenEagles.com on a pay-per-view basis. For those out of the area, the game will also be available on Fox College Sports.

THE ORAL ROBERTS SERIES
The all-time series between Indiana State and Oral Roberts is tied at 3-3. ISU downed the Golden Eagles by the score of 60-54 last year at Hulman Center. ISU has won each of the last two meetings in the series, also taking down Oral Roberts 70-64 at home on December 6, 1994. ISU's last trip at Oral Roberts came on December 18, 1993 when the Trees fell 83-73 on the road against the Golden Eagles. The Sycamores and Golden Eagles first met on January 4, 1975 with the Golden Eagles taking a 88-77 victory.

THE HEAD COACHES
INDIANA STATE: Greg Lansing (South Dakota, '90)
- Overall: 1-3 (First Season)
- at Indiana State: 1-3 (First Season)
- vs. Oral Roberts: First Meeting
- vs. Missouri Valley Conference: 0-0
ORAL ROBERTS: Scott Sutton (Oklahoma State, '95)
- Overall: 204-141 (12h Season)
- at Oral Roberts: 204-141 (12th Season)
- vs. Indiana State: 0-1

QUICK HITS
- Indiana State is looking for their first victory inside the state of Oklahoma since winning at Tulsa by the core of 70-66 on February 14, 1980. ISU last made an appearance in the last when they took on then-Valley member Tulsa on February 19, 1995 and fell, 111-75.
- Saturday's game is the 2,500th contest in the history of the Indiana State basketball program.
- ISU is playing its final contest of a five-game stretch away from Hulman Center to open the 2010-11 campaign. The Sycamore open the home portion of the schedule on November 27 when they host Buffalo.

An Indiana State Win Over Oral Roberts Would ...
• Be Indiana State's first road victory against the Golden Eagles in three tries.
• Give Indiana State three consecutive victories over ORU in the all-time series.
• Give first-year Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing his first career road victory.
• Break a seven-game road losing streak for the Trees.
• Be Indiana State's first victory in the state of Oklahoma in nearly 30 years.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 1-3 (.250) overall in his first season as a head coach, all with the Sycamores. He is 0-0 all-time in MVC games, including a 0-0 mark at home, a 0-0 mark on the road and a 0-0 record in neutral court contests. During his career, he is 0-0 in all home games, 0-2 on the road, 1-1 in neutral court contests and 0-1 in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 0-0 all-time against Oral Roberts, including a 0-0 record at Mabee Center. With the Trees, Lansing is 0-1 in overtime games, and 1-0 when holding teams to 60 points or less. Saturday's game is Greg Lansing's fifth game as Indiana State head coach.

Television Particulars
Saturday's game will be televised locally in Terre Haute on WFXW-TV (Channel 38 on Time Warner Cable as well as on Dish Network). The game can also be seen on Fox College Sports (Channel 253 on Time Warner Cable). A live pay-per-view internet broadcast will also be available on ORUGoldenEagles.com.

A Little History
Indiana State is currently in its 115th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,349-1,150 all-time on the hardwood. Saturday's game is the historic 2,500th game in the history of the program.

Richard Strong On Opening Weekend; Posts Double-Double At Ball State
Junior forward Carl Richard averaged 9.0 points and led the team throughout the weekend with 31 rebounds, averaging 10.3 rebounds per game. Richard played exactly 100 minutes through the weekend, averaging 33.3 minutes per contest, hitting 9-of-24 shots (.375), including a 3-pointer plus a perfect 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line. He added five assists and two blocked shots as the Trees faced Texas-Pan American, Loyola-Chicago and Eastern Kentucky. Richard opened the weekend against UTPA with seven points and a team-high 13 rebounds. He added 11 points and nine rebounds versus Loyola-Chicago and wrapped up the weekend with nine points and nine rebounds against Eastern Kentucky. Richard was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line against the Colonels. He had a blocked shot against both UTPA and EKU. Richard continued his strong play this week with a 19-point, 10 rebound performance at Ball State, giving him the first Sycamore double-double of the season. His 19 points are also the most by a Sycamore this season.

Myles Walker Makes A Splash In Sycamore Debut
Junior transfer Myles Walker averaged 9.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game at the center position for the Sycamores this weekend in three games at the Nick Kladis Classic on the campus of Loyola-Chicago. Walker was 11-of-21 from the field (.524) and hit a total of six free throws throughout the three-game stretch. Walker added an assist and seven blocked shots. Walker opened his Sycamore career with seven points and five rebounds against Texas Pan-American, hitting 3-of-5 shots from the field and tallying a blocked shot. He added a weekend-best 12 points against Loyola-Chicago with five rebounds and two blocked shots. Walker's weekend ended with nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots against Eastern Kentucky.

Coach Lansing Debuts With A Victory
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing became the fourth consecutive ISU skipper to notch a victory in their debut with the Sycamores' 69-46 victory over Texas Pan-American in the opener of the Nick Kladis Classic on the campus of Loyola-Chicago. Lansing follows Sherman Dillard, Royce Waltman and Kevin McKenna, who all won their Sycamore debuts.

Opening The Season Away From Hulman Center With A Victory
The Sycamores' 69-46 victory over Texas Pan-American marked the first time a Sycamore basketball team has won a season opener away from Hulman Center since December 1, 1970 when they won at Purdue under then head coach Gordon Stauffer.

Improving The Record Away From Home
Indiana State is now 74-41 all-time in season openers following the victory over the weekend over Texas-Pan American. ISU has won eight of their last ten season openers, but the victory over the Broncs was the first in that span for the Trees away from Hulman Center. The game against UT-Pan American was the first time the Sycamores opened their season on a neutral court since they took on Georgia in 2000 at the Puerto Rico Shootout.

King Of The Four-Point Play
Indiana State senior Aaron Carter has become known as the "King of the 4-Point Play" in the Sycamores circles. For the most part, converting a 4-point play is extremely rare, but for Carter it is becoming old hat. Carter converted a 4-point play, defined as being fouled in the act of shooting a successful 3-point field goal and then converting the free throw, six times in his Sycamore career. Carter posted a pair as a sophomore and had four last year, including one with 3:42 to play in the first half against Drake this past week. Carter converted two in one game earlier this season at Missouri State as part of a 24-point second half comeback for Indiana State.

Isiah Martin Ranks Highly For Career Blocked Shots
Indiana State junior Isiah Martin now has 114 blocked shots in his career through the first week of the 2010-11 campaign. His current total of 114 blocks ranks third all-time in the history of the program as he passed Nate Green for third (109) over the weekend. The Indiana State school record is 168, set by DeCarsta Webster from 1975-78. Martin needs 13 more to catch Djibril Kante who for second place with 127.

Preseason Missouri Valley Conference Predictions
The Indiana State basketball team has received a seventh place predicted finish as announced today (Oct. 26) by the league office. The annual preseason poll was conducted earlier this month by the conference's head coaches, media panel and sports information directors.
The Sycamores finished in a tie for fifth place last year in the league standings and received the No. 6 seed at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. ISU finished the 2008-09 campaign with a 17-15 overall record and a 9-9 mark in league play.

Wichita State garnered 33 first place votes and are picked to win the league with 382 points. Missouri State took home one first place vote and is slated to finish second (313 points) while 2010 NCAA Sweet Sixteen qualifier Northern Iowa received three first place votes and is picked third (289 points). In fourth is Creighton with 282 points while Bradley received the final two first place votes and tallied 264 points. Illinois State was sixth with 165 points while the Sycamores had 136 in seventh. Drake was eighth with 121 points, Southern Illinois was ninth with 120 and Evansville rounded out the poll with 73 points.

The MVC preseason team included Kwadzo Ahelegbe (Northern Iowa), Kenny Lawson, Jr. (Creighton), Sam Maniscalco (Bradley), Toure Murry (Wichita State) and Kyle Weems (Missouri State). The honorable mention squad included Taylor Brown (Bradley), J.T. Durley (Wichita State), Adam Leonard (Missouri State), Colt Ryan (Evansville), Seth VanDeest (Drake) and Andrew Warren (Bradley).

Sycamores Sign Devonte Brown & Justin Gant
Indiana State basketball head coach Greg Lansing landed two in his first official recruiting class during the Early Signing Period as Devonte Brown & Justin Gant inked a national letters of intent and will join the Sycamore program next season as incoming freshmen.

Brown is a native of Killeen, Texas where he is a senior guard for Killeen Ellison High School. He is 6-3, 185 and averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists per game at Ellison during his junior season, one year after he earned a starting role for the Screaming Eagles. Brown played shooting guard for 22-11 Ellison last season, leading it to the Texas 5-A playoffs as Killeen's best team in that class. Brown will switch and play point guard during his senior season at Ellison.

Gant is a 6-8, 210 power forward who has been a three-year starter for head coach Todd Woelfle at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Gant was third in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference in scoring, averaging 17 points per game for the 17-7 Patriots. Gant averaged 17 on a team that scored 50 points per game, one of the best percentages among MIC leaders as far as percentage of points he provided for his team. He also averaged 8 rebounds per game. He played AAU basketball for the Spiece Select 2011 team. Gant averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game for Spiece. He also played for the Indiana Elite team between his sophomore and junior seasons at North.

Sycamores Return To Postseason In 2010
Indiana State made its first appearance in the postseason by accepting an invitation last year to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) by traveling to Saint Louis since participating in the 2001 NCAA Tournament when the Sycamores downed No. 4 seeded Oklahoma in the first round by the score of 70-68 (OT). ISU is 38-20 all-time in postseason play. The Sycamores won the 1950 NAIB National Championship, downing Delta State, Arkansas State, Baldwin-Wallace, Tampa and East Central Oklahoma. The Sycamores have appeared in the 1942 & 1943 National Intercollegiate Tournament, the 1946, 1948, 1949 & 1950 NAIB National Tournament, the 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962 & 1963 NAIA National Tournament; the 1966, 1967 & 1968 NCAA College Division Tournament; the 1977 & 1978 National Invitation Tournament; and the 1979 & 2001 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. ISU made a run to the 1979 NCAA Final Four behind the star power of Sycamore legend Larry Bird, falling in the national championship contest to Michigan State, 75-64 in a game that is still the highest rated television basketball broadcast of all-time.

Up Next
Indiana State opens the home portion of the schedule against Buffalo on Saturday, November 27 at Hulman Center. Tipoff is set for 1:05 p.m. (ET). The 1999-00 & 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Championship teams will be honored on this day as coaches, players and administrators from the era will be on hand.