TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State forced 20 Buffalo turnovers and scored 26 points off those miscues en route to a 58-54 victory over Buffalo in front of 3,927 fans at Hulman Center.

ISU won its second consecutive contest to improve to 3-3 on the season while the Bulls fell to 3-2.

ISU was paced by Jake Odum's and Jake Kelly's 10 points each while Dwayne Lathan and Myles Walker tallied nine. Aaron Carter had seven while Carl Richard added seven as well.

Richard went into double figures rebounding for the third time this season with 10 rebounds.

ISU led 23-21 at the half and led by as many as seven points late in the contest before earning the 58-54 decision.

The Sycamore defense was stingy in the contest, holding Buffalo to just 36 percent shooting, as they hit 18-of-50 shots from the field and turned the ball over 20 times. ISU tallied 26 points off turnovers while the Bulls could only score eight points off of 15 Sycamore turnovers.

With the score tied at 14 with 7:41 left in the opening half, ISU scored six consecutive points on a bucket by McWhorter, a stop and score by Odum and then a driving lay-up by Lathan. The lead got cut to 20-19 with just under three minutes left, before Aaron Carter connected on a 3-pointer to make it 23-19 with two minutes to go.

The score was tied at 42 -- the 10th tie of the contest -- with 8:43 to go, before Richard and Odum hit back-to-back buckets to make it 46-42. A free throw by McWhorter made it 47-42 before the lead was hittled down to 49-48 and then 52-50 with 1:36 to go.

ISU got another layup by Lathan with 1:13 to make it 54-50 and then Odum added a turnaround jumper in the paint with 28 seconds on the clock for a 56-50 advantage. A free throw by Odum with 14.1 seconds left made it 57-50. Carter added one more free throw with seven seconds let for the 58-54 victory.

ISU broke a two-game losing streak to Buffalo and evened the all-time series at 2 each. The game was head coach Greg Lansing's home debut and he became the fourth consecutive head coach to win his first game at home.

ISU takes to the road at Notre Dame on Tuesday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The game can be heard live on ESPN Radio 92.7 FM as well as 1300 AM.