Indiana State will open the regular season on Friday when they host the Eastern Illinois University Panthers with the tipoff set for 5 p.m. (ET).

"This is an unselfish group of young men," Greg Lansing, Indiana State men's basketball coach, said. "We were able to play everyone and did well overall but there were places where you could see that work needs to be done."

Freshman Devonte Brown led a balanced Sycamore attack with two treys, two field goals and three free throws for 13 points in just 14 minutes of work. Senior Dwayne Lathan contributed 12 points on four field goals including one three-pointer and three free throws. Senior Jordan Printy added two three-pointers and a pair of two-pointers for 10 points.

The game got off to a slow start with sophomore Jake Odum scoring the first bucket of the contest two minutes in. The Sycamores rolled to a 9-0 lead before the Bulldogs broke onto the scoreboard with a pair of charity tosses by EJ Hicks. Indiana State scored the next 10 points despite a continuous flow of substitutions into the game. The Sycamores continued to dominate play to lead 34-17 at the half.

Indiana State kept up the pressure in the second half and used an 11-0 run midway through the period to build a 47-22 advantage. That lead continued to grow through the remainder of the game with players from both teams seeing considerable action.

Everyone who played for Indiana State scored. Lucas Eitel had nine points, Odum eight, Carl Richard and Myles Walker seven even, R.J. Mahurin six, Justin Gant five, Steve McWorter and Jake Kitchell four each, and Brandon Burnett two. Kitchell had seven rebounds in the game while McWhorter had five assists.

Indiana State shot 60 percent from the field (33-of-55) and was 55 percent (11-of-20) from beyond the arc. The Sycamores were also 10-of-11 at the free throw line (91 percent).