SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State continues year two of the Greg Lansing era on Friday, January 13, when the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley Conference play at Southern Illinois (5-11, 2-3 MVC). Tip-off is set for 8:05 (ET) inside the SIU Arena. The game can be seen live locally on WTWO-TV with Jason Pensky and Jim Waugh on the call. The game will also be broadcast live locally on the radio via ESPN Radio 92.7 FM, as Brian Fritz and Matt Renn describe the action with an internet broadcast available on GoSycamores.com. Additionally live stats for the contest can be found at GoSycamores.com. The game will also be web streamed live on Saluki Game Central via SIUSalukis.com on a pay-per-view basis.

THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SERIES
SIU holds a 76-41 lead in the all-time series, while also posting a 46-11 mark in games played at Carbondale. The Sycamores own a three-game winning streak against the Salukis, and have not won four in a row since 1979-80. ISU won the last meeting between the two schools in Carbondale and have not won at SIU in consecutive seasons since winning there in 1979, 1980 and 1981.

THE HEAD COACHES
INDIANA STATE: Greg Lansing (South Dakota, '90)
- at Indiana State: 31-19 (Second Season)
- Overall: 31-19 (Second Season)
- vs. Southern Illinois: 2-0
- vs. MVC: 14-9
Southern Illinois: Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois, '95)
- Overall: 137-93 (Eighth Season)
- at Southern Illinois: 137-93 (Eighth Season)
- vs. Indiana State: 9-6

QUICK HITS
- The Sycamores are 6-1 this season when scoring at least 68 points and are a perfect 7-0 when holding teams to 63 points or less.
- ISU is 8-0 this season when senior Myles Walker grabs at least five rebounds while they are 8-3 when Jake Odum plays 32 or minutes.
- Indiana State has won two games by five points or less this season, upping their total of close victories to 37 since 2005.
- Senior Jordan Printy has 185 career 3-pointers, which is second most all-time in the history of the program.
- ISU is 7-0 this season when holding an opponent under 42.1 percent field goal shooting percentage and are 6-0 when holding an opponent to 30 rebounds or less.
- The Sycamores broke the 20 assist mark against Evansville for the first time since Dec. 12, 2010 against Oakland City.
- Dwayne Lathan has reached double figures scoring in three consecutive contests and four of the first five MVC games of the year.

An Indiana State Win Over Southern Illinois Would ...
• Give the Sycamores a 6-6 mark on the road in Missouri Valley Conference play under second-year head coach Greg Lansing.
• Give the Sycamores four consecutive wins over Southern Illinois, it most versus the Salukis since 1979-80 and would tie the four game winning streak ISU owns over Bradley as the longest current streak against a member of the MVC.
• Give the Sycamores consecutive road wins over Southern Illinois for the first time since 1979, 1980, 1981.
• Give the Sycamores at least a 3-3 start to MVC play for the third consecutive season.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 31-19 (.620) overall in his second season as a head coach. He is 14-9 all-time in MVC games, including a 9-3 mark at home and a 5-6 mark on the road. During his career, he is 17-4 in all home games, 8-11 on the road, 6-4 in neutral court contests and 11-3 in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 2-0 all-time against Southern Illinois, and is 1-0 at Carbondale. With the Trees, Lansing is 0-2 in overtime games and 22-0 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Friday's game is Greg Lansing's 51st as Indiana State head coach. 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.

Television Particulars
The Southern Illinois game will broadcast live locally in the Wabash Valley on WTWO-TV. Friday's game will also be televised live world-wide on the internet as part of the Saluki Game Central pay-per-view web stream service. For subscription information, fans should point their browsers to SIUSalukis.com.

A Little History
Indiana State is currently in its 116th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,379-1,185 all-time on the hardwood. Indiana State's game at Oral Roberts last season was the historic 2,500th game in the history of the program.

Free Throws, Hot Shooting Help ISU Down Evansville
Indiana State hit 23-of-26 free throws to help earn an 80-78 home court victory over Evansville on January 10. The Sycamores 88.5 percent mark from the charity stripe was its highest of the season. ISU also shot a season-best 55.3 percent (26-of-47) from the field, which marked the Sycamores first time topping the 55 percent shooting mark since the Dec. 12, 2010 home game against Oakland City.

Lucas Eitel Goes For Career-High Versus Purple Aces
Lucas Eitel came off the bench to score 12 points as part of the Sycamore's 80-78 victory over Evansville on January 10. Eitel was 4-of-5 from the field, hit 1-of-2 3-point attempts and was 3-of-3 from the free throw lie. He added two assists, one steal and one rebound as part of the victorious effort.

Lathan Leads ISU At Northern Iowa Against Missouri State
Senior Dwayne Lathan averaged 16 points and pulled down 3.5 rebounds per game as the Sycamores traveled to Northern Iowa and hosted Missouri State this week. Lathan hit 13-of-21 shots from the field (61.9 percent) and was 4-of-8 (50 percent) from 3-point range. He added one assist, two blocked shots and three steals for the Sycamores. Lathan led ISU in scoring in both games, first with 15 points off the bench at UNI. He hit 7-of-10 shots from the field with a pair of steals. He had 16 points in just his second start of the season at home against Missouri State with four rebounds, one assist and two blocked shots with one steal. Through five games of MVC play, Lathan is averaging a team-high 15.8 ppg and has hit 28-of-51 field goal attempts (54.9 percent). His 5.4 rebounds per game in league play is tied with Carl Richard for the best on the team and ranks tied for 15th best in the MVC.

Jake Odum Nationally-Ranked In Assists and Steals While At The Top Of The Valley In Both
Indiana State sophomore guard Jake Odum leads the Missouri Valley Conference with a 5.9 assists per game average. That mark is ranked 27th nationally. Odum recorded a career-high 12 assists against Fairfield as part of the Old Spice Classic. Odum also leads the MVC in steals per game with a 2.0 average, which ranks 50th nationally.

Carl Richard Ranks Ninth All-Time In Sycamore Rebounding Record Book
Senior Carl Richard pulled down five rebounds against Missouri State which gives him 645 for his career and is in ninth place all-time in the history of the Sycamore basketball program. Richard needs 16 more to catch Rick Williams (1973-76) for eighth place on the ISU all-time list.

Sycamore Success Inside Hulman Center Under Greg Lansing
The Sycamores are now 17-4 (.810) inside Hulman Center under second-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won eight of their last nine home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won nine of their last 12 MVC games at home.

The Sycamore Century Club
Indiana State and Southern Illinois are facing off for the 118th time on Friday evening. Southern Illinois is one of just six schools that Indiana State has faced at least 100 times in the 116-year history of the program. Below are the schools that Indiana State has faced at least 100 times throughout the years.

Indiana State Century Club:
1. Evansville 156
2. Ball State 126
3. Butler 122
3. Eastern Illinois 122
5. Southern Illinois 117
6. Illinois State 105

Printy Moving Up Indiana State 3-Point List
Indiana State junior Jordan Printy currently has 185 career 3-pointers and recently passed Eddie Bird for second on the ISU all-time list. Printy is one of just 14 Sycamores in the history of the program to hit at least 100 3-point field goals in a career. Printy needs 98 more to tie Michael Menser for first on the ISU all-time 3-point list with 283. Additionally, Printy is the older brother of Iowa women's basketball sophomore Jaime Printy who was the 2010 Big Ten Freshman Of The Year. The Iowa women's basketball team received an at large bid into the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament also last season made Jordan and Jaime the only brother/sister combo in the Big Dance in 2011.

Good Starter On The Battery
Indiana State is 7-3 on the season when the Sycamores' starting five outscores the opponents' starting five. ISU's starters outscored the opponent's twice against Louisiana-Monroe and against Green Bay plus Texas Tech, Fairfield, Maryville and Evansville this season and won. ISU starters outscored Minnesota, Boise State and Missouri State, but fell to each. Under second-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 19-5 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent's counterparts.

63 Is The Magic Number
The Sycamores win by the score of 50-35 over Louisiana-Monroe was ISU's seventh this season in which they have held an opponent to 63 points or less. Indiana State is 7-0 this season when holding an under that total. Under second-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are a perfect 22-0 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 10-0 mark when holding teams to 53 or less). The Sycamores are allowing 61.1 points per game this year, which ranks third best in the MVC.

Defense Sets The Tone Against The Warhawks
The 35 points allowed by the Sycamore defense against Louisiana-Monroe is the fewest an ISU team has allowed since the shot clock was adopted prior to the 1985-86 campaign. The previous best defensive showing came as part of a 38-37 defeat at the hands of Long Beach State on Dec. 23, 2004 as part of the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Additionally, the Sycamores improved to a perfect 22-0 under Lansing (7-0 this season) when holding teams under 63 points, including a 10-0 mark when limiting teams to 53 points or less.

Sycamores Down Nationally-Ranked Vanderbilt On The Road
Indiana State's win over No. 25 Vanderbilt was its first over a nationally-ranked opponent since a 72-64 home court victory over No. 14 Butler on December 9, 2006. The win over Vanderbilt was the first for the Sycamores over a nationally-ranked road opponent since a 63-60 win over No. 15 Indiana in Assembly Hall on December 12, 1999. The win over Vanderbilt was also the first by a Sycamore team over a member of the Southeastern Conference since a 1984 home court victory over the Commodores.

Road Warriors
Indiana State has won five of their last eight true games dating back to last season. The Sycamores downed Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa on the road to end last season and began this year with a road victories over Louisiana-Monroe and No. 25 Vanderbilt, with the defeats coming at Boise State on December 3 , at Drake on December 28 and at Northern Iowa on January 4. The Sycamores are 8-11 under second-year head coach Greg Lansing on the road, and have won seven of their last 13 road contests.

Triple-Double For Odum And Tournament Record To Boot
Sycamore sophomore guard Jake Odum battled a foot injury while playing three games in four days at the 2011 Old Spice Classic. After two solid performances in the first two days of the event, Odum saved his best for last as he posted 10 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists against Fairfield on November 27. That triple-double was the first by a Sycamore since Larry Bird posted one in 1979 versus Drake and the first by a member of the MVC in 14 seasons. Additionally, the 12 assists are an Old Spice Classic single-game record. His 12 assists is the first double digit assist total in his career and the first by a Sycamore since Michael Menser had 11 against Wichita State in 2001.

Indiana State Goes 2-1 At 2011 Old Spice Classic
Indiana State downed Texas Tech and Fairfield while falling to Minnesota as the Sycamores put together a 2-1 record at the 2011 Old Spice Classic held over Thanksgiving Weekend on the campus of Walt Disney World Resort. The Sycamores have now won two games in a row of over members of the Big 12 Conference (Texas Tech and Oklahoma in the 2001 NCAA Tournament). Jake Odum was named to the Old Spice Classic All-Tournament Team. ISU is the third MVC team to play in the event and the third place finish is the highest by any league team.

Indiana State Opens Tournament Play With A Win Over BCS School For First Time Since 1973
Indiana State's victory over Texas Tech in the opening round of the 2011 Old Spice Classic marked the second consecutive year that the Sycamores have opened an early season multi-team event with a win. ISU downed Texas Pan-American in the opening game of a tournament at Loyola-Chicago last season. Prior to the victory over Texas Tech, the last time a Sycamore team opened a tournament such as the Old Spice Classic with a win over a BCS school came on December 27, 1973 when ISU downed Florida State in the first game of the Bear Classic, played on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Ga.

Sycamore Signees
Indiana State second year head coach Greg Lansing announced a pair of signees during the NCAA Early Signing Period in November of 2011. ISU has inked TJ Bell (Charleston, Ill./Charleston HS) and Rhett Smith (Sullivan, Ind./Sullivan HS) to national letters of intent and they will begin their Sycamore careers as freshman in time for the 2012-13 campaign.

Bell is a 6-8 guard/forward who will begin his senior season at Charleston (Ill.) High School later this month. He was listed early in his career as one of the Top 25 players in the state of Illinois and averaged 13.9 points as well as 8.2 rebounds as a junior. Bell was named to the All-Apollo Conference in 2011 for his Charleston team which finished with a 16-13 record.

Smith is a 6-7 post player who will begin his senior campaign next week for Sullivan High School and head coach Jeff Moore. He has been the Golden Arrows leading scorer each of his first three seasons of playing at the varsity level. He averaged 17.3 points per game last season as a junior despite missing playing time due to a hand injury. Smith connected on 61.6 percent of his shots from the field. He scored a season-best 28 points against West Vigo during the 2010-11 campaign.

Up Next
The season continues on Sunday, January 15 when ISU hosts Wichita State at 8:00 p.m. (ET). The game against the Shockers will mark the return of ESPN cameras to Hulman Center for the first time in over a decade.