SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State continues year two of the Greg Lansing era on Wednesday, January 18, when the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley Conference play by travelling to Illinois State (11-7, 3-4 MVC). Tip-off is set for 8:07 (ET) inside Redbird Arena. The game can be seen live nationally on the MVC TV Network and ESPN3 with John Rooney and Mark Adams 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. Sunday night's web stream will be free on ESPN3.com. Complete television clearances on the MVC TV Network can be found on page 2 of this release.

THE ILLINOIS STATE SERIES
Illinois State leads the all-time series against Indiana State by a 57-48 margin. The Sycamores have won seven of the last 10 in the series, and have won two of the last three meetings at Redbird Arena.

THE HEAD COACHES
INDIANA STATE: Greg Lansing (South Dakota, '90)
- at Indiana State: 31-21 (Second Season)
- Overall: 31-21 (Second Season)
- vs. Illinois State: 2-0
- vs. MVC: 14-11
Illinois State: Tim Jankovich (Kansas State, '82)
- Overall: 147-114 (Ninth Season)
- at Illinois State: 94-57 (Fifth Season)
- vs. Indiana State: 3-6

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 8-1 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 189 career 3-pointers, which is second most all-time in the history of the program.
- ISU is 7-1 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.
- Jake Odum set a career-high with 12 rebounds at Southern Illinois as he posted his second double-double of the season with a team-high 15 points. Odum now has three double-doubles for his career, including one triple-double against Fairfield (10 pts, 10 rbs, 12 assists) at the 2011 Old Spice Classic.
- Myles Walker tallied a career-high 14 rebounds against Wichita State, which is the most by a Sycamore since Carl Richard tallied the same number at Green Bay on February 20, 2010.

An Indiana State Win Over Illinois State Would ...
• Improve the Sycamores to 9-12 on the road under second-year head coach Greg Lansing, including a mark of 6-7 in road MVC play.
• Give the Sycamores three consecutive victories over Illinois State, and three of the last four inside Redbird Arena.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 31-21 (.596) overall in his second season as a head coach. He is 14-11 all-time in MVC games, including a 9-4 mark at home and a 5-7 mark on the road. During his career, he is 17-5 in all home games, 8-12 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 Illinois State, and is 1-0 versus the Redbirds at Redbird Arena. With the Trees, Lansing is 0-2 in overtime games and 22-0 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Wednesday's game is Greg Lansing's 53rd 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 Illinois State game will be televised live on the MVC TV Network as well as ESPN3. The telecast will be cleared live on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana Plus and FOX Sports Kansas City (combined 5.9 million homes), FOX College Sports (56 million digital homes), Comcast SportsNet Chicago (4.759 million homes), ESPN3 (outside the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), DirecTV (Channel 671), Dish Network (Channel 418) and AT&T U-Verse (Channel 748). Due to the Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings game on FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Indiana Plus will clear the telecast in Evansville (Insight Channel 2 and WOW Channel 7), Fort Wayne (Comcast Channel 9), Indianapolis (Bright House Channel 81 and Comcast Channel 81), Newburgh (Time-Warner Channel 23) and Terre Haute (Time-Warner Channel 13).

A Little History
Indiana State is currently in its 116th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,379-1,187 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.

Walker Tallies A Career-High 14 Rebounds Against Wichita State
Indiana State senior Myles Walker tallied a career-high 14 rebounds against Wichita State as part of a 42 rebound effort for the Sycamores. Walker's 14 rebounds are the most by a Sycamore in a single-game since Carl Richard had the same amount of Feb. 20, 2010 at Green Bay. ISU outrebounded the Shockers by a 42-36 margin, which marked the first time this season that the Shockers were out rebounded in a game.

Odum Posts Third Career Double-Double At Southern Illinois
Sophomore Jake Odum led the team with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as the Sycamores were in action Friday night at Southern Illinois. Odum was 5-of-10 from the field, including a 3-pointer and hit 4-of-5 free throws as he went for his second double-double of the season (the other was a triple-double against Fairfield with 10 pts, 10 rbs and a career-high 12 assists). His 12 rebounds at SIU were the most by a Sycamore in a game this season.

Mahurin Ties Career-Best At Southern Illinois
RJ Mahurin saw 21 minutes of action off the bench at Southern Illinois and he tied a career-high with 14 points. His other 14-point outing came earlier this season at No. 25 Vanderbilt. Mahurin added an assist and three steals in the game.

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.

Jake Odum Nationally-Ranked In Assists and Steals While Near The Top Of The Valley In Both
Indiana State sophomore guard Jake Odum is third in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 5.8 assists per game average. That mark is ranked 26th nationally. Odum recorded a career-high 12 assists against Fairfield as part of the Old Spice Classic. Odum is second in the MVC in steals per game with a 2.1 average, which ranks 36th nationally.

Carl Richard Ranks Ninth All-Time In Sycamore Rebounding Record Book
Senior Carl Richard pulled down eight rebounds against Wichita State which gives him 656 for his career and is in ninth place all-time in the history of the Sycamore basketball program. Richard needs five 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 17-5 (.773) inside Hulman Center under second-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won eight of their last 10 home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won nine of their last 13 MVC games at home.

Printy Moving Up Indiana State 3-Point List
Indiana State junior Jordan Printy currently has 189 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 94 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 7-4 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, Missouri State and Wichita State, but fell to each. Under second-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 19-6 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 63.5 points per game this year, which ranks fifth 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
Indiana State hits the road to take on league-leading and No. 18 nationally-ranked Creighton on Saturday, January 21. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. (ET) and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.