SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State continues year two of the Greg Lansing era on Sunday, January 29, when the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley Conference play by travelling to in-state rival Evansville (10-10, 5-5 MVC). Tip-off is set for 8:05 (ET) inside the brand new Ford Center. The game can be seen live nationally on ESPNU and worldwide on ESPN3 with Mitch Holthus and Dave Kaplan 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 can be seen live on the internet via ESPN3.com.

THE EVANSVILLE SERIES
Indiana State leads the all-time series against the Purple Aces by the count of 79-76, with Sunday evening's contest being the 156th meeting in the all-time series, which is the most times the Sycamores have faced an opponent in the history of the program. ISU earned an 80-78 victory over the Purple Aces on January 10 inside Hulman Center. The regular season series between the two teams has been swept by one of the clubs in each of the last six seasons. The Purple Aces hold a 48-29 lead in the series in games played in Evansville. ISU last won at Evansville on January 31, 2010 -- a 63-56 Sycamore victory. ISU has won each of the last two meetings with the Purple Aces.

THE HEAD COACHES
INDIANA STATE: Greg Lansing (South Dakota, '90)
- at Indiana State: 32-23 (Second Season)
- Overall: 32-23 (Second Season)
- vs. Evansville: 2-2
- vs. MVC: 15-13
Evansville: Marty Simmons (Evansville, '87)
- Overall: 160-154 (11th Season)
- at Evansville: 61-82 (Fifth Season)
- vs. Indiana State: 4-6

QUICK HITS
- The Sycamores are 6-1 this season when scoring at least 68 points and are a perfect 8-0 when holding teams to 63 points or less.
- ISU is 9-2 this season when senior Myles Walker grabs at least five rebounds while they are 9-3 when Jake Odum plays 32 or more minutes.
- Indiana State has won three games by five points or less this season, upping their total of close victories to 38 since 2005. Under Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 12-3 in close games.
- Senior Jordan Printy has 192 career 3-pointers, which is second most all-time in the history of the program.
- ISU is 8-1 this season when holding an opponent under 42.1 percent field goal shooting percentage, are 7-0 when holding an opponent to 30 rebounds or less and own an 8-1 record when recording at least 14 assists.
- Indiana State owns a 12-9 record through 21 games for the third consecutive season.
- The Sycamores set a season-high by hitting 8-of-16 (50 percent) of its 3-point field goals against Northern Iowa on January 25, which was the highest since recording the same mark against Missouri State on January 16, 2011 inside Hulman Center.

An Indiana State Win Over Evansville Would ...
• Give the Sycamores their first MVC road victory of the season and improve the Sycamores to 6-9 in road MVC games under Greg Lansing.
• Break a five-game road losing skid for ISU.
• Give the Sycamores their third regular season series sweep over Purple Aces in the last five years.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 32-23 (.582) overall in his second season as a head coach. He is 15-13 all-time in MVC games, including a 10-4 mark at home and a 5-9 mark on the road. During his career, he is 18-5 in all home games, 8-14 on the road, 6-4 in neutral court contests and 12-3 in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 2-2 all-time against Evansville, and is 0-1 versus the Purple Aces on the road. With the Trees, Lansing is 0-2 in overtime games and 23-0 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Sunday's game is Greg Lansing's 56th 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 Evansville game is being broadcast nationally on ESPNU and will be simulcast on ESPN3.com. Fans can also watch the game on a smartphone or tablet via the Watch ESPN app.

A Little History
Indiana State is currently in its 116th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,380-1,189 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.

The Sycamore Century Club
Indiana State and Evansville are facing off for the 156th time on Sunday evening. Evansville is one of just six schools that Indiana State has faced at least 100 times in the 116-year history of the program. ISU has played the Purple Aces more than any other school. 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 ................................118
6. Illinois State .....................................106

Richard Posts 17 Points As ISU Downs Northern Iowa
Senior Carl Richard tallied a season-high 17 points on January 25 as the Sycamores earned a 59-54 home court victory over Northern Iowa. Richard hit 7-of-12 shots from the field, including a trio of 3-pointers. It marked the fourth time in his career that he has hit three treys in one game.

Sycamore Defense Limits Northern Iowa To Lowest Shooting Percentage In MVC Play
Indiana State's 59-54 victory over Northern Iowa came in large part to the defense's ability to limit the Panthers to just 36 percent shooting (18-of-50). That 36 percent defensive performance is the best for the Sycamores in MVC play this year, topping the 36.4 percent mark they tallied in the MVC home opener against Bradley. Likewise, the Sycamores held UNI to just 6-of-21 from 3-point range (28.6 percent), which is also the best defensive performance by ISU against a league team this year.

Lathan Leads ISU at Illinois State And No. 18 Creighton
Dwayne Lathan averaged 11.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game to lead the team in both categories at Illinois State and Creighton this week. Lathan was 7-of-10 at the free throw line and averaged 2.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 0.5 steals per game as well. Lathan scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds at Illinois State while he led the team with 15 points and four rebounds at No. 18 Creighton. Lathan was 4-of-8 from the field, including a 1-of-2 mark at the charity stripe at Creighton.

Jake Kitchell Continues Strong Play On The Road
Jake Kitchell averaged 5.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game at Illinois State and Creighton this past week. Kitchell hit 4-of-8 shots from the field, including a 3-pointer and was 2-of-2 at the free throw line. He added one blocked shots and assist as he averaged 13 minutes of action of the two game stretch. Kitchell tallied seven points and three rebounds at Creighton, hitting 2-of-5 shots from the field, including a 3-pointer. He posted four points and two rebounds at Illinois State.

Low Turnover Count At Illinois State
Indiana State committed a season-low four turnovers at Illinois State, which is the fewest for a Sycamore team since turning the ball over three times against Drake inside Hulman Center on Feb. 13, 2010. ISU has committed five turnovers or fewer twice this year, with the other coming at Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 14, 2011 when the Sycamores had just five turnovers.

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.

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 5.5 assists per game average. That mark is ranked 35th 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 2.0 average, which ranks 48th nationally.

Carl Richard Ranks Eighth All-Time In Sycamore Rebounding Record Book, Nearing 1,000 Career Points
Senior Carl Richard pulled down three rebounds against Northern Iowa which gives him 664 for his career and is in eighth place all-time in the history of the Sycamore basketball program. Richard needs five more to catch Djibril Kante (1998-01) for seventh place. Additionally, Carl Richard has 951 career points and needs just 41 more to become the 34th member of ISU's 1,000 point club.

Sycamore Success Inside Hulman Center Under Greg Lansing
The Sycamores are now 18-5 (.783) inside Hulman Center under second-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won nine of their last 11 home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won 10 of their last 14 MVC games at home.

Printy Moving Up Indiana State 3-Point List
Indiana State junior Jordan Printy currently has 192 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 91 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 8-4 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, Evansville and Northern Iowa 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 20-6 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent's counterparts.

63 Is The Magic Number
The Sycamores win by the score of 59-54 over Northern Iowa on January 25 was ISU's eighth this season in which they have held an opponent to 63 points or less. Indiana State is 8-0 this season when holding an opponent under that total. Under second-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are a perfect 23-0 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 64.3 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.

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 Sycamores return home to face Drake in a key MVC matchup on Wednesday, February 1. Tip-off is slated for 8:05 p.m. (ET) in a game that will be televised on the MVC TV Network.