INDIANA STATE VS. MEMPHIS
Orleans Arena (7,500), Las Vegas, Nev.
November 28, 2014, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
SETTING THE STAGE
The Indiana State Sycamores conclude play in the 2014 Continental Tires Las Vegas Invitational on Friday, November 28 when they take on Memphis at the Orleans Arena. The game is set for a 8:00 p.m. (ET) tipoff and can be heard locally on 95.9 FM The Duke as well as online via a link on GoSycamores.com. This is the 119th season of intercollegiate basketball at Indiana State University. The game will be televised nationally by Fox Sports 1 with Justin Kutcher and Bill Raftery on the call. The Sycamores are 3-2 on the season after downing Brown and Austin Peay earlier this week at Hulman Center. Illinois downed the Sycamores on Thanksgiving at the Orleans Arena. Memphis fell to Baylor last night by the score of 71-47 and currently stand at 1-2 on the year.
QUICK HITS
- Indiana State has made five consecutive trips to the postseason (2010 CBI, 2011 NCAA, 2012 CIT, 2013 & 2014 NIT), which is a new school record.
- The Sycamores have put together four consecutive seasons of 18 or more victories which is a new school record. Indiana State advanced to the MVC Tournament Championship where they fell to No. 1 Wichita State.
- Indiana State is 56-4 when holding teams to 63 points or less under fourth-year head coach Greg Lansing (and 16-0 when limiting teams to 53 or less).
- Indiana State has earned 55 close victories (five points or less) since 2005. Under Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 29-13 in close games.
- Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing owns four victories over nationally-ranked teams during his tenure, which is tied for the school record with Bill Hodges.
- Khristian Smith became the first Sycamore to earn the Missouri Valley Conference's Sixth Man Of The Year Award last season. He was a repeat selection to the MVC All-Bench Team and also was named to the MVC Most Improved Team. Smith led the team with 27 points in the overtime victory on November 14 at IUPUI (79-66). Both Smith (23 pts) and Devonte Brown (21 pts) became the first Sycamore duo to reach 20 points in a game since a road win at Evansville in January of 2014 in the win over Brown.
