Men's Basketball at Ball State Field (Game 7)
Date // Time	Saturday, November 27 // 1 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Muncie, Ind. // Worthen Arena
Preview Notes // Information	Indiana State Game Notes/Media Center // MVC Weekly Notes
Live Stats	Live Stat Feed
Watch // Listen	ESPN3 via Watch ESPN // 105.5 The Legend // GoSycamores.com/Listen
Social Media	@IndStBasketball / @IndStAthletics

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – In the midst of a five-game stretchy away from home, Indiana State basketball will travel to Muncie, Ind., Saturday to face in-state rival Ball State at Worthen Arena. Tip is set for 1 p.m. ET on ESPN3 as well as on the radio on 105.5 The Legend in the Wabash Valley and on GoSycamores.com/Listen worldwide.
 
THE SERIES
» Saturday's meeting with Ball State will be the 136th all-time between the two programs. Indiana State leads the series 73-62 and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cardinals with a 67-57 win at home Dec. 19, 2020. ISU has won six of the last 10 meetings in the series.
 
A WIN FOR THE SYCAMORES WOULD...
» Give ISU a 12-game lead in the series with Ball State
» Be the second-straight victory over Ball State
» Be the first win at Ball State since 2016
» Give ISU its second true road win of the season
» End a two-game losing skid
 
UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP
» For the first time in 12 years, the Indiana State basketball is under new leadership as first-year head coach Josh Schertz takes over the reins of the program. Schertz takes over after a 13-year run at NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University where he had a career record of 337-69 (.831) en route to four national coach of the year honors. Schertz led the Railsplitters to 10 NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, won 14 total conference championships and three Southeast Regional titles, and had five seasons of 30-or-more victories.
 
HENRY DOMINANT
» Cameron Henry continues to dominate the court -- scoring in double-figures each of the first six games for Indiana State -- including a pair of double-doubles. Over three games at the Myrtle Beach Invitational, Henry put up All-MVC like numbers. The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 17.3 points, nine rebounds and 5.7 assists per game while going for a career-high 25 points against Oklahoma in the semifinals. For his performance, he was named to the All-Tournament Second Team.
 
NEESE A PROBLEM FOR OPPOSING DEFENSES
» After posting career highs across the board IN 2020-21, Cooper Neese has picked up where he left off. The junior is averaging a team-high 16 points while also hitting the glass for 4.8 rebounds a game. Neese has been lights out from the charity stripe (19-23) with an 82.6 make percent while shooting 32.6 percent (15-46) from distance. Neese has scored in double-figures in all six games this season with a season scoring 17 or more in five games.
 
MICAH THOMAS SHOW
» Newcomer Micah Thomas put on an offensive clinic in the finale of the Myrtle Beach Invitational, scoring a career-high 23 points against New Mexico State. Down 20 points with 13 minutes to go, Thomas pulled ISU to within six points with three minutes remaining. Thomas shot 9-for-16 from the field and was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line but more impressive was his 14 second-half points. Thomas has scored 10 or more points in four of the five games he has played in while averaging 14.6 points a game. One of the best shooters on the team, he leads ISU with a 39.3 percent from deep.
 
MOVING THE ROCK
» Indiana State ranks second in the MVC with 14.3 assists per game while sitting third with a 1.21 assist-to-turnover ratio. Four players have recorded over 10 assists with Cameron Henry leading the way by a large margin with 26. Cooper Neese and Julian Larry have 11 each and Micah Thomas has assisted on 10 makes. The outlier is Xavier Bledson who has recorded 10 assists in just three games after missing the last three games at the MBI.
 
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