TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Sycamores head to the Steel City this weekend for their fourth all-time meeting with Duquesne. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 17 from UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, and ISU will be looking to get back in the win column and even up the all-time series to 2-2 against the Dukes.
 
Saturday is Indiana State's last game of a four-game road stint, and the Sycamores will return to Hulman Center Dec. 22 for the first time since Nov. 30. ISU is 5-0 at home this season and 2-1 in true road games (2-1 in neutral site games).
 
The Sycamores are coming off an 88-85 overtime loss at Southern Indiana this past Sunday in which ISU saw its five-game win streak end with its first true road loss of the season. There were nine ties and 12 lead changes in the game, and after trailing by as much as six in the first half, Indiana State led by a game-high 11 points at 6:19 in the second half. Southern Indiana nailed a triple with 35 seconds left in the second half to tie things up at 77-all and send the game into overtime, and it would come down to the final minute of the overtime period where the Eagles knocked down six free throws to help themselves remain undefeated at home this season.
 
Jayson Kent posted a career-high 20 points at USI on 10-of-17 shooting including a pair of dunks. In his last two games, Kent is shooting 60.9 percent from the field and averaging 15.0 points per game.
 
In his last five games, Cameron Henry is shooting 56.3 percent from the field averaging 15.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and just 2.6 turnovers per game. In the road win over Southern Illinois, he nearly notched a triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists all while committing zero turnovers against the Salukis.
 
As a team, ISU leads the Valley and ranks top-50 nationally in assists per game (16.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.33). Cameron Henry ranks second in the Valley with a 1.85 assist-to-turnover ratio and third with 3.7 assists per game.
 
The Sycamores also lead the valley in 3-pointers per game with 10.1, which ranks top-20 in the nation. Courvoisier McCauley ranks second in the Valley with 3.36 3-pointers per game and 37 total 3-pointers, which ranks 12th and sixth in the nation, respectively. He has hit six or more 3-pointers in a game three times this season.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the fourth all-time meeting between Indiana State and Duquesne, and the Sycamores currently trail the series 1-2.
 
The series dates back to Feb. 20, 1950 when the Sycamores lost by just a single point, 54-55, on the road, and the two teams met again in the first round of the Steel Bowl in Pittsburgh Dec. 9, 1966 where ISU took its first and lone win in the series, 90-84.
 
Most recently, ISU and Duquesne met on neutral ground at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas where Duquesne won 74-71.
The two teams have yet to meet in Terre Haute.
 
LAST GAME AGAINST THE DUKES
Indiana State opened its run at the 2019 Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas with a 71-74 loss to the Dukes. It was ISU's first-ever regular season game outside the United States.
 
Former Sycamore and current Duke Tre Williams started the game for ISU.
 
Tyreke Key paced the Sycamores with 21 points and he was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Jake LaRavia battled foul trouble throughout to score a career-high 18 points in an efficient outing that saw him hit 7-of-9 from the field.
 
The Sycamores led 15-3 at 13:00 in the first half, but then Duquesne went on a 17-0 run for an eight-point lead at 3:16. ISU built back up to a six-point lead going into halftime and pushed that lead to 10 in the first minute of the second half.
 
Duquesne cut its deficit down to one point at 13:52 in the second half and then stayed within single digits of the Sycamores the rest of the way before nailing six free throws in the last minute of the game to take the 74-71 win.

DUQUESNE AT A GLANCE
Duquesne was picked to finished 15th out of 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Dukes tied their school record for November wins set in 2008 and matched in 2020 (both 6-0). DU went 6-1 in November, with the lone loss coming at No. 4 (AP) Kentucky.
 
Saturday is Duquesne's eighth of nine straight home games, and the Dukes are 7-2 at home so far this season with their lone two home losses came back-to-back against Marshall Dec. 8 and New Mexico State Dec. 11. Prior to those two losses, Duquesne had won its six straight previous games.
 
The Dukes are coming off a 66-55 win over DePaul this past Wednesday. Duquesne limited the Blue Demons to .309 shooting in the game. DePaul's 55 points were a season low and 22 points below their scoring average. Dae Dae Grant and Joe Reece led the Dukes with 15 points each.
 
Stat Leaders
Points: Dae Dae Grant (17.9)
Rebounds: Austin Rotroff (7.5)
Assists: Tevin Brewer (28/3.1)
Steals: Jimmy Clark III (19/1.7)
Blocks: David Dixon (15/1.4)
3-Pointers: Dae Dae Grant (36/3.3)

LAST TIME OUT
The Sycamores saw their win streak come to a close Sunday evening with their first true road loss of the season at Southern Indiana, falling 88-85 in overtime to the Screaming Eagles.
 
There were nine ties and 12 lead changes in the game, and after trailing by as much as six in the first half, Indiana State (9-2, 2-0 MVC) led by a game-high 11 points at 6:19 in the second half. Southern Indiana (5-5, 0-0 OVC) nailed a triple with 35 seconds left in the second half to tie things up at 77-all and send the game into overtime, and it would come down to the final minute of the overtime period where the Eagles knocked down six free throws to help themselves remain undefeated at home this season.
 
Jayson Kent dropped a career-high 20 points on 10-of-17 shooting. He also had a pair of steals, rebounds, and assists.
 
Cade McKnight posted a Sycamore career-high 11 points in a season-high 26:47 minutes played.
 
Courvoisier McCauley led the Sycamores with 23 points on the night, which is his fourth 20+ point game of the season and his ninth double digit scoring game this year.
 
Cameron Henry's 15 points in the game mark his fifth double-digit scoring game in a row and sixth this season.

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