Men's Basketball vs Evansville (Game 23)
Date // Time	February, 8 // 7 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Hulman Center (9,000)
Preview Notes // Information	Game Notes/Media Center
Live Stats	Live Stat Feed
Watch // Listen	ESPN Plus via Watch ESPN // 105.5 The Legend // GoSycamores.com/Listen
Social Media	@IndStBasketball / @IndStAthletics
Other Information	Hulman Center Guidelines/Mask Requirements // Tickets

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State basketball will look to snap a three-game losing streak on Tuesday night at home when the Sycamores play host to Evansville in the first of two meetings over three days with the Aces. ISU will travel to UE on Thursday. Both contests will air on ESPN Plus and are scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. ET. The game is also on the radio on 105.5 The Legend as well as GoSycamores.com/Listen.
 
Fans wishing to purchase tickets can do so by clicking HERE, by calling 877-ISU-TIXS, or by visiting the Hulman Center Ticket Office.
 
*Indiana State University requires all campus visitors, faculty, staff and students to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Full Hulman Center Guidelines can be found by clicking HERE.
 
THE FOREST INCENTIVES
The Culver's "Drive to 25" promotion for The Forest continues at Hulman Center this season. Students in The Forest will receive promo cards for a free butter burger from Culver's if ISU scores 25 points or more in the first half of action.
 
Labor Link has also teamed up with the Sycamores to provide gift cards to Forest members based on student attendance. Outlined below are the thresholds required and the number of gift cards given away to ISU students.
 
2 - $25 gift cards - 100 students attend
6 - $25 gift cards - 250 students
8 - $25 gift cards - 500 students
20 - $25 gift cards - 1,000 students
 
GAMEDAY SPONSOR
Our Gameday Sponsor is Old National Bank. For more information click HERE.
 
THE SERIES
» Indiana State leads the all-time series against Evansville 98-85. The Sycamores have won 15 of the last 20 meetings, as well as nine in a row against the Aces. ISU is 62-26 at home against UE, 33-53 on the road, and 3-3 at neutral sites.
 
HEAD COACH JOSH SCHERTZ
» 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.
 
LAST TIME OUT
» Cameron Henry set career highs in scoring and assists but it wasn't enough as Valpo grinded out a 79-72 double overtime victory over Indiana State Saturday night. Neither team led by more than eight points in a game that saw 13 lead changes and remained tied for 16:38. Henry scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-23 shooting while also setting a new high mark with eight assists.
 
LET IT RAIN
» Indiana State continues to shoot the ball from deep at a high rate, ranking tops in the MVC and 35th nationally in 3-point attempts with 594. ISU has hit at least five threes in each game this season and has hit 10+ shots from deep eight times. The Sycamores have come close to tying the single-game school record (18) on three occasions with 16 triples against Midway (12/29) and 15 3-pointers against Hanover (11/14) and Bradley (1/2).
 
MOVING THE ROCK
» Indiana State ranks second in the MVC behind Loyola with 14.1 assists per game. Five players have recorded over 30 assists with Xavier Bledson leading ISU with 78 dimes. Two Sycamores rank in the top-10 in the MVC in assists per game with Bledson coming in at No. 1 with 4.6 while Cameron Henry ranks ninth with three assists per game.
 
FREE THROWS
» ISU has improved its season average at the free-throw line to 76 percent -- good enough for third in the MVC and 33rd nationally. Xavier Bledson leads ISU with an 85.7 percent (48-for-56) free throw percentage while Micah Thomas is shooting 83.9 percent (26-for-31) from the line. Four other Sycamores shoot 75 percent or better from the charity stripe.
 
IRON MEN
» Both Cooper Neese and Cameron Henry played all 50 minutes in a double overtime loss at Valpo. Neese ranks third in the MVC in minutes per game at 34.9. It was the most minutes for a Sycamores since Brenton Scott played 52 minutes in a four-overtime loss to Ohio during the 2017-18 season. Julian Larry also played all 45 minutes in an overtime loss at UNI earlier this season.
 
LINEUP LIMBO
» Due to injuries and COVID-19 protocols, the Sycamores have used 17 different starting lineups in 22 games this season. No starting lineup combination has been used more than three times.
 
PROTECT THE HOME COURT
» Indiana State is 7-3 inside Hulman Center this season. ISU finished 2020-21 with a 9-3 mark at home while going 12-1 in Hulman Center in 2019-20. 
 
HENRY IS A MATCHUP NIGHTMARE
» Cameron Henry has scored in double-figures in 15 of the 19 games he has seen action in, including seven MVC contests. He is averaging 15 points, 5.7 rebounds and three assists per game. His scoring output is fifth, rebounding ranks eighth and his assist mark puts him at ninth in the MVC. Henry posted a career high 28 points and eight assists in a double overtime loss at Valpo (2/5), surpassing his previous career high of 25 against the Beacons at home (1/22). 
 
MOVING UP THE LEADERBOARD
» Neese hit five 3-pointers at Valpo to move into sole possession of sixth place in school history in career 3-pointers. He has hit 157 triples in 95 games over his career. He passed teammate Tyreke Key as well as Travis Inman (1988-92).
 
» The junior is averaging 14.5 points to lead ISU and rank 11th in the MVC. Neese has scored in double-figures in 12 games this season, scoring 15 or more in 11 games. His 2.5 made 3-pointers per game leads ISU and ranks fourth in the MVC.
 
BLEDSON DOES IT ALL
» Xavier Bledson leads the Sycamores with 78 assists in 17 games played, recording multiple assists in all but one game he has seen action including a season-high 10 assists against Alabama A&M. Bledson leads the MVC with 4.6 assists per game. To go with his passing, Bledson is also averaging double-figure scoring at 10.8 points per game, scoring 15 points or more in six games. Bledson matched a career-high with 21 points at Southern Illinois (Jan. 19).
 
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