TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State men's basketball hosts Southern Indiana on Saturday at Hulman Center. The game is slated for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 

Indiana State Men's Basketball vs Southern Indiana
Date	Saturday, December 9 | 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Hulman Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // USI Notes
Live Stats	Live Stats Link
Watch	ESPN+
Social Media	@IndStBasketball // @IndStAthletics

Series History
Indiana State hosts Southern Indiana after USI defeated the Sycamores in overtime in Evansville last year, 88-85. This is the second time the two teams will meet.

About USI
USI is in their 4th season with Stan Gouard at the helm. Coach Gouard is a former Sycamore assistant coach from 2005-2008. USI finished last season 16-17 and 9-9 in the OVC. They were beat out in the first round of the OVC tournament by SIU-Edwardsville 68-54. Two Screaming Eagles are averaging more than 10.0 PPG this season: Jeremiah Hernandez (12.9) and AJ Smith (10.8). Smith also enters the game averaging 10.0 RPG.

Last Time Out - Indiana State
Indiana State men's basketball outscored the Huskies 50-28 in the second half to secure their seventh-straight victory this season, 90-67, to improve to 8-1. ISU remains 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Isaiah Swope led the Sycamores with his first D-I double-double, scoring 27 points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds. Swope continued his hot three-point-shooting streak, draining four-or-more triples for the fourth-straight game. He has made four-plus three-pointers in seven of ISU's nine games this season. Swope also recorded one steal and now has at least one steal in eight-of-nine games this year.

Four other Sycamores finished in double digits, a usual trend for Indiana State. Ryan Conwell was the team's second leading scorer, bringing in 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Julian Larry racked up 13 points converting on 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. Entering the contest, Larry only attempted 12 three-pointers with a 58.3% three-point percentage.

Robbie Avila and Jayson Kent each added 12 points for ISU. Kent converted on both three-point attempts and bought in a near double-double, bringing down eight rebounds, and recorded a season-high three steals.

Last Time Out - USI
University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball started fast, but lost momentum in falling to Purdue University Fort Wayne, 70-57, Wednesday evening at Screaming Eagles Arena. The Screaming Eagles slide to 2-8, while the Mastodons are 9-1 this season.

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