TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State plays its first home game in over a month Thursday evening when it welcomes Murray State to Hulman Center for a 6 p.m. tip.
 
The game will be carried on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 

Indiana State Women's Basketball vs. Murray State
Date	Thursday, January 11 | 6 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Hulman Center (9,000)
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // Murray State Notes
Live Stats	Live Stats Link
Watch	ESPN+
Listen	Indiana State Radio / 105.5 The Legend
Tickets	Tickets Starting at $6
Media Info	Indiana State Women's Basketball Media Center
Social Media	@IndStWBB // @IndStAthletics

 
Gameday Promotions
Thursday's game has been designated as Indiana State's We Back Pat game to raise awareness about Alzheimer's. The Sycamores will wear purple shirts during warmups as a continuation to raise awareness for Alzheimer's after participating in the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's prior to the start of the season.
 
Old National Bank is the gameday sponsor for Thursday's game. For more information on our game sponsor, visit HERE.
 
Last Time Out
Indiana State gave preseason conference favorite Northern Iowa everything it could handle Saturday afternoon, but the Panthers outlasted the Sycamores 85-79 in a high-scoring battle inside McLeod Center.
 
Chelsea Cain led the way for the Sycamores with 18 points and six assists, while Mya Glanton tied her season high of 17 points and added six rebounds. Bella Finnegan was also in double-figures for the Trees with 11, while Ella Sawyer had seven points matched her career high of eight assists.
 
Indiana State opened the game on a 7-0 run and shot 60 percent from the field in the opening quarter. The Sycamores were efficient from distance in the opening 20 minutes, where they were 7-for-10 from behind the arc. Northern Iowa kept pace, though, and took a two-point lead into halftime. The Sycamores were neck-and-neck throughout the second half, but the home side took advantage of 26 free throw attempts in the second half to narrowly defeat a scrappy Sycamore team.
 
Home Sweet Home
Indiana State returns to the confines of Hulman Center for the first time in more than a month Thursday when it faces Murray State. The Sycamores have played their last five games on the road, while nine of Indiana State's last 10 games have come away from home.
 
Indiana State's three home games thus far are tied for the second-fewest in the conference at this stage, with only Valparaiso (two) and UIC (three) playing three or fewer home games at this point of the season.
 
Letting It Fly
Indiana State 3-point shooting woes have been well-documented this season, but the Sycamores found plenty of success from behind the arc in their last game at Northern Iowa. The Trees knocked down 10 treys against the Panthers, tying a season high, while shooting a season-best 52.6 percent from distance.
 
Seven different Sycamores knocked down at least one 3-pointer against UNI, with Asia Donald (two) and Bella Finnegan (three) both connecting from distance on multiple occasions.
 
Balancing Act
Indiana State's scoring has been a balanced effort this season, with four different Sycamores averaging double-digit points per game. Chelsea Cain leads the Trees with 11.5 points per game, while Kiley Bess (11.1), Bella Finnegan (10.1) and Mya Glanton (10.0) also average at least 10 points per game. Additionally, Asia Donald, Ella Sawyer, Keslyn Secrist and Chloe Williams have all produced double-digit scoring games this season for the Sycamores.
 
The balanced offense for the Sycamores has made it difficult for teams to key in on any specific player. No player has led Indiana State in scoring in consecutive games this season.
 
Get To The Glass
Indiana State is one of two teams in the conference with multiple players averaging two or more offensive rebounds per game against conference foes. Savannah White ranks third in the MVC with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game in MVC plpay, while Mya Glanton is tied for seventh in the conference at 2.0 offensive rebounds per game against league foes.
 
Indiana State leads the MVC in offensive rebounding overall at 14.2 per game, while the Sycamores are third in the conference at 40.0 total rebounds per game. Glanton leads the team and ranks among the conference leaders in both offensive rebounds (third, 3.5) and total rebounds (seventh, 7.5).
 
Murray State at a Glance
Murray State enters Thursday's game at 10-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play. The Racers have won nine straight games led by a high-powered offense averaging 93.9 points per game.
 
Katelyn Young leads the Racers with 17.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, with five different Murray State players averaging double-digit scoring. Bria Sanders-Woods averages a team-high 4.4 assists per game and is also tied for the team lead with 21 steals this season.
 
Rechelle Turner is in her seventh season at the helm of the Murray State program and recently picked up her 100th win as the head coach of the Racers. Turner ranks second in program history in wins and led Murray State to its first postseason appearance in more than a decade in 2022.
 
Series History Against Murray State
Murray State owns a 4-3 lead in the all-time series, with Indiana State winning each of the last three games. The Sycamores swept the season series last year, winning 62-56 in Terre Haute and 82-71 in Murray.
 
Last Meeting Against Murray State (Feb. 10, 2023)
Bella Finnegan scored a career-high 26 points and Del'Janae Williams added 17, propelling Indiana State past Murray State, 82-71, inside CFSB Center.
 
Chelsea Cain also finished in double-figures for the Sycamores with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Indiana State shot a season-best 63.5 percent from the floor and 61.5 percent from distance. Finnegan had seven rebounds and three assists in addition to her 26 points.
 
Indiana State got out to a strong start from the field, and the offensive attack carried throughout the game for the Sycamores. The Trees never trailed by more than four, with a Finnegan basket inside the final minute of the opening half putting the Sycamores ahead for good. Indiana State shot 70 percent from the field in the last 20 minutes, and scored 20-plus points in three of the four quarters to complete their season sweep of Murray State.  
 
Up Next
Indiana State remains at home to face Belmont Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
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