EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball fell on Monday night at Southern Indiana, 87-77, moving to 3-3 on the season.
 
A slow start to the game for the Sycamores proved costly, getting down 8-0 through two-and-a-half minutes of play and the Sycamores never found the lead. Jahni Summers made the Sycamores first six points of the game to help Indiana State fight back to trail 11-9 with 12:51 on the clock.
 
A layup by Aaron Gray and two-straight layups by Markus Harding kept the Sycamores within three points before Southern Indiana made some separation for its first double-digit lead of the game, 26-15, with 7:45 remaining in the half. USI held that lead, give or take a couple points, through the remainder of the half.
 
Through the first half, Indiana State turned the ball over 15 times leading to 17 USI points. Those 17 points in addition to eight points from the free throw line from the Screaming Eagles gave USI the 11-point halftime advantage.
 
Indiana State outscored Southern Indiana 48-47 in the second half, shooting 57.6% from the field in the last 20 minutes. Bruno Alocen and K'mani Doughty helped cut the deficit to five points with back-to-back layups with the scoreboard showing 43-38 with 16:44 to go.
 
The Sycamores and Screaming Eagles stayed tight through the next four minutes, going back-and-forth on buckets but Indiana State held the 13-10 advantage in the run. The Sycamores ended that run cutting the lead down to two points, 53-51, with 12:54 to play. Six different Sycamores contributed, and the team made 5-of-6 from the floor and converted all three free throw attempts.
 
Southern Indiana used a 15-7 run, making 6-of-7 to pull away from the Sycamores just enough to lead by 10, 68-58, with 7:14 on the clock.
 
The Sycamores didn't count themselves out yet, as in the next three minutes Indiana State brought the game within four points with the help of Samage Teel scoring 5-of-9 in a 9-3 Sycamore advantage. Gray scored on a layup assisted by Teel, and Doughty drained a pair from the line to add to the effort.
 
Teel and Harding combined to score the final 10 points of the game for Indiana State in the last four minutes, but USI finished perfect from the floor (4-for-4) and 6-for-8 from the free throw line to capture the 10-point, 87-77 victory over Indiana State.
 
Samage Teel led the game with 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting, recording six rebounds, four assists, and a block. Teel led the game with five steals. Jahni Summers scored 15 points finishing 6-for-10 from the floor, hauling in five rebounds and recording three steals. Markus Harding was the third-and-final Sycamore in double figures with 13, pulling down a team-high seven rebounds and dishing out a team-high five assists. Aaron Gray chipped in eight points and six rebounds.
 
News & Notes

• Indiana State committed 20 turnovers in the game, the second 20+ turnover game of the season (21 against Florida Atlantic).
• The Sycamores recorded the second-lowest assist-to-field goal percentage of the season (41.9%) assisting on 13-of-31 made baskets. The 13 assists is also the season-low.
• Southern Indiana recorded the best three-point field goal percentage by an opponent this season, making 52.4% from down range (11-of-21). The 11 threes ties the most made by an opponent this season (11 by Florida Atlantic).
• Indiana State made 64.9% of its two-point attempts, with all of its two-pointers coming from inside the paint.
• Samage Teel recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season, and the second time he has gone for 20+ in back-to-back games. His five steals ties his collegiate high.
• With six rebounds tonight, he now has three-straight games of six rebounds.
• Jahni Summers recorded back-to-back games in double figures for the first time this season.
• Markus Harding has two-straight games of at least 13 points (13 agsinst USI and 16 against Chicago State).
• All but one Sycamore that entered the game scored at least two baskets (8-of-9).
• Indiana State's 13 steals ties for the most this season.

 
Up Next
Indiana State heads south to The Bahamas to play in the Baha Mar Hops event in Nassau. The Sycamores open with Arkansas State on Friday at 4:30 p.m., Iona on Saturday at 2 p.m., and closes with Tarleton State on Sunday at 7 p.m. All times are Eastern and games can be streaming through a FloCollege subscription or by tuning into 105.5 The Legend (audio stream can be found on www.gosycamores.com).
 
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