TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball plays its home opener on Thursday against Eureka College. The game is set for 7 p.m. ET inside Hulman Center on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Indiana State fell in its season opener on November 4 against Florida Atlantic, 97-64.
Samage Teel led all Sycamores in scoring with 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field. One key stretch in the game was a 34-12 run through about 12 minutes of play in the first half by the Owls that the Sycamores never overcame. Offensively, the Sycamores as a team assisted on 71.4% of its baskets – 15 assists on 21 made field goals.
Thursday's home contest is one-of-three games inside Hulman Center within 15 days. Indiana State opens with Eureka on November 7, hosts SIUE on November 12, and plays a Friday night game versus Chicago State on November 22. Following the Chicago State matchup, the Sycamores won't play a home game until December 18 when it hosts Murray State in the first home MVC contest.
Thirteen Sycamores played in the season opener against FAU, which includes 10-of-11 new faces to the roster. Teel recorded the most minutes played among all Sycamores with 34, followed by
Aaron Gray with 25 and
Jahni Summers with 24.
Markus Harding rounds out the four players with 20+ minutes played with 22.
Indiana State took 64 field goal attempts on Monday night, of which 57.8% (37-of-64) were attempted from beyond the arc and 35.9% (23-of-64) were from inside the paint (combined numbers: 93.7%, 60-of-64 shots from three and the paint).
Thursday's contest will be Eureka's first exhibition of the season. The Red Devils come from Eureka, Ill. which sits just east of Peoria. Eureka plays in the NCAA Division III's SLIAC (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), where the team finished 7-18 overall and 5-13 in league play in the 2023-24 season.
The doors are set to open one hour before start time, and fans will want to ensure they're settled in their seats before tip off as the 2024 America's Got Talent winner Richard Goodall will sing the national anthem. Goodall will also perform at halftime, singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" which he performed on the show.
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