ST. LOUIS - Indiana State men's basketball is set to open the 2024 MVC Tournament on Friday from the Enterprise Center.
 

Indiana State Men's Basketball vs Missouri State
Date	Friday, March 8 | 1 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	St. Louis, Mo. // Enterprise Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes
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Social Media	@IndStBasketball // @IndStAthletics

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Sycamores in Arch Madness
Indiana State has won only three MVC Tournament championships (1979, 2001, 2011). Coach Schertz is 3-3 in the tournament while Indiana State is 28-39 overall.

Series History
This is the 84th all-time meeting between the Sycamores and Bears, but the third of the 2023-24 season. Indiana State won both games in the regular season: 88-66 at home on January 16 and 73-71 on the road in Springfield.

Last Time Out - Indiana State
Indiana State men's basketball hoisted the regular season trophy on Sunday, winning the Missouri Valley regular season title outright with an 89-77 win on Sunday against Murray State. Indiana State also broke its own school record in made three-pointers as a team, set last season at 340. With 11 made triples on the day, ISU sits with 341 made threes, a new school record. This record includes postseason play, so the Sycamores will continue to add to this total.

Another program record was broken with the win: most MVC regular season wins. Sunday's win marked No. 17 of the season, and the previous record was 16 set by the 1978-79 team.

Ryan Conwell led the way for the Sycamores, scoring 24 points on 7-for-10 from the floor, including a 6-for-7 effort from beyond the arc. He also tied his career-high with 12 rebounds, also dishing out three assists and swiping one pass. Conwell knocked down all four free throws. Robbie Avila scored 23 points shooting 8-for-10 from the field and was perfect from the charity stripe, 7-for-7. He pulled down four rebounds and recorded four assists. 

Both Isaiah Swope and Jayson Kent finished with 14 points. Swope shot 4-for-7 and made three triples, and Kent finished 4-for-8 and recorded four rebounds. Julian Larry chipped in eight points, a rebound and four assists. Xavier Bledson chipped in six points.

Last Time Out - Missouri State
The Bears won the opening game of the tournament 60-35 over Murray State. Alston Mason led the way with 22 points, and N.J. Benson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

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