TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State men's basketball hosts the visiting Belmont Bruins to town on Saturday afternoon. The game tips off at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

  

Indiana State Men's Basketball vs. Belmont
Date	Saturday, January 11 // 1 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Hulman Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // Belmont Notes
Live Stats	Live Stats Link
Watch	ESPN+
Social Media	@IndStBasketball // @IndStAthletics

The last time on the court, Indiana State played its second game in overtime in a week's time, eventually falling to Valparaiso 98-95. Valparaiso went a perfect four-for-four from the field in overtime and four-for-six from the free throw line to outscore the Sycamores 12-9 in the extra five-minute period to secure the 98-95 victory in overtime. Indiana State also made four buckets from the field but was limited to shoot only one-for-one from the line, which proved to be the difference in the three-point game. Samage Teel led the Sycamores offensively with 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting while dishing out a game-high seven assists. He played 42:17 minutes in the game, the most between the two teams. Jaden Daughtry scored 16 points going 6-for-9 from the field, and he tied Derek Vorst for a team-high seven rebounds. K'mani Doughty finished with 15 points on a 5-for-9 night, going 2-for-4 from deep with three rebounds and three assists. Camp Wagner scored 14 points, knocking down four three-pointers and pulling down four rebounds. Aaron Gray rounded out the five Sycamores in double figures with 10, going 5-for-10 from the field with six rebounds.

For Belmont, the Bruins won at home against Southern Illinois, 90-86, backed from a career-high 17 points and nine rebounds from Brigham Rogers. But, it was Jonathan Pierre that led five Belmont players in double figures with 21 points and five rebounds.

This contest, on paper, is shaping up to be a fast, high-scoring affair.

• Both teams are inside the top 30 in the nation in adjusted tempo. Indiana State sits ninth at 73.8 and Belmont 29th at 72.2 (via KenPom, through games January 9). Adjusted tempo is an estimate of the tempo (possessions per 40 minutes) a team would have against the team that wants to play at an average D-I tempo.
• Both teams are inside the top 35 in effective field goal percentage. Indiana State sits 21st at 56.9% and Belmont at 32nd at 55.7%. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%) - Shooting is measured by effective field goal percentage, which differs from conventional field goal percentage by taking into account the extra value of a made 3-pointer.

In the last five games, Jaden Daughtry is leading the Sycamores at 18.0 points per gam, shooting 62.5% in the stretch. Samage Teel is scoring 16.2 points per game hitting at a 47.4% clip from the field, and Camp Wagner is scoring 12.2 points per game hitting 40.0% from deep. The team is averaging 86.4 points per game on 47.4% shooting from the field and 32.4% from deep. However, the Sycamores are allowing the opposition to score 81.2 points per game while shooting 44.6% from the field.

Looking Ahead
After hosting Belmont, Indiana State hits the road to Peoria, Ill. to face Bradley on January 15 at 8 p.m. ET for the second time in 2025. The Braves came to Indiana State and won in overtime, 90-89, on January 1. Following the Bradley game, the Sycamores return to Terre Haute to play Drake University on ESPN2/ESPNU on. Saturday, January 18 at 6 p.m. ET.

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