NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Indiana State men's basketball takes trip south to play Belmont University on Saturday evening. Tip off from the Curb Event Center is at 6 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

 

Indiana State Men's Basketball at Belmont
Date	Saturday, February 22 // 6 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Nashville, Tenn. // Curb Event Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // Belmont Notes
Live Stats	Live Stats Link
Watch	ESPN+
Social Media	@IndStBasketball // @IndStAthletics

 










Last Time on the Court
The Sycamores dropped their last contest versus Evansville, 79-74. Jaden Daughtry (23) and Samage Teel (21) led the way for Indiana State. Daughtry's 23 points were a game high, and he recorded a team-high six rebounds. Teel scored or assists on 15-of-22 made field goals for Indiana State, in part by his game-high nine assists.
 
Series History
This will be the 11th all-time matchup against the two teams, but only the eighth time in recent years. The programs met up three times in the mid-1950s, where Indiana State won all three. They didn't meet again until 2013. Overall, Indiana State holds a 7-3 advantage.
 
Belmont got the better of the Sycamores in the last meeting that took place earlier this season. Belmont visited Hulman Center and left with an 84-79 victory. Jaden Daughtry (23 points, four rebounds, 10-for-11 FG) and Samage Teel (20 points, six rebounds, six assists) paced the Sycamores. Aaron Gray recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Belmont's starters in the game accounted for 69 of their 84 total points.
 
Milestone Reached
Samage Teel needed exactly 21 points in the game to reach 1,500 points in his career, and he did just that. He now sits in his 3+ year career with 1,500 points, 350+ rebounds, and 350+ assists.
 
Entering Saturday's game, Teel leads the team in: points per game (17.7), assists per game (4.93), minutes played (942; second-closest is 697), and steals (35).
 
The Last Five
Three Sycamores averaged double-figure scoring in the Sycamores' last five games. Samage Teel has scored 24.2 points per game on 52.6% from the floor, 44.8% from deep, and 86.7% from the line (26-for-30). He has dished out 6.4 assists per game. Jaden Daughtry sits at 13.4 points per game on 57.8% shooting, while Camp Wagner has averaged 10.4 points per game. Aaron Gray leads the team in the span in rebounds per game with 6.0.

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