PEORIA, Ill. – Indiana State men's basketball is set for meeting No. 2 with the Bradley Braves on Wednesday night from Peoria, Illinois.
Last Time Out
The Sycamores traveled to Murray State and fell 85-81. Murray State entered the game with an MVC-best record 15-3 overall and 7-0 in league play. Indiana State was within one possession before the Racers scored with 10 seconds remaining to take the four-point win.
Camp Wagner led the Sycamores in scoring with 20 points on an 8-for-16 effort from the field and 2-of-5 from deep, with a team-high eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Ian Scott followed with 14 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.
Jo Van Buggenhout scored 11 off the bench with three rebounds and an assist.
Sterling Young followed with 10 points, six rebounds, an assist, and a steal.
Enel St. Bernard pitched in nine points and seven rebounds.
Series History
Wednesday night will be the 105th meeting between Indiana State and Bradley. In the last three contests, two have gone into overtime: earlier this season on December 18 when Bradley won in triple overtime, 108-99; January 1 in the 2024-25 season when Bradley won 90-89 in overtime. Both overtime games were played in Terre Haute.
Bradley holds a hefty lead over the Sycamores when playing in Peoria, 36-12. Over the last 10 games, Bradley also holds the advantage 4-6, being winners of the last three in a row.
Quick Hits
- From Last Game:
- The Sycamores in conference play moved to 2-6. In conference games alone, the average margin is -5.1. Since the start of 2026 (five games) the average margin is -2.6
- The 44 points in the paint for the Sycamores continue to make their average rise. Indiana State scored 40+ points in the paint in four of the last five game. Before that in the prior 14 games, the Sycamores did so in only four games
- The Sycamores in conference play moved to 2-6. In conference games alone, the average margin in -5.1. Since the start of 2026 (five games) the average margin is -2.6
- In Xavier Hall's first 17 games, he shot 9-for-51 (17.6%) from three. In the last two games, he has made 4-of-7 (57.1%)
- Entering Wednesday, Hall sits at 495 career assists
- Per the NCAA, Ian Scott is 17th in the nation in field goal percentage
- In the last five games, the guards on the roster plus Ian Scott have combined to shoot 43-for-52 (82.7%) from the line (this removed St. Bernard, Vorst, and H. Harding)
Up Next
Indiana State returns to Hulman Center on Saturday afternoon to welcome the Drake Bulldogs. The 1 p.m. ET contest is Indiana State
Hall of Fame game and the team reunions for the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 teams. Those teams will also be honored during the game.
