TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State plays its second home game in a three-day span Saturday afternoon, as the Sycamores welcome Bradley to Hulman Center for a 2 p.m. tip.
 
Saturday's game will be aired on ESPN+, with Chris Machado (play-by-play), Nyah Wilson (analyst) and Kayla Douglas (reporter) on the call. John Sherman will have the radio call on WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend.
 
Last Time Out
Indiana State sophomore forward Amerie Flowers tallied a career-high 27 points Thursday night, but league-leading Murray State's offense proved too much for the Sycamores in a 114-78 setback inside Hulman Center.
 
Flowers went 12-for-17 from the field, setting career-best marks in both categories, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds. Clemisha Prackett, Jayci Allen, and Tierney Kelsey each contributed 12 points, while Kennedy Claybrooks dished out a game-high 10 assists to go along with three steals.
 
Murray State seized control early and never looked back, using strong runs in each half to build separation from Indiana State. After a tightly contested opening quarter, the Racers closed the first half with a decisive surge to take a 58-37 lead into the break. Indiana State showed fight in the second half and played Murray State evenly in stretches, but the Racers continued to extend their advantage with consistent scoring and trips to the free-throw line, pulling away for a lopsided victory.
 
Career Day
Indiana State sophomore forward Amerie Flowers posted the best game of her young Sycamore career Thursday night against Murray State, finishing with 27 points and eight rebounds against the league-leading Racers.
 
Flowers was efficient from the field in Thursday's game, going 12-for-17 from the floor (70.6 percent) while going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. The 27-point outing was the highest-scoring game for a Sycamore this season.
 
Thursday's game marked the third straight game in double-figures for Flowers. The sophomore post player is averaging 18.3 points per game while shooting 64.9 percent from the field in that span.
 
Playing With Pace
Indiana State is on pace for its highest-scoring season in nearly 20 years, with the Sycamores' up-tempo style of play being a large contributor to that.
 
The Sycamores rank ninth nationally in possessions per 40 minutes at 78.7, the second-highest in the MVC in the last 15 seasons. Indiana State's two seasons under head coach Marc Mitchell rank among the MVC's 10 most up-tempo seasons in the last 15 years (78.7 possessions per 40 in 2025-26, 75.9 possessions per 40 in 2024-25).
 
Indiana State enters the weekend averaging 73.4 points per game overall and 74.2 points per game in conference play. This season's scoring average is on pace to be the Sycamores' highest-scoring season since the 2006-07 campaign, when the Trees averaged 77.6 points per game
 
Dishing Out Dimes
Indiana State senior guard Kennedy Claybrooks tallied 10 assists in the Sycamores' last game against Murray State, marking the second time this season that the Memphis native recorded double-digit assists in a game.
 
Claybrooks dished out a career-high 11 assists when the Sycamores faced Bradley in Peoria, which culminated in the first double-double of her collegiate career. The 11 assists against Bradley are the most by an MVC player in a game this season, with Claybrooks being one of three athletes in the conference with multiple 10-assist games this season.
 
Claybrooks ranks third in the MVC this season with 4.9 assists per game, a figure which has improved to 5.5 assists per game in conference play. She is one of four athletes in the conference averaging more than five assists per game against league opposition.
 
Roaring 20s
Indiana State has featured a post player with a 20-point outing in each of the last two games, as Amerie Flowers tallied a career-high 27 points against Murray State and Clemisha Prackett recorded a career-high 20 points in the Sycamores' road win at Evansville
 
Flowers and Prackett joined Tierney Kelsey (four times) and Jayci Allen (once) as Sycamores with a 20-point game this season, with the post players producing the Sycamores' highest-scoring outings in conference play this season.
 
Prackett's 20-point performance came on one of her most efficient outings from the field this season. The junior post player went 7-for-11 from the floor (63.6 percent) and was 6-for-8 from the charity stripe.
 
Flowers had arguably the best offensive performance by a Sycamore this season in her 27-point outing, going 12-for-17 from the floor (70.6 percent) and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. Her 27 points, 12 field goals and 17 field goal attempts were all career-high marks
 
Magic Numbers
Indiana State has fared well this season when scoring at a high clip. The Sycamores are 6-2 when scoring 75 or more points this season, including 3-0 mark when scoring more than 80 points in a game. Indiana State surpassed the 75-point plateau in both ends of its recent 2-0 road trip, scoring 77 against Valparaiso and 78 against Evansville.
 
Conversely, the Trees are 5-1 this season when holding opponents under 70 points, a mark which the Sycamores also achieved in their 77-63 road win over Valparaiso.
 
On This Date
Indiana State owns a 5-10 record all-time in February 7 games, though the Sycamores are 3-0 with a scoring margin of plus-27.3 in home games played on this date.
 
The Sycamores are 1-1 against Bradley on this date, winning a 2003 contest at home (98-55) and dropping a 2008 game on the road (62-50).
 
1976 – at Miami (Ohio) (W, 67-59)
1978 – at Indiana (L, 46-55)
1981 – at DePaul (L, 64-76)
1985 – at Missouri State (L, 71-80)
1986 – Northern Iowa (W, 85-50)
1987 – Drake (W, 63-59)
1991 – at Missouri State (L, 69-86)
1997 – at Drake (L, 63-84)
1998 – at Northern Iowa (W, 67-60 (OT))
2002 – at Drake (L, 59-84)
2003 – Bradley (W, 98-55)
2008 – at Bradley (L, 50-62)
2009 – at Illinois State (L, 48-69)
2014 – at Illinois State (L, 50-53)
2025 – at Missouri State (L, 61-76)
 
Bradley At A Glance
Bradley enters the weekend at 15-8 overall and 8-4 in conference play. The Braves are coming off a 69-47 win over Northern Iowa in their last game and have won four of their last five.
 
Kaylen Nelson leads the Braves in scoring at 17.6 points per game, while Maya Foz leads all MVC freshmen in scoring at 14.6 points per game. Nelson ranks third in the MVC in scoring and leads the conference in 3-point percentage at 41.6 percent. Mya Wardle averages nearly four assists per game, while Ellie McDermid pulls down a team-high 5.9 rebounds per contest.
 
Kate Popovec-Goss is in her fourth season as head coach at Bradley and owns a 35-75 record at the helm of the Braves. Popovec-Goss has rebuilt Bradley into a top-half MVC program with 29 wins since the start of the 2024-25 season.
 
Series History Against Bradley
Indiana State is 54-34 all-time against Bradley, though the Braves have won the last three in the series.
 
The Trees are 31-10 in Terre Haute in the series, including a 17-3 mark in the last 20 home games against the Braves.
 
Last Meeting Against Bradley (Jan. 11, 2026)
Kennedy Claybrooks tallied a team-high 16 points and a career-high 11 assists for her first career double-double, but Indiana State's quest for a road conference win fell short at Bradley, 79-74, inside Renaissance Coliseum.
 
Samiyah Briggs tacked on 15 points to match her season high, while Jayci Allen added 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench, her most in an MVC contest. Claybrooks also added five rebounds and a game-high four steals for the Sycamores.
 
Indiana State started strong from deep, hitting five of its first seven 3-point attempts to lead by eight late in the second. Bradley pulled within one possession at the half, but the Blue and White scored the first five points out of the intermission to push their lead back out. The home side closed the third quarter with a 20-6 run to take a 61-54 lead over the Sycamores, but Indiana State fought back in the fourth. A 9-0 run for the Trees put Indiana State ahead 63-61, and the Blue and White still had a lead with less than three minutes remaining. Indiana State couldn't finish the job down the stretch, though, as Bradley outscored the Trees 7-2 in the last two minutes to fend off a resilient Sycamore effort.
 
Up Next
Indiana State heads west to face the two Iowa schools in its next two conference games, starting Thursday night with a 7 p.m. tip at Northern Iowa.
 
Follow the Sycamores
For the latest information on Sycamore Women's Basketball, visit GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Fans can also receive updates on Sycamore Athletics by downloading the March On App from the both the App Store and the Google Play Store.