ST. LOUIS – Indiana State men's basketball opens the 2026 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night, drawing the No. 7 seed Valparaiso with a start time of 7 p.m. ET. The Sycamores earned the No. 10 seed following a 4-16 regular season conference record.
 
 

No. 10 Indiana State Men's Basketball vs. No. 7 Valparaiso
Date	Thursday, March 5 // 7 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	St. Louis, Mo. // Enterprise Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes
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With a win…
With a win, Indiana State will move onto play the No. 2 seed Bradley on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET.
 
Regular Season Stat Leaders

• Scoring: Ian Scott (13.5)
• Rebounds: Ian Scott (6.5)
• Assists: Xavier Hall (4.23)
• FG%: Ian Scott (65.5%, min. 150 attempts)
  • Honorable mention: Enel St. Bernard (65.5%, 74-113)
• 3FG%: Camp Wagner (34.4%, min. 50 attempts)
  • Honorable mention: Ian Scott (38.8%, 19-49)
• Steals: Ian Scott (38)
• Blocks: Enel St. Bernard (31)
• Minutes: Ian Scott (29.9), Camp Wagner (28.5), Xavier Hall (27.8)

 
Series History
Indiana State has fallen twice to Valpo this season, most recently on February 15 in Valparaiso, 76-75. The Sycamores had a one-point lead with less than 10 seconds remaining, but a short jumper sent the Beacons to the victory. In the game, the Sycamores shot 54.4% from the field but made only 4-of-15 (26.7%) from three with nine free throws made, while Valpo shot 51.8% from the field and made 8-of-19 (42.1%) from three with 10 made free throws.
 
On January 31, Indiana State hosted Valpo and fell, 76-72. The numbers slightly favored the Sycamores: Indiana State (45.8%, 24.0%) vs. Valpo (43.8%, 21.4%). Though Indiana State shot slightly better, the difference is Valpo attempts five more field goals resulted in one more make, and the Beacons made five more shots from the line.
 
Last Time Out
Indiana State snapped a six-game losing streak on Senior Day Sunday with a win over UIC, 79-63. Camp Wagner paced the Sycamores with a season high 25 points, followed by Ian Scott with 15, Jo Van Buggenhout with 12, and Bruno Alocen with 11. Markus Harding led the team with five rebounds, while Van Buggenhout chipped in a game-high five assists.
 
Indiana State shot 54.9% from the field and hit 48.3% of the shots from downtown, the second-best mark this season.
 
Quick Hits

• Ian Scott (via KenPom) ended the regular season 17th in the nation in effective field goal percentage (eFG%) at 66.4% and 15th in true shooting (68.0%)
• In the last game, Camp Wagner scored a season-high 25 points, making 7-of-10 from three. He's the first Sycamore to score 25 points in a game since Samage Teel scored 26 at Drake on February 8 of last season.
• In the last four games:
  • Ian Scott:13.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.0 STL/G, 67.7% FG, 5 total BLK
  • Camp Wagner: 12.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 43.8% 3FG (14-32)
• Following the UIC game, INS is 9-2 when giving up 73 points or less & 2-16 when allowing 74+ points