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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball returns to the friendly surroundings of Liberty Arena for a three-game homestand, beginning Friday when the University of South Dakota comes to Evansville. Game time Friday is slated for 7 p.m.
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Following the USI-USD matchup, the homestand continues Monday when the Screaming Eagles host Indiana State University, the 2024 NIT runner-up, for a 7 p.m. contest. The final game of the homestand is December 2 at 7 p.m. against East/West University.
All of the action from USI’s upcoming homestand can be seen live on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com).
Tickets for the homestand and all USI home dates are on sale now at USIScreamingEagles.com.
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The Eagles (1-4) come home after a 1-2 road across West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. USI split its games in the I-64 Showcase, falling to Marshall University, 77-63, and winning dramatic fashion over Bellarmine University, 71-69, on a last second shot. The road trip finished on a sour note as the Eagles fell at Purdue University Fort Wayne, 93-74.
Junior guard Damoni Harrison led the double-digit scorers with 14.7 points per game, while junior guards Jayland Randall and Jared Washington dropped in 12.7 and 12.5 points per contest. Sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi led USI on the glass with 7.0 rebounds per game. As a team, USI was outscored, 79.7-69.3 per game, but outrebounded the home teams, 33.3-32.0 per contest.
For the season, Randall leads USI through the first five games with 15.4 points per outing, while Harrison is close behind with 15.2 points per contest. Olowoniyi is averaging 13.2 points and is grabbing a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game, while Washington rounds out the double-digit scorers with 12.5 points per appearance.
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The USD Coyotes are 4-1 in the first few weeks of the 2024-25 campaign. South Dakota started the year with wins over Texas A&M University Commerce, 91-83, and Mount Mary University, 77-47, before falling to the University of Iowa, 96-77, and defeating Dakota Wesleyan University, 92-69. The Coyotes visit Western Michigan University November 20 before playing at USI.
USI has the upper hand in the all-time series, leading 2-0. The last meeting was in the 1994 NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Springfield, Massachusetts when USI defeated South Dakota, 98-77. USI Head Coach Stan Gouard played in that game, posting 16 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and one steal.
The Sycamores of Indiana State are 2-2 to start the 2024-25 season, posting wins over Eureka University, 93-48, and Ball State University, 94-84, and losing to Florida Atlantic University, 97-64, and to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. ISU hosts Chicago State University November 22 before traveling south to play USI.
The series is tied, 1-1, after USI lost to ISU, 98-54, last season in Terre Haute, Indiana. Jeremiah Hernandez led USI with 16 points, while A.J. Smith added 12 points in the loss.
FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEKEND:
USI Athletics is celebrating Faculty and Staff Appreciation weekend by giving employees up to FOUR FREE TICKETS to one of the two home games on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 at Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles!
You can order tickets to the Men’s game at 7 p.m. November 22 against University of South Dakota OR grab tickets to see the Women’s team play at 3 p.m. Saturday against Northern Kentucky.
To claim your tickets, select your seats online and enter the code EAGLES at checkout!
