USI squares off with LSSU in Indianapolis Eagles are back home versus OCU next week

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball travels to Indianapolis Friday to square off with Lake Superior State University in a neutral site match-up at the University of Indianapolis. Tipoff is slated for noon (CST).

Following the neutral site game, USI returns to the friendly surroundings of the Physical Activities Center November 27 when the Eagles host Oakland City University for a 7 p.m. contest. The USI-OCU game marks the start of a three-game homestand for the Eagles that includes the GLVC 2018-19 opener December 1 versus preseason top-ranked Bellarmine University.

Game coverage for all of USI’s regular season games, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.

USI Men’s Basketball Week 4 Quick Notes:

USI opens home schedule with a win. The University of Southern Indiana opened the home schedule with a victory for the 35th-straight year after defeating Martin Methodist College, 90-72. Junior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell led five players in double-digits with 24 points, while senior guard Alex Steinand sophomore forward Emmanuel Little followed with 16 points and 11 points, respectively.

Reaching career-highs. USI senior forward Jacob Norman tied a career-high with 11 rebounds in the victory over Martin Methodist, while sophomore guard Mateo Rivera grabbed a career-best six boards in the win.

Stein in the top five. Senior guard Alex Stein is in the Eagles’ top-five all-time for scoring with 1,532 points. Stein is 30 points behind fourth-place Cris Brunson (1,562 points, 2001-05). Stein also is 87 points behind third-place Stan Gouard (1,619 points, 1993-96).

USI vs. Lake Superior State. USI will play a neutral site game versus Lake Superior State University November 23 (the day after Thanksgiving) at the University of Indianapolis. The Eagles are 1-1 against the Lakers after winning last year’s match-up, 94-77. Senior guard Alex Stein led the Eagles’ offensive attack with 31 points on seven-of-12 from the field, three-of-five from beyond the arc, and a record-setting 14-of-14 from the stripe.

Lake Superior State in 2018-19. The Lakers are 2-0 after sweeping through Alaska last week. LSSU defeated the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 85-63, to open the season and finished the northern road trip with a win over the University of Alaska-Anchorage, 67-58.

USI on neutral sites. The Eagles are 1-1 on a neutral court this season and are 29-16 since 2009-10.

USI vs. Oakland City. USI leads the all-time series with Oakland City University, 35-10, since the beginning of the Screaming Eagles’ NCAA varsity program in 1970-71. The last time USI and Oakland City matched-up was in 2005-06 when the Eagles defeated the Mighty Oaks, 114-56. USI also has won the last 12 meetings, dating back to 1990-91.

Oakland City  in 2018-19. The Mighty Oaks are 0-2 to start the season and is concluding a two-game road swing to Hawaii versus Hawaii Pacific University Tuesday evening.