10th-ranked University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball tips off the 2019-20 Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule on the road when it travels to McKendree University Tuesday in Lebanon, Illinois. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m.
Game coverage for USI Men’s Basketball in 2019-20, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
USI Men’s Basketball Week 5 Quick Notes:
USI goes to 5-0 after cruising through the Oaks. USI remains perfect after five games after posting a121-58 victory Oakland City University. Junior forward Josh Price led the seven Eagles in double-digits with 23 points and a team-best 10 rebounds. USI also shot 61.7 percent (50-81) as a team from the field, 55.6 percent from downtown (10-18).
5-0 for the Eagles. USI is 5-0 to start the season for the 21st time in the history of the program.
USI ties record vs. Oakland City. The Eagles tied a record with seven players with double-digit points versus Oakland City. USI match a mark that has been reached four times with the last coming in the 2012-13 season versus the University of California Clermont.
Most points since 2007. The 121 points versus Oakland City was the most since the Eagles reached 125 points versus Judson College in November of 2007.  Â
Career and season highs for USI. USI players posted 17 career and season highs in the win over the Mighty Oaks.
USI moves up in the polls. USI rose to 10th in the NABC and the D2SIDA Top 25 polls. The top 10 ranking is the first for the Eagles since the 2016-17 season when they were 10th in the February 21 poll.
USI picked 2nd in GLVC preseason poll. USI was picked to place second in the GLVC for 2019-20 in a vote of the GLVC coaches.
USI vs. McKendree. The Eagles hold a 12-7 all-time record lead against McKendree University after posting a 102-60 win in Lebanon, Illinois. USI also has won the last seven games versus McKendree.
McKendree in 2019-20. McKendree is 3-2 in 2019-20 and has won its last two outings. The Bearcats are picked to finish ninth in the GLVC preseason poll.
