EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball begins a long haul on the road, traveling to the east coast to play in the Duke Blue Devil Challenge between November 18 and November 24.
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The Eagles begin action in the challenge at La Salle University Saturday at 1 p.m. (CST) before continuing at Bucknell University November 20 at 5 p.m. (CST). The squad finishes the nine-day road swing at #9 Duke University November 24 at 5 p.m. (CST).
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The first two games in USI’s road trip will be streamed on ESPN+ and also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com). The USI-Duke contest will air on the ACC Network.
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The Eagles (1-2) hope to stay on track after posting a 68-65 win over Tiffin University Tuesday night. Junior guard Jeremiah Hernandez led the way with a career-high 24 points, while sophomore guard/forward AJ Smith followed with 14 points and posted his second-straight double-dobule with 13 rebounds. Junior guard Jordan Tillmon rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points.
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La Salle is 3-0 to start the year, posting a 67-61 win over Drexel University and a 79-74 win over Northeastern University at home. The Explorers started their portion of the Duke Blue Devil Challenge at home Tuesday with a 69-57 over Bucknell for the third win of the year.
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The Bison of Bucknell are 1-3 after Tuesday’s loss at LaSalle. Bucknell opened the season with losses at home to the University of Delaware, 78-57, and the University of Pennsylvania, 80-61, before getting a road-win at Niagara University, 73-64.
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Duke opened the season with a 92-54 win over Dartmouth University and a loss to #12 University of Arizona, 78-73, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils raised its record to 2-1 with a 74-65 win over #18/#19 Michigan State University Tuesday in the State Farm Champions Classic in Chicago, Illinois.
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Bucknell plays Duke Thursday, while La Salle takes on the Blue Devils November 21, prior to USI’s visit to Cameron on November 24.
