Screaming Eagles come home Sunday, hosts Loras
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball returns to the road for the second time in 2025-26, heading west to visit the University of South Dakota for the first time in program history. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.
Following Wednesday’s road game, the Screaming Eagles come back to Liberty Arena and host Loras University for a 3 p.m. contest.
The USI-South Dakota showdown will be played in Vermillion, South Dakota, and will air live on the Summit League Network and ESPN 97.7FM. (http://listentotheref.com). The USI-Loras contest Sunday is being broadcast on ESPN+ and on ESPN 97.7FM.
The Eagles (0-2) start the week in search of their first victory of the season after falling on the road in the season opener at Butler University, 88-58, and in the home opener to the Virginia Military Institute, 78-74. Senior guard Ismail Habib leads the Eagles through two games with 18 points, including a 26-point outing versus VMI.
Junior guard Kaden Brown and senior guard Trey Thomas follow Habib in the scoring column with 13.5 points and 11.5 points, respectively.
South Dakota (1-2) started the year with an 81-79 loss at home to Utah Tech Monday and a 92-76 defeat at Creighton on the road Wednesday. The Coyotes got into the win column Sunday with a 121-65 win at home over Ozark Christian College.
USI leads the all-time series, 3-0, after posting a 92-83 win at Liberty Arena last year. The Screaming Eagles captured the first meeting, 77-5, in 1979-80 at the Central Gym and the second matchup, 98-77, in the 1994 NCAA II Elite Eight in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Loras (1-1) has started the year by falling to DePauw University, 77-74, and defeating Kalamazoo College, 105-52. The Duhawks play Blackburn College on the road Friday before visiting USI.
USI leads the all-time series, 2-0, after winning 85-56 in 2021-22 and 87-55 in 2022-23 at Liberty Arena.
