EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball is back on the road to start December, visiting Western Michigan University Wednesday and Indiana State University Sunday. Tipoff at WMU is set for 6 p.m. (CST), while ISU is set for noon (CST).
All of the Eagles’ action is being streamed on ESPN+ and aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM (Saturday only).
The Screaming Eagles (3-5) are starting to roll, winning three of the last five games after starting the year 0-3. USI picked up its first road win of the year at Valparaiso University, 64-56, before coming home to defeat Kentucky State University, 93-56, last week.
USI senior guard Ismail Habib led the Eagles with 21.0 points per game last week, including a 25-point performance in the Valparaiso win. He was followed by junior guard Kaden Brown, who had 17.5 points per contest after scoring a team-best 20 points in the win over Kentucky State.
For the season, Habib has been posting 19.0 points per game since the start of the year. Brown follows with 12.6 per outing, while senior guard Cardell Bailey is posting 11.9 points per contest.
WMU is 3-5 overall after falling to Valparaiso, 84-55, Saturday and has lost three of the last four. USI leads the all-time series with WMU, 1-0, after winning the first meeting in 1982-83, 101-99, in a four-overtime contest.
ISU, which hosts Eureka College Tuesday at home before hosting USI, is 4-4 after losing two games in the Louisiana Tech MTE last week. USI leads the all-time series, 2-1, after taking last year’s meeting at Liberty University, 87-77.
Following the road swing, USI returns to Liberty Arena December 15 to play East/West University. Game time is set for 7 p.
