Eagles finish Gotham Classic at Bowling Green USI reaches halfway point of road swing

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball completes the Gotham Classic and reaches the halfway point of a four-game road swing with a visit to Bowling Green State University Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. (CST) Saturday.
 
The games will be streaming on ESPN+ in addition to being heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).
 
USI enters Saturday’s match-up with a 2-3 mark after stumbling on the road at St. Bonaventure University Tuesday evening, 80-66. Sophomore guard Isaiah Swope (Newburgh, Indiana) led USI with 21 points in the loss.
 
Senior guard Jelani Simmons (Columbus, Ohio) leads the Eagles with 14.4 points per game, followed by forward Jacob Polakovich (Grand Rapids, Michigan), who is posting 11.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Graduate forward Trevor Lakes (Lebanon,Indiana) and Swope are third and fourth on the team with 11.6 and 11.4 points per outing, respectively, while junior guard Tyler Henry (Brooklyn, New York) finishes the double-digit scorers with 10.6 points per contest.
 
Bowling Green is 2-3 after losing to the University of Notre Dame, 82-66, Tuesday night. The Falcons were led in the guard Samari Curtis with 14 points. For the season, guard Leon Ayers leads the Falcons with 19.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest. He is followed by Curtis
with 13.8 points per games.
 
USI and Bowling Green State University are meeting for the first time in the history of the programs.
 
The visits to Bowling Green is the halfway point of a four-game road swing for the Eagles. Following this week’s action, the Eagles make stops at Western Illinois University November 30 and at Chicago State University December 4.
 
USI will not return to the friendly surroundings of Screaming Eagles Arena until December 7 when the Eagles host Anderson University (IN) at 7 p.m. to start a two-game homestand. The Eagles will finish the homestand December 11 when they welcome Indiana State University for a 3 p.m. contest.