University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball finishes its three-game homestand Sunday when it hosts Midway University at the Physical Activities Center. Tipoff for the non-conference game is 1 p.m.
Game coverage for all of USI’s regular season games, including live stats, the GLVCSN, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
The Screaming Eagles follow the three-game homestand with a pair of neutral site contests December 18-19 in the Bellarmine University Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. USI is slated to play Northern Michigan University at 4 p.m. (CST) December 18 and 12th-ranked Barry University at noon (CST) December 19.
USI Men’s Basketball Week 7Â Quick Notes:
USI falls in GLVC opener. USI lost a hard fought match-up with top-ranked Bellarmine University, 92-80, at the Physical Activities Center. USI was led by senior guard Alex Stein and sophomore forward Josh Price, who posted 25 points and 22 points, respectively. Senior guard/forward Nate Hansen rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points.
Season and career highs. USI sophomore forward Josh Price posted a season-high with 22 points versus Bellarmine, while junior forward Hugues Mbumba dropped in a 2018-19 a season-best eight points. Sophomore guard Mateo Rivera dished out a career-high seven assists.
Stein in the top five. Senior guard Alex Stein is in the Eagles’ top-four all-time for scoring with 1,612 points. Stein is seven points behind third-place Stan Gouard (1,619 points, 1993-96).
Hansen powers Eagles off the bench. USI senior guard/forward Nate Hansen has powered the Eagles off the bench. Hansen is second on the team in scoring with 12.7 points per game and has led the Eagles in scoring twice (20 points versus Malone; 16 points versus Oakland City). He is also is tied for a team-high in assists with 3.6 per contest.
USI vs. Midway. USI and Midway will be meeting for the first time in the history of the programs on December 16 at the PAC.
Midway in 2018-19. The Midway Eagles are currently 6-5 overall in 2018-19 with a game versus Indiana University Kokomo (December 15) before visiting the PAC. Midway is 3-3 in its last six games.
USI vs. Northern Michigan. Northern Michigan University leads the all-time series with USI, 2-0, both losses coming in the NCAA II Tournament. The Eagles lost to the Wildcats in the 1980 regional in Dayton, Ohio, 93-83, and in the 1993 regional at USI, 86-85.
Nothern Michigan in 2018-19. The Northern Michigan Wildcats are 8-1 overall in the first half of the season and have won their last three-straight. Northern Michigan also has posted wins over the GLVC’s McKendree University (93-70) and Lewis University (77-59) to open the season in the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge November 10-11 in Marquette, Michigan.
USI vs. Barry. USI and Barry will be meeting for the first time in the history of the programs on December 19 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Barry in 2018-19. The 12th-ranked Barry Buccaneers are 6-1 in the first two months of the 2018-19 season. Barry started the year with five-straight wins before splitting its last two contests. The Buccaneers play Drury University December 16 before taking on USI on a neutral floor on December 19.
