 USI MBB is tentatively set to depart for Drury at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES USI VS. DU & MST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team (14-7, 6-5 GLVC) is making its second Great Lakes Valley Conference road swing through Missouri in a month when it visits Drury University Thursday (12-7, 7-4 GLVC) and Missouri University of Science & Technology (8-12, 4-7 GLVC) Saturday. Tip-off for USI and Drury on Thursday is 7:45 p.m., while the start time for USI-Missouri S&T is slated for 3 p.m.
The Screaming Eagles were 2-0 on their first trip through Missouri, defeating Rockhurst University, 79-71, and William Jewell College, 86-76, in the first week of January.
Game coverage for USI Men’s Basketball road games, including live stats, video, and audio, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The Eagle games also can be heard over the air on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and WPSR 90.7FM.
This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes:Â
USI finishes homestand on positive note. The University of Southern Indiana finished the homestand on a positive note, posting a 98-81 victory over Saint Joseph’s College. USI shot 59.3 percent from the field and was led by junior guard Bobo Drummond‘s game-high 22 points.
Deuces-wild for Drummond. Junior guard Bobo Drummond has hit for 22 points in three of the last four games. Drummond is 24-of-52 from the field (.462) and has hit 14 three-point field goals in the four games.
Stealing a record. Junior guard Jeril Taylor has a team-best 45 steals through 21 games and is on pace to challenge the USI single-season record of 66 which was set by Stan Gouard in 1994-95
Eagles overall. Junior guard Jeril Taylor leads the Eagles this year with 16.9 points (17.0 in GLVC action) and 7.2 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Alex Stein follows with 14.0 points per contest.
Freshman consistency. Freshman guard Alex Stein has been a model of consistency averaging 14.0 points per game and has posted double-digits in 12 of the last 13 games (13.7 points per game).
On the road in 2015-16. USI is 2-3 on the road in 2015-16, 5-4 overall (road and neutral site games) this year. Junior guard Jeril Taylor is averaging 19.4 points per road game, 16.7 on the road and neutral sites.
Finding the right road. The Eagles will be searching for the right road this week, looking to break a three-game road losing streak.
Leaving January behind, looking for strong finish. USI stumbled in January, going 4-5. The Eagles were 6-5 in January last year before finishing strong with a 6-1 February in 2014-15.
USI vs. Drury. USI leads the all-time series with Drury University, 10-8, but the teams are tied 3-3 playing in Springfield, Missouri, since 2000. The Eagles lost on the road to the Panthers last year, 80-59.
Drury in 2015-16. The Panthers of Drury are 12-7 overall, 7-4 in the GLVC, after splitting last week. Drury, which is 6-3 at home this year, has lost two of its last three games. More on Drury can be found at DruryPanthers.com.
USI vs. Missouri S&T. USI leads the all-time series with Missouri University of Science & Technology, 13-3, and has a 4-0 advantage in the games in Rolla, Missouri, since 2000. The Eagles took the only meeting last year, 84-58.
Missouri S&T in 2015-16. The Miners of Missouri S&T, who host Bellarmine University Thursday before welcoming USI, are 8-12 overall, 4-7 in the GLVC, after going 0-2 last week. The Miners have lost seven of their last eight games and are 6-5 at home this year. More on Missouri S&T can be found at MinerAthletics.com.
