The University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team (16-9, 8-7 GLVC) hopes to wrap-up a Great Lakes Valley Conference first round tournament game when it hits the road for the final time in the regular season this week. The Screaming Eagles are slated to visit the University of Illinois Springfield (10-15, 4-11 GLVC) Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and McKendree University (12-11, 5-10 GLVC) Saturday at 3 p.m.
Game coverage of USI’s final road trip of 2015-16, 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
Homecoming magic puts USI back on track. The University of Southern Indiana got back on track with a homecoming victory, 86-76, over the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday. Junior forward T.J. Tisdell led four Screaming Eagles in double-digits with 20 points.
Thursdays are tough; Saturdays are better. Thursday games have been tough on USI this year with the Screaming Eagles falling to 2-5 after the 89-80 loss to Maryville University to start the week. The Eagles are 8-3 on Saturday’s in 2015-16, 6-1 in GLVC action after Saturday’s win over UMSL.
USI race to the GLVC Tournament. USI can clinch a first round home game in the upcoming GLVC Tournament with two victories in the last three games or a win and a Rockhurst University loss. The GLVC Tournament is slated to start February 28 with first games at home sites and conclude March 3-6 in St. Charles, Missouri.
Stealing a record. Junior guard Jeril Taylor has a team-best 52 steals through 24 games and is on pace to challenge the USI single-season record of 66 which was set by Stan Gouard in 1994-95
On the road in 2015-16. USI is 3-4 on the road in 2015-16. USI has four players averaging in double digits at home, led by junior guard Jeril Taylor is averaging 16.7 points per home game. Junior guard Bobo Drummond follows with 14.0 points per outing, while freshman guard Alex Stein is posting 13.0 points per appearance.
USI vs. UIS. USI raised its all-time record to 8-2 against UIS after posting an 85-64 win in December. Junior guard Bobo Drummond led USI with 23 points, while junior guards Jeril Taylor and Cortez Macklin followed with 20 and 18 points, respectively. The Eagles are 2-1against the Prairie Stars in Springfield, Illinois.
UIS in 2015-16. The Prairie Stars of UIS are 10-15 overall, 4-11 in the GLVC, after posting a GLVC split last week, getting a win over Missouri University of Science & Technology. More on UIS can be found at UISPrairieStars.com.
USI vs. McKendree. USI increased its all-time lead against McKendree to 10-3 after posting an 89-61 win in the GLVC season opener. USI was led by the 15-point game by junior guard Travis Britt and the 13-point game by senior forward George Edwards and junior guard Bobo Drummond. USI holds a 5-1 advantage in games in Lebanon, Illinois.
