USI also hosting GLVC first round Sunday
The University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team (17-10, 9-8 GLVC) will honor senior guard Travis Britt and senior forward Shane Seniour on Senior Night when it hosts ninth-ranked Bellarmine University (22-4, 15-2 GLVC) Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Physical Activities Center to conclude the 2015-16 regular season. Game coverage of USI’s final road trip of 2015-16, including live stats, video, and audio, is available at GoUSIEagles.com.
The Screaming Eagle games also can be heard over the air on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and WPSR 90.7FM.
USI also is slated to host Rockhurst University in the first round of the GLVC Tournament Sunday at the PAC. Game time is still to be determine due to the possibility of USI Women’s Basketball also hosting a first round game.
This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes:Â
USI earns first round game in the GLVC Tournament. The University of Southern Indiana clinched first round home game in the upcoming GLVC Tournament with the win at McKendree University on Saturday. The Screaming Eagles, who will be the eighth seed, will host ninth-seeded Rockhurst University Sunday. Game time is to be announced, depending upon whether USI Women’s Basketball earns a home, first round game this week. The GLVC Tournament continues March 3-6 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri.
Thursdays are tough; Saturdays are better. Thursday games have been tough on USI this year with the Eagles falling to 2-6 on that day after the 86-81 loss at the University of Illinois Springfield to start last week. The Eagles are 9-3 on Saturday’s in 2015-16, 7-1 in GLVC action after last Saturday’s win at McKendree University, 101-89.
Tisdell catching fire at the end of the season. Junior forward T.J. Tisdell has been on fire over the last three games for the Eagles, averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per contest. He also is shooting 78.1 percent from the field (25-32) and posted three-straight double-doubles over the last three games.
Offensive punch off the bench. Senior guard Travis Britt has provided offensive punch off the bench during the last five games. Britt has reached double-digits four times in the last five games, averaging 11.2 points per contest. He also is shooting 48.8 percent (20-41) over the last five games and has reached double-digits nine times this year.
Stealing a record. Junior guard Jeril Taylor has a team-best 55 steals through 27 games, but will need a run through the post season to challenge the USI single-season record of 66 which was set by Stan Gouard in 1994-95
At the PAC in 2015-16. USI is 10-4 at the Physical Activities Center in 2015-16. USI has three players averaging in double digits at home, led by junior guard Jeril Taylor is averaging 17.1 points per home game. Freshman guard Alex Stein and junior guard Bobo Drummond follow with13.6 points per outing each.
USI vs. Bellarmine. USI leads the all-time series with Bellarmine, 49-37, and has an 11-3 advantage in the games at the PAC since 2000. The Eagles lost the first meeting of the year in Knights Hall, 80-65.
Bellarmine in 2015-16. The Knights of Bellarmine are 22-4 overall, 15-2 in the GLVC, and lead the GLVC East Division. The nationally-ranked Knights are 8-1 in their last nine games. More on Bellarmine can be found at Athletics.Bellarmine.edu.
