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USI announces men’s basketball exhibition schedule
Eagles to visit Indiana, Butler in November

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball announced its November exhibition schedule will feature a November 1 match-up at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and a November 3 visit to Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Start time for the USI-Indiana game is set for 6 p.m. (CST), while tip-off for USI-Butler is still be announced.

USI will be making its second visit to Bloomington since its first trip in 2013. The Screaming Eagles stumbled in the first meeting, 83-63, and was led by former USI All-American Aaron Nelson and Taylor Wischmeier, who finished the game with 14 points and 13 points, respectively.

The Eagles will be making their fourth visit to Indianapolis to play the Bulldogs of Butler. USI has lost its three visits to Butler during the 1982-83 (87-59), 1983-84 (78-68), and the 1984-85 (87-74) regular seasons.

USI, which defeated Eastern Illinois University, 95-92, in a Division I exhibition game last year, concluded the 2017-18 campaign with a 20-11 overall record, 11-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and appeared in the GLVC Tournament. The Eagles return six players from last year’s team, including honorable mention All-American senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana), who averaged 17.5 points per game.