COMPLETE USI GAME NOTES VS. UINDY-SJC
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team (13-6, 5-4 GLVC) returns to the friendly surroundings of the Physical Activities Center this week when it hosts 22nd-ranked University of Indianapolis and Saint Joseph’s College. Game time Thursday night versus the Greyhounds (14-3, 8-1 GLVC) and former USI All-American Stan Gouard is7:30 p.m., while the start time Saturday against the Pumas (8-10, 4-5 GLVC) is 3:15 p.m.
USI will have a pair of special promotions on Saturday. The Eagles are honoring members of the United States Armed Forces with the fourth annual Hoops for Troops Military Appreciation Game when the Eagles host Saint Joseph’s College.
In addition to supporting and appreciating our veterans, USI Men’s Basketball will be taking part in the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ “Coaches vs. Cancer” initiative by participating in the “Suits & Sneakers Awareness Week.”
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This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes:Â
USI looks to homestand to get on track. USI is looking to a return to the friendly surroundings of the Physical Activities Center to get back on track after an 0-3 road trip. USI is 8-2 at the PAC in 2015-16, while posting a 2-3 mark on the road. The Screaming Eagles are 5-4 overall this year away from the PAC (3-1 on a neutral site).
Tough road trip from the field. USI had a rough shooting road trip, hitting 39.3 percent (75-191) over the three-game swing. The Eagles are shooting 51.0 percent (326-639) over 10 games at the PAC this year.
Drummond on a roll in last five games. Junior guard Bobo Drummond has been on a roll over the last five games for the Eagles. Drummond is averaging 18.6 points per game, shooting 54.2 percent from the field (32-59), 58.8 percent from beyond the arc (20-34), and averaging 4.0 three-point field goals per contest.
Taylor leads the Eagles offensive this year. Junior forward Jeril Taylor leads the Eagles with 17.2 points per game, 17.7 in GLVC action. Taylor also is posting 19.3 points per outing in the last 10 games, hitting for double-digits in nine of the last 10 contests.
At the PAC in 2015-16. Junior guard Jeril Taylor leads USI with 17.6 points per contest, while junior guard Bobo Drummond is posting 14.2 points per outing. Freshman guard Alex Stein and senior forwardGeorge Edwards round out the double-figure scorers with 13.7 points per appearance each.
Freshman in double-digits. Freshman guard Alex Stein has posted double-digits in scoring in 15 of his first 19 games. This is close to matching former Eagle and Reitz High School alumni Cris Brunson, who had 19 double-figure games out of 30 as a freshman in 2001-02.
USI vs. UIndy. USI leads the all-time series with UIndy, 54-20, and has a 12-2 advantage in the games in the PAC since 2000. The Eagles and the Greyhounds split last year’s meetings with UIndy winning at home, 84-67, and USI winning at the PAC, 69-67. USI won at the PAC on a last second bucket by Bobo Drummond.
UIndy in 2015-16. The Greyhounds of UIndy are 14-3 overall, 8-1 in the GLVC, after sweeping three games last week. The Greyhounds have won four straight and 13 of 14. More on UIndy can be found at athletics.uindy.edu.
USI vs. Saint Joseph’s. USI leads the all-time series with Saint Joseph’s, 52-20, and has a 13-1 advantage in the games in the PAC since 2000. The Eagles swept the Pumas in 2014-15, winning 78-66 on the road and 90-65 at home.
Saint Jospeh’s in 2015-16. The Pumas of Saint Joseph’s, who visit Bellarmine University Thursday before coming to the PAC, are 8-10 overall, 4-5 in the GLVC, after going 1-2 last week. The Pumas have lost three of their last four games. More on Saint Joseph’s can be found at athletics.saintjoe.edu.
