USI hosts Bowling Green for Family Day Saturday

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball is hosting Family Day at Screaming Eagles Arena Saturday when it plays Bowling Green State University. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m.
 
Tickets are buy one-get one and can be purchased by visiting the USI Ticket Office. For more information, call the USI Ticket Office at 812-465-1189.
 
Fan also can follow all of the action on the ESPN+ and can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).
 
USI, which is 2-6, is hoping to stay in the win column after posting a 107-49 victory over East/West University Tuesday. The 107 points were USI’s first foray over the 100-point plateau since the 2019-20 season.
 
The Screaming Eagles also had six players score in double-digits in a game for the first time since February 2020, led by junior guard/forward Javius Moore (McComb, Mississippi), who had 16 points, and junior forward Jack Mielke (Downers Grove, Illinois) with 15 points. Moore’s 16 points were a season-best, while Mielke’s 15 points were a career-high.
 
Junior guard Jeremiah Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois) and sophomore guard/forward AJ Smith (Edwardsville, Illinois) lead USI in scoring this season with 12.5 points and 12.1 points per game, respectively.  
 
Bowling Green is 4-3 this season, winning its last two contests. The Falcons’ two-game winning streak snapped a three-game losing skid and a 1-3 mark to start the season.
 
Following Saturday’s game, the homestand concludes December 6 versus Purdue University Ft. Wayne with tipoff at 7 p.m.