Screaming Eagles visit TTU, TSU
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball hits the road for a pair of Ohio Valley Conference games this week, visiting Tennessee Tech Thursday and Tennessee State Saturday. Tipoff Thursday at TTU is slated for 7:30 p.m., while the start time Saturday is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Both games are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+. All USI games are aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM.
The Screaming Eagles (3-13, 0-6 OVC) hope to right the ship on the road after falling twice at Liberty Arena last week. USI, which has lost its last eight, was stopped by Southeast Missouri State, 84-76, and UT Martin, 73-56. Senior guard Ismail Habib and junior guard Amaree Brown led the way with 16 points per game each.
For the season, Habib has been posting 16.5 points per game to lead USI in scoring. Senior guard Cardell Bailey is second on the team in scoring with 14.1 points per contest this season and is averaging 16.1 points per outing in the last nine games.
Brown, who made his 2025-26 USI debut last week, had 15 points against SEMO and 17 versus UTM.
TTU (7-10, 2-4 OVC) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 59-54 win at Western Illinois after starting the week with a 71-61 loss to Eastern Illinois. The Golden Eagles hold a 5-1 lead in the all-time series with USI after taking both meetings last year.
TSU (10-6, 4-2 OVC), which hosts Morehead State Thursday before hosting USI, has won five of its last seven games after defeating Western Illinois, 90-68, and losing to Eastern Illinois, 74-70. USI leads the all-time series with TSU, 6-5, after splitting last year with each team winning on its home court.
Following this week’s road games, the Eagles are back in Liberty Arena for a four-game homestand versus Eastern Illinois January 22; Western Illinois January 24; Lindenwood January 29; and SIUE January 31 (Homecoming).
