Halftime Report
Southern Indiana is giving their home crowd exactly what they were hoping for. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Indiana State 40-29.
Southern Indiana has yet to string together two consecutive wins, but this may be their chance. For now, things are looking good for them.
Who’s Playing
Indiana State Sycamores @ Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
Current Records: Indiana State 3-2, Southern Indiana 2-4
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Southern Indiana will be in front of their home fans on Monday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will host the Indiana State Sycamores at 8:00 p.m. ET at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they’ve increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Southern Indiana is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 92-83 victory over South Dakota on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Southern Indiana was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, one look at the score and it should come as no surprise that Indiana State was far and away the favorite against Chicago State on Friday. Indiana State took their contest with ease, bagging a 97-61 win over Chicago State. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sycamores.
Indiana State’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of Samage Teel, who went 7 for 10 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds and three steals, and Markus Harding, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Harding had some trouble finding his footing against Ball State last Saturday, so this was a step in the right direction. Camp Wagner, on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he…
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