Sycamores journey to SIUE on Monday

EDWARDSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State heads to SIUE on Monday evening for his or her second highway contest of the season.

Last Time Out

Indiana State received their house opener in opposition to Illinois Tech, 104-73, as Sterling Young recorded his first 20-point efficiency as a Sycamore. Enel St. Bernard (17), Ian Scott (13), Derek Vorst (12), and Markus Harding (11) all completed in double figures for Indiana State. St. Bernard completed with a double-double (17 factors, 12 rebounds) and earned a spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 performs with a one-handed slam dunk.

The Series

This would be the fourth-ever assembly between the 2 groups and the second in two years. The Cougars visited Terre Haute and walked away with a win, 77-72, as Indiana State shot simply 40.7% from the sphere and 36.6% from three.

Last season’s matchup was the primary in 40 years – the very first assembly was in 1975 and the second was in 1984. All three video games had been performed in Terre Haute, as this Monday evening contest marks the primary time the Sycamores have performed in Edwardsville.

Quick Notes

• Through the primary two video games of the season, Ian Scott is averaging 18.5 PPG and eight.5 RPG. He combines with the opposite three bigs (Markus Harding, Derek Vorst, Enel St. Bernard) to shoot 38-50 from the sphere (76.0%). Scott’s scoring mark at present ranks fourth within the MVC, and his rebounding mark is second.
• In the final recreation, Xavier Hall crossed the 1,000-point mark in his profession. He recorded 9 assists for the second-straight recreation, rating sixth within the nation in assists per recreation (9.0).

A Note on Coach Graves
Indiana State males’s basketball head coach Matthew Graves will likely be taking a depart of absence, efficient instantly, because of a medical process forward of the beginning of the 2025-26 season. Associate Head Coach Mark Slessinger will function the Sycamores’ performing head coach in Graves’ absence.

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