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McKENDREE UNIVERSITY @ UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN INDIANA – Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 @3:00 PM
Screaming Eagles Arena – Evansville, IN
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McKENDREE UNIVERSITY vs. AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY – Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 @7:00 PM
Winfield Dunn Center – Clarksville, TN
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(LEBANON, Ill – Dec. 10) – The McKendree University men's basketball team continues their road trip this weekend in Evansville, Ind., for an afternoon matchup on Saturday, Dec. 12. The Bearcats will then head to Clarksville, Tenn., for their second non-conference evening matchup against Austin Peay State University on Monday, Dec. 14.
Chris Foster's team moves to 2-1 (2-0 in GLVC) after their 66-90 loss to non-conference opponent Drake University, Wednesday night. The Bearcats started the game moving the ball around the perimeter, forcing Drake out of system, and draining their three-point shots. But it was turnovers and missed shots in the second half where McKendree saw their deficit grow and were unable to bounce back. Foster's team continued to take shots, move the ball, and pressure the Bulldogs, but could not close the gap.
McKendree has five players averaging in double figures.
Bryson Bultman (Nashville, IL/Nashville) is leading the team in average points, with 16 (61.5 shooting percentage), and a perfect 5-for-5 in three-point attempts.
Brendon Gooch (Belleville, IL/Althoff ) is also up there in points, averaging 15 per game with 8.0 rebounds per contest.
Aleksandar Davitkov (Belgrade, Serbia/Partizan) is second in the team with an average 56.0 shooting percentage and third in the ranks for an average 13 point per game.
ABOUT UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN INDIANA
The Screaming Eagles are 1-1 (1-1 in GLVC) on the season, before postponing three contests due to COVID-19 NCAA and GLVC protocols. In their most recent contest, USI recorded their 1,000
th program win and gave Stan Gouard his first win as head coach. His team beat William Jewell College 81-31 back in late November. Seniors Josh Price and Emmanuel Little both finished with 23 points apiece. Little made his way into the 12
th all-time at USI scoring, with 1,207 career points. Sophomore Tyler Henry also contributed 18 points.
ABOUT AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
The Governors sit at a 3-2 overall (1-0 in OVC) after a 57-87 loss to Murray State University Monday night. Austin Peay State was outrebounded (34-25), overturned the ball on 17 occasions, and only shot 39.6 percent from the floor. The Governors were led by senior Terry Taylor who posted his seventh-straight game double-double. Taylor finished the contest recording his 1,000
th career rebound, became the fifth player in Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) history to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds; and became the second player in program history to record 400 career offensive rebounds. Also leading the way for the team was Tai'Reon Joseph who scored 12 points, and Carlos Perez who added 11 points.
Spectators are not allowed to attend the competition, except for essential personnel. The Saturday, Dec. 12 game can be streamed on the GLVC Sports Network, following the links above.
