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It’s a non-conference matchup on the hardwood between a pair of surprising mid-major programs when the Missouri Valley Conference takes on a member from the Atlantic 10 in the Steel City. The Indiana State Sycamores are on the road as they travel to face the Duquesne Dukes Saturday afternoon. Indiana State was upended 88-85 in overtime on the road by Southern Indiana in their previous contest Sunday, losing outright as a 6.5-point favorite. Duquesne upended DePaul 66-55 at home Wednesday night in their previous game, covering the three-point line in the process. In the all-time series between the teams, these teams have met just once with the Dukes taking a 74-71 road victory on November 21, 2019.

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Indiana State saw their five-game win streak snapped as they let one slip away against Southern Indiana in their previous contest. The Sycamores fell to 9-2 on the season overall and are 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference entering this game. Against Southern Indiana, Indiana State trailed by four at the half before regrouping. The Sycamores led by 11 with 6:19 to play in regulation and by 10 with 5:06 to go only to end up wilting down the stretch, sending the game to overtime. In the extra session, Indiana State led by two with 1:30 to play before getting outscored 6-1 down the stretch to wind up with the loss. The Sycamores shot 50.8%, including eight of 29 from three-point range, but hurt themselves with an 11 of 19 showing at the free throw line in addition to 17 turnovers. Courvoisier McCauley led the Sycamores with 23 points and six rebounds in the loss.

On the season, Indiana State is 13th in the country in scoring offense as they put up an average of 83.3 points per game on the year. The Sycamores are collecting an average of 35.3 rebounds per contest while they dish out an average of 16.3 assists per game. Indiana State is slightly below average on the defensive end of the floor, ranking 235^th in scoring defense by allowing 70.8 points per game. Courvoisier McCauley leads the Sycamores offensively as he puts up 17.8 points plus 5.3 rebounds per contest. Cameron Henry (11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists), Cooper Neese (9.6 points), Xavier Bledson (7.5 points) and Trenton Gibson (8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds) are all good contributors. Robbie Avila, Kailex Stephens, Jayson Kent, Julian Larry and Zach Hobbs are all looked at to contribute minutes for coach Josh Schertz. Indiana State is shooting 48.2% from the floor as a team this season. The Sycamores knock down 10.1 triples per game (19^th in the nation) while sinking 34.4% of their lo ng-range attempts. Indiana State is above average at the charity stripe as they knock down 73.5% of their attempts this season.

  
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