BOXSCORE: USI 153, Maryville 88

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The 8th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team overwhelmed Maryville University, 153-88, Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. USI reaches 15-0 overall and 6-0 in the GLVC, while Maryville falls to 2-12, 0-5 GLVC.

The Screaming Eagles set six team records, including points in a game (153), points in half (84), assists (38), three-point field goals made (23), three-point field goals attempted (45), and field goals attempted (106). USI's total points, field goal attempts, three-point field goals made, and assists broke GLVC single game marks. The Eagles also fell one field goal made and one player scoring in double figures short tying two more school records.

USI also is one win short of tying the best start in school history (16-0 in 2000-01), and two victories away from tying the longest winning streak in program history (17 in 2004-05).

The Eagles trailed only once and were tied twice in their first visit to Maryville, but by the first media timeout they had a controlling lead of 27-14. USI would continue to pile up the points in the opening half and led 69-40 at the intermission. The second half saw the Eagles hit the gas as they outscored the Saints, 84-48.

Six Eagles scored in double figures, led by the 33-point performance of senior guard Jamar Smith (Peoria, Illinois). Smith also set a new USI single game record with 10 three-point field goals in the game.

Junior guard #C.J. Trotter# (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) followed Smith in the scoring column with a season-best 28 points, while senior forward Tyrone Bradshaw (Cincinnati, Ohio) reached a career-high with 22 points. Junior guard Kevin Gant (Indianapolis, Indiana) also recorded a pair of career-highs with 19 points and 13 assists.

The double-figure scorers were rounded out by junior forward Nick Duncheon (Montgomery, Indiana) with 15 points, while senior center Jeron Lewis (Ft. Wayne, Indiana) posted his third straight double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Lewis has a team-best five double-doubles this season.

The victory will set up a showdown for first place in the GLVC East Division at 7:30 p.m. on January 14 when the Eagles conclude the three-game road swing at 13th-ranked Kentucky Wesleyan College. The Panthers, who have won 16 straight, are 16-1 overall and 5-0 in the GLVC after defeating Missouri University of Science & Technology, 71-60, this afternoon.

The next home date for USI is January 16 when Quincy University visits the PAC.