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SCORE: Southern Indiana 73, Harris-Stowe State 46

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The second-ranked University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team used a 20-1 first half run and cruised to a 73-46 victory over Harris-Stowe State University Friday night at the Physical Activities Center. USI rises to 10-0 overall, while HSSU goes to 9-7 in 2011-12.
 
Trailing by a bucket early in the first half, the Screaming Eagles broke a 9-9 tie with the 20-1 run to take control midway through the opening stanza. USI senior guard Brandon Hogg (Edwardsville, Illinois) and senior forward Isaac McClure (Paducah, Kentucky) led the Eagles during the run, scoring six points each
 
The Eagles led by as many as 26 points twice during the first half, 38-12 and 40-14, before settling for the halftime advantage of 40-17.
 
In the second half, the Hornets tried to fight their way back into the game and cut the Eagles' lead to 15 points, 45-30, with 13:42 left. USI took back the momentum and outscored HSSU, 28-16, in the final 13 minutes to produce the 73-46 final.
 
Individually, Hogg and McClure led the Eagles with a game-high 15 points. McClure also grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds in recording his first double-double of the season and his second as an Eagle.
 
USI junior guard Travis Jones (Carmi, Illinois) followed with 12 points off the bench, while freshman guard/forward Austin Davis (Freeport, Illinois) rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.
 
The Eagles complete the four-game homestand and resume Great Lakes Valley Conference action next week. USI starts the 2012 calendar year by hosting Missouri University of Science & Technology January 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Drury University January 7 at 3:15 p.m.