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SCORE: Missouri S&T 62, Southern Indiana 55

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The second-ranked University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team was given its first loss of the season by Missouri University of Science & Technology, 62-55, Thursday night at the Physical Activities Center. USI falls to 10-1 overall and 2-1 in the GLVC, while Missouri S&T goes to 2-10, 1-3 GLVC.

The Screaming Eagles looked to have everything their way early in the first half, jumping out to a 12-0 lead in the first four minutes and shooting 75 percent. USI would go on to extend the lead to as many as 18 points, 26-8, when Missouri S&T began to whittle away at the margin.

The Miners dug themselves out of the 18-point deficit by the end of the first half with a 13-2 run, but the Eagles went into the intermission with a seven-point, 28-21 lead.

In the second half, USI pushed the lead back to 10 points twice before Missouri S&T launched a 16-5 run to take its first lead of the game, 43-42, with 8:15 to play. The Eagles would regain the lead only once more in the final eight minutes, 52-51.

After starting the game 6-of-8 from the field, the Eagles struggled to find the basket. USI shot only 32.5 percent (14-43) for the remainder of the game and 39.2 percent (20-51) overall. The squad also had trouble at the line, hitting 13-of-24 from the free throw line.

In the scoring column, senior forward Isaac McClure (Paducah, Kentucky) led the Eagles with a game-high 17 points in his first start of the season. Sophomore forward Taylor Wischmeier (Brownstown, Indiana) followed with 16 points and had a team-high seven rebounds. 

The Eagles complete their four-game homestand Saturday at 3:15 p.m. when they host Drury University. The Panthers, who knocked the Eagles out of the NCAA Division II Tournament last year, went to 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the GLVC after losing to Kentucky Wesleyan College, 92-72, tonight in Owensboro, Kentucky.