Wischmeier posts a season-high 20 points off the bench
 
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SCORE: USI 97, SJC 78

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior forward Taylor Wischmeier (Brownstown, Indiana) came off the bench to score a season-high 20 points and dish out a career-high five assists in leading the 10^th-ranked Screaming Eagles to a 97-78 victory over Saint Joseph's College Thursday evening in the Physical Activities Center. USI rises to 12-1 overall and 4-1 in the GLVC, while Saint Joseph's falls to 4-11 overall, 1-4 GLVC.
 
Wischmeier shot a blistering 76.9 percent from the field (10-13) that produced 20 points in just 12 minutes of action. He also led a devastating USI bench attack that outscored Saint Joseph's, 54-16.
 
USI senior forward Aaron Nelson (Chicago Heights, Illinois) followed Wischmeier in the scoring column and produced his 13^th-straight double-double with 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Nelson, who grabbed 11 of the 13 rebounds on the defensive end of the court, also was credited with a career-high six assists.
 
Joining Wischmeier and Nelson in double-figure scoring was senior guard Ben Jones (Robinson, Illinois), who recorded a season-high 13 points and tied a season-best with five rebounds, and senior guard Gavin Schumann (Cincinnati, Ohio), who came off the bench to drop in 12 points.
 
In the game, USI raced out to a 17-point advantage midway through the opening half. The Eagles would maintain the double-digit margin through most of the first half, before the Pumas sliced into the lead and cut the margin to nine points, 43-34, at the intermission.
 
The second half saw the Eagles take back the momentum and extend the lead to 24 points in the first six minutes, 64-40, and never looked back. The Pumas would get the Eagles' lead under 20 points few times in the final 10 minutes, but would get no closer than 17 points, 95-78, with 19 seconds left to play. USI would go on to lead by as many as 27 points, 87-60, before settling for the 19-point win. 97-78.
 
As a team, USI bounced back from its 0-for-11 three-point shooting slump in the loss to Drury University last weekend to hit seven field goals from long range, including six-of-its-first-eight attempts. The squad also posted a 62.7 percent field goal percentage (42-67) overall.
 
The Eagles complete the four-game homestand Saturday at 3:15 p.m. when they host the 14^th-ranked University of Indianapolis. The Greyhounds also rose to 12-1 overall and 4-1 in the GLVC after upsetting second-ranked Bellarmine University, 81-79, tonight in Louisville, Kentucky, tonight.
 
USI also will celebrate the 20^th-anniversary of the 1993-94 men's basketball team that was the NCAA Division II Tournament's national finalist. Seven members of the 1993-94 squad -- Chris Bowles, Chad Gilbert, Neil Coyle, Craig Martin, Todd Jones, Jeff Doyle, and Stan Gouard – will be honored prior to tip-off.