Schumann scores at the buzzer to give USI the win
 
Final Score: USI 68, Bellarmine 66
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana junior guard Gavin Shumann (Cincinnati, Ohio) scored as time ran out in overtime to give the Screaming Eagles a 68-66 victory over second-ranked Bellarmine University Monday night in Louisville, Kentucky. USI rises to 14-1 overall and 6-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, while Bellarmine goes to 13-2, 5-2 GLVC.
 
After Bellarmine tied the score 66-66 with 10 seconds to play, Schumann rebounded a missed three-point field goal attempt by senior guard Lawrence Thomas (Springfield, Illinois) and laid in the game-winning bucket as the buzzer sounded. Schumann's bucket enabled the Eagles break a six-game road losing streak to Bellarmine in Knights Hall.
 
The Eagles outscored the Knights in the overtime period, 9-7, and was four-of-nine from the field in the extra time.USI also finished the game by winning the battle on the boards, outrebounding Bellarmine, 7-5 in overtime and 54-34 for the contest.
 
USI and Bellarmine waged a defensive battle through the first 20 minutes, but the Eagles were able to post a 25-23 lead at the intermission. The first half had 11 lead changes and seven ties.
 
The Eagles had a rough time from the field in the opening half, shooting 29.4 percent (10-34) and missing all four attempts from beyond the three-point arc. Bellarmine was only marginally better from the field, shooting 30 percent from the field (9-30).
 
Leading the way in the opening half for the Eagles was senior center Chuck Jones (Madisonville, Kentucky), who had 10 points in the final 10 minutes before the intermission. Jones scored eight-straight points for the Eagles before Thomas converted on two free throws to break a tie and give USI the 25-23 halftime margin.
 
In the second half, USI seemed to take command and extended its halftime lead to as many as nine points, 47-38, with 11:31 to play in the contest. Bellarmine, however, clawed its way back into the match-up with a 12-4 run to cut the Eagles' lead to one point, 51-50.
 
The Knights would knot the contest at 55-55 with 2:22 left to play and forced a mad dash to the end of regulation. USI had a chance to close out the game with nine seconds left in regulation, but Schumann missed the back end of a one-and-one and allowed the Knights to send the game into overtime tied, 59-59.
 
Bellarmine took the early advantage in overtime, leading by three points twice and for nearly four minutes of the five-minute extra period. The Knights' largest leads in overtime were 63-60 and 65-62 before USI outscored Bellarmine 6-1 in the final sixty seconds.
 
Individually, USI had five players score in double-figures. Senior forward Aaron Nelson (Chicago Heights, Illinois) led the Eagles with his 15^th-straight double-double, 15 points and 19 rebounds, while Thomas followed in the scoring column with 14 points.
 
Schumann finished the game with 13 points, nine coming in the second half, while Jones and senior forward Orlando Rutledge (Louisville, Kentucky) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points each.
 
USI continues its three-game road swing Thursday at 7:30 p.m. when it travels to 23^rd-ranked Lewis University and concludes the trip Saturday at 3:15 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
 
The Flyers of Lewis fell to 13-2 overall and 5-2 in the GLVC after dropping 94-88 decision to UW-Parkside Monday night in Somers, Wisconsin. USI leads the all-time series, 42-22, after taking two-of-three from Lewis last season. The Eagles took the first meeting in Romeoville, Illinois, 65-64, and the third game in overtime in the GLVC Tournament, 88-80, while the Flyers won the match-up at the Physical Activities Center, 63-59.
 
The Rangers of UW-Parkside, who play Bellarmine on Thursday, went to 14-2 overall and a GLVC East-leading 7-0 in the league after their win over Lewis. USI lead the series with UW-Parkside, 28-8, despite losing two-of-three to the Rangers a year ago. UW-Parkside swept the regular season contests, winning 77-68 in Somers and 76-72 at the PAC. The Eagles' only victory over the Rangers came in the GLVC Tournament, 81-62.