EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team (15-8, 7-6 GLVC) celebrates 2016 Homecoming Week with a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference match-ups this weekend at the Physical Activities Center. The Screaming Eagles are slated to host Maryville University (8-15, 2-11 GLVC) Thursday at 7:30 p.m. while the Homecoming game features the University of Missouri-St. Louis (10-12, 4-9 GLVC) Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
 
In addition to Homecoming on Saturday, Thursday's Maryville-USI game is Heart Health Night, sponsored by Deaconess Hospital, at the PAC. Fans are encouraged to wear red to show their support for the fight against heart disease. USI players will be wearing red shoe laces, while Head Coach Rodney Watson will be wearing red shoes.
 
On Saturday, in conjunction with Homecoming, USI Women's Basketball is hosting its annual "Play for Kay" game. USI fans are urged to wear pink in support of the fight against breast cancer.
 
Game coverage for USI Men's Basketball Homecoming Week games, including live stats, video, and audio, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The Eagle games also can be heard over the air on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and WPSR 90.7FM.
 
This Week's USI Men's Basketball Quick Notes:
 
USI splits trips, but gets back on track. The University of Southern Indiana split its road trip over the weekend, falling at Drury, 75-62, and broke a four-game road losing streak with a win at Missouri University of Science & Technology, 94-87.
 
USI race to the GLVC Tournament. USI can clinch a first round home game in the upcoming GLVC Tournament with a pair of victories this week. The GLVC Tournament is slated to start February 28 with first games at home sites and conclude March 3-6 in St. Charles, Missouri. 
 
Stein strikes for season-highs at Missouri S&T. Freshman guard Alex Stein led way for USI to get on track with the win over Missouri S&T with a season-high 26 points. Stein, who averaged a team-best 17.0 point per game during the road trip, also tied a season-high with four three-point field goals.
 
Freshman consistency. Freshman guard Alex Stein has been a model of consistency averaging 14.3 points per game and has posted double-digits in 13 of the last 14 games.
 
Stealing a record. Junior guard Jeril Taylor has a team-best 51 steals through 23 games and is on pace to challenge the USI single-season record of 66 which was set by Stan Gouard in 1994-95
 
Eagles overall. Junior guard Jeril Taylor leads the Eagles this year with 16.3 points (15.9 in GLVC action) and 7.1 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Alex Stein follows with 14.3 points per contest.
 
At the PAC in 2015-16.  USI is 9-3 at the PAC in 2015-16. USI has four players averaging in double digits at home, led by junior guard Jeril Taylor is averaging 17.0 points per home game. Freshman guard Alex Stein follows with 14.4 points per outing, while junior guard Bobo Drummond and senior forward George Edwards is posting 13.8 and 13.3 points per home contest, respectively. 
 
USI vs. Maryville. USI is looking for payback after Maryville University defeated the Eagles in the GLVC Tournament first round last March in overtime, 72-71. The Eagles lead the series, 8-1, 6-1 at the PAC since 2000. USI took the regular season contest, 64-62, in St. Louis. 
 
Maryville in 2015-16. The Saints of Maryville are 8-15 overall, 2-11 in the GLVC, after dropping a pair of conference games last week and have lost nine of 10. More on Maryville can be found at MaryvilleSaints.com. 
 
USI vs. UMSL. USI leads the all-time series with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 34-11, and at the PAC, 11-0, since 2000. The Eagles took the only meeting last year, 76-69, in St. Louis, Missouri.
 
UMSL in 2015-16. The Tritons of UMSL, who visit Bellarmine University Thursday before visiting USI, are 10-12 overall, 4-9 in the GLVC, after winning a pair at home last weekend. The Tritons enters this week with a four-game winning streak, following on the heels of a seven-game losing streak. More on UMSL can be found at UMSLTritons.com.