EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball will begin a three-game homestand Monday when the Screaming Eagles host the Phantoms of East-West University. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.
 
The final two games of the homestand include the start of the Ohio Valley Conference schedule. USI opens the conference campaign by hosting Little Rock at 7:30 p.m. December 18 and Morehead State at 3:30 p.m. December 18. Fans attending the USI-Little Rock game have a chance to receive a schedule magnet and coupons to Penn Station.
 
The Screaming Eagles are forecast to place ninth in the OVC this year, while Little Rock was picked to win the league and Morehead State was predicted to place fifth.
 
All of the Eagles' action is being streamed on ESPN+ and aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM (Saturday only).
 
The Screaming Eagles (3-7) are hoping to rebound and get back on track after a tough 0-2 road trip last week. USI had a tough loss to Western Michigan, 88-74, and a setback at Indiana State, 77-55. Senior guard Cardell Bailey led the way for the Eagles on the road trip with 19.5 points per game.
 
For the season, senior guard Ismail Habib has been posting 18.2 points per game and leads the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring. Habib has hit for 20 or more points in four of the last seven games.
 
Bailey follows with 13.6 points per contest, while junior guard Kaden Brown is posting 12.1 points per outing.
 
The East-West Phantoms, currently, are 2-7 overall this season. USI leads the all-time series, 2-0, after taking last year's meeting at Liberty University, 104-46.