EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball team begins its four-game season-ending road swing Thursday with a visit to Western Illinois. Thursday's matchup on Macomb, Illinois, is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
USI will finish the first half of the road swing Saturday in Charleston, Illinois, with a 3:30 p.m. game at Eastern Illinois. The second half of the road trip is February 24 when the Screaming Eagles pay a visit to Morehead State and conclude the season February 28 at Little Rock.
 
Both games are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+, while the USI-TSU game Thursday will be telecast regionally on selected Gray Media affiliates. All USI games are aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM.
 
The Screaming Eagles (5-21, 2-14 OVC) are looking to snap a losing streak and end the season on a winning note. USI has lost six-straight, including a loss to Tennessee State, 73-71, and Tennessee Tech, 82-74, at home last week.
 
USI senior guard Cardell Bailey led the Screaming Eagles in the scoring column with 16.5 points per game. Senior guard Ismail Habib followed with 15.0 points per contest, while junior guard/forward Amaree Brown rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11.0 points per outing.
 
For the season, Habib has been posting 15.6 points per game to lead USI in scoring. Brown is second with 13.6 points per outing, while Bailey is third on the team in scoring with 13.4 points per contest this season.
 
Western Illinois (5-22, 1-15 OVC) has been idle since falling at Little Rock, 77-58, at home last Thursday. The Leathernecks are 4-8 at home and 1-15 on the road in 2025-26.
 
WIU leads the all-time series USI, 6-3, after the Screaming Eagles took the first meeting of this year, 96-64.
 
Eastern Illinois (11-16, 7-9 OVC) is coming off a win over Little Rock, 78-72, at home Saturday. EIU leads the all-time series with USI, 5-4, after winning the first meeting of the season, 59-51, in overtime. The Panthers have won four of the last six matchups with the Screaming Eagles.