News Category: Indiana St. Sycamores

Top seeds Seton Hall, Indiana State battle for NIT crown

After getting left out of the NCAA Tournament, Indiana State and Seton Hall have spent the past three weeks turning lemons into lemonade. The Sycamores and Pirates will try to put an exclamation point on their NIT journeys Thursday when they square off in the tournament title game in Indianapolis. Indiana State (32-6) and Seton Hall (24-12) are both No. 1 seeds and certainly have looked the part over the last four games. The Sycamores

No. 1 Indiana State duels No. 2 Cincinnati for NIT semifinal berth

Two teams with rich basketball history meet Tuesday night when Indiana State hosts Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinals in Terre Haute, Ind. The winner advances to the NIT semifinals April 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis. Indiana State is a current member of the Missouri Valley Conference; Cincinnati won its two national championships in 1961 and ’62 while in that conference. The Sycamores (30-6), the top seed in the

Indiana St. hosts Minnesota for spot in NIT quarters

No. 1 seed Indiana State will look to advance to the NIT quarterfinals when it tips off against Minnesota on Sunday afternoon in Terre Haute, Ind. Indiana State (29-6) is coming off a 101-92 win over SMU on its home court in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday night. The Sycamores’ 29 wins represents the second-most in program history, trailing only the 1978-79 squad with 33 wins. Jayson Kent scored a career-high 35

Indiana State ‘shattered’ over snub but preparing for SMU in NIT

Relegated to the NIT despite notable qualifications, Indiana State will host SMU in the first round Wednesday night in Terre Haute, Ind. Indiana State, a No. 1 seed, finished 28-6 but saw its bubble burst despite an NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rating of 29, the best ever for a team not to make the NCAA field. Coach Josh Schertz used terms like “devastation,” “shattered” and “beyond disappointing” to describe the snub, which the NCAA tourney

No time to sulk as No. 23 Indiana State visits Southern Illinois

No. 23 Indiana State has more work to do than expected to win the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title. Their lead cut in half after a shocking result Tuesday, the Sycamores travel to Carbondale, Ill., on Saturday night for a conference contest with Southern Illinois. Indiana State (22-4, 13-2 MVC) flubbed its first game as a ranked team in 45 years with an 80-67 home loss against an Illinois State team that entered the game

Newly ranked No. 23 Indiana State takes on Illinois State

Larry Bird might not be walking through the doors of the Hulman Center these days, but this might be the best team Indiana State has fielded since he led the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA Tournament title game. Ranked for the first time in 45 years, No. 23 Indiana State seeks to move a step closer to the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title Tuesday night when it hosts Illinois State in Terre Haute. “It’s a