On Wednesday, Eastern Illinois topped Blackburn College while Southern Indiana and Lindenwood suffered losses.
 

WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
@IU Indy 74, Southern Indiana 70	Box Score
@Eastern Illinois 102, Blackburn College 44	Box Score
@#24 Nebraska 94, Lindenwood 60	Box Score

IU INDY 74, SOUTHERN INDIANA 70
INDIANAPOLIS - University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball fell short against Indiana University Indianapolis on Wednesday night at James T. Morris Arena.
 
The Screaming Eagles (1-3) had four scorers reach double-digit points, but to no avail, as the Jaguars (3-0) stay undefeated after taking the 74-70 slugfest. USI is now 0-3 when playing on the road but will return to play in front of the Screaming Eagles faithful for the next two games.

IU Indy jumped ahead with a 4-0 lead before USI quickly got back on its feet by scoring five straight after a pair of Sylla buckets. Throughout the rest of the frame, the lead shifted 13 times with seven ties until Smith scored the last basket of the half to send the Screaming Eagles into the locker room with a 31-30 advantage. During that span, Trnka scored seven-straight points for USI.

Sylla's big second half got started early with a tip-in, followed by a triple from senior Kaden Brown to help USI take a four-point lead in the first three minutes. The Screaming Eagles held onto the lead through the first nine minutes until IU Indy went on a 9-0 run that flipped the script and gave the Jaguars a 55-50 lead.
 
After IU Indy hit its largest lead of the game at eight, points USI chipped away and was able to cut the deficit to just two with under two minutes of action. The Screaming Eagles were within striking distance after Smith's layup made it a one-possession game with under 30 seconds left. After the Jaguars went 50/50 at the free throw line, USI pushed down the court for an opportunity to tie, but could not get the bucket to fall and ultimately allow IU Indy to seal the game at the charity stripe.


EASTERN ILLINOIS 102, BLACKBURN COLLEGE 44
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois men's basketball was on the other side of a lopsided win in their home opener at Groniger Arena as the Panthers rolled past NCAA Division III Blackburn College on Wednesday night, 102-44.
 
Six total players ended the night in double figures led by Gavin Welch who knocked down 7-of-14 from 3-point range to finish with 21 points.  The seven made 3-pointers tied for the eighth most by an individual player in an EIU game.
 
As a team EIU connected for 15 3-pointers which is tied for the third most made 3-pointers in school history.
 
EIU raced out to a 53-24 lead at the half shooting 50 percent from the floor.  They improved on that in the second half shooting 55.6 percent to finish at 52.7 percent for the night.
 
Jayden Wright just missed a double-double off the bench with eleven points, nine assists.   Shia Francis and Devin Davenport each scored ten off the bench.
 
Starter Tanner Vogel was just shy of his second double-double this year with 12 points, nine rebounds with fellow starter Daniel Ntambwe rounding out the EIU double figure scorers with ten.
 
EIU passed out 30 assists with just four turnovers in the game improving to 1-3 on the year.


#24 NEBRASKA 94, LINDENWOOD 60
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Lindenwood Men's Basketball team (2-2) fell on the road to No. 24/25 Nebraska (3-0) by a score of 94-60 on Wednesday night. Shamiere Green led the Lions with 12 points off the bench, while Makhan Diouf added nine points and five rebounds.

Diouf scored the first basket of the game to give Lindenwood an early 2-0 lead, but Nebraska quickly responded with the next eight points to go in front 8-2. The Cornhuskers continued to build their advantage, extending the lead to 37-9 just past the halfway point of the first half. Nebraska continued to shoot the ball, but Lindenwood found its rhythm late in the half, closing the opening stanza on a 14-5 run to trail 62-31 at the break. Malek Archie led the Lions with seven points, followed by Diouf with five.

In the second half, Green knocked down a pair of three pointers and scored eight points over the first 12 minutes of the frame. Dom Clay, Xavier Spencer, and Marsai Mason combined for seven of Lindenwood's final 12 points as the Lions held Nebraska to 33 points on 37.5 percent shooting in the second half. Mason also finished the game with a team-high 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive glass.