IUPUI (1-1, 0-0 Summit) at NC State (1-1, 0-0 ACC)
Date:	Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 // 7:00 p.m. ET
Location:	Raleigh, N.C. // PNC Arena (19,700)
TV:	ESPN3 // Andrew Sanders (pxp); Chris Corchiani Sr. (analyst)
Live Video:	ESPN3
Live Radio:	IUPUIJags.com // Morgan Adcock (pxp)
Live Stats:	GoPack.com
Game Notes:	IUPUI // NC State
Twitter:	@IUPUIJaguars; @IUPUIMensBball

RALEIGH, N.C. - The IUPUI basketball team will cap a two-game road trip as part of the opening leg of the 2015 Legends Classic on Wednesday night (Nov. 18) when the Jaguars take on NC State (1-1) inside PNC Arena. Wednesday's game can be seen on ESPN3 as Andrew Sanders (pxp) and Chris Corchiani Sr. (analyst) are on the call. Morgan Adcock (pxp) will call the action on IUPUIJags.com with pregame coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m..

IUPUI (1-1) just missed pulling a major road upset in game one of the Legends Classic on Monday night (Nov. 16), falling 75-71 in overtime at Marquette. Junior guard Darell Combs scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the second half and the Jaguars had a shot in regulation for the win, but had a corner three blocked as the horn sounded. Marquette outscored the Jaguars 6-2 in overtime, including a critical three-point play with just less than 20 seconds to play. Four Jaguars finished in double-digits as Nick Osborne (14 pts), Matt O'Leary (11) and Mason Archie (10) all had their first double-digit scoring games of the season.

Wednesday's game marks the first-ever meeting between IUPUI and NC State and the Jaguars are seeking their first win over an ACC foe since 2001.

JAGUAR TIDBITS
RECEVING VOTES
    Coming off the road win at Indiana State, IUPUI received votes in the most recent Mid-Major Top 25 for the first time in a long time. The Jaguars garnered six votes in this week's polls and was one of five Summit League teams considered.

UPSET THWARTED
    IUPUI had upset on the mind at Marquette on Monday night (Nov. 16) before ultimately falling in overtime, 75-71. The Jaguars had a potential game-winning three blocked at the end of regulation and were outscored 6-2 in the extra frame.
    Darell Combs scored 16 of his game-high 21 points after halftime, including 12 straight at one point. The Jaguars trailed by as many as 10 in the first half, but battled back to knot the score at 36 at the break.  

AFTER THE HALF
    Combs has been Mr. Second Half in the season's first two games, scoring 28 of his 37 points this season after halftime.

CHARITABLE EFFORT
    IUPUI was a perfect 10-of-10 at the foul line at Marquette on Monday (Nov. 16). The last time previously IUPUI had been perfect at the line was on Feb. 6, 2014 when the Jags made all 11 in a loss at North Dakota State.
    IUPUI is shooting 77.5 percent (31-of-40) at the stripe in the season's first two games.

FOR OPENERS
    IUPUI's season-opening win at Indiana State was the first season-opening victory since 2012 when the Jaguars started with a home win over Utah Valley. It was the first season-opening road win since 2009 when the Jaguars opened with an 88-82 win at Drake that season.

AGAINST THE ACC
    IUPUI hasn't beaten an ACC team since defeating Georgia Tech on Dec. 29, 2001 when the Jags picked off the Jackets, 96-92 in Atlanta.

AVENGED
    The season-opening win at Indiana State avenged a loss from a season ago as ISU defeated the Jags in the 2014-15 opener at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. IUPUI led throughout, including leading by as many as 10 in the first half.

DEBUTS
    Five of IUPUI's nine players that saw the floor at Indiana State on Friday (Nov. 13) were making their IUPUI debuts. All five showed well, including the two true freshmen Evan Hall and T.J. Henderson coming off the bench.
    Darell Combs (16 pts, 9-14 FT, 4 ast)
    Matt O'Leary (7 pts, 7 reb)
    Nick Osborne (9 pts, 8 reb)
    T.J. Henderson (4 pts, 1 ast, 26 min)
    Evan Hall (13 pts, 6-8 FG, 3 reb)

SEEING RED
    Sophomore guard D.J. McCall and freshman forward Noah Thomas are expected to redshirt the 2015-16 season. Two duo be joined by Syracuse-transfer Ron Patterson in anchoring the practice squad this season.

THREE SIGNEES
    The IUPUI basketball program inked three signees on National Signing Day as Elyjah Goss (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield East), Anthony Jones (Indianapolis, Ind./Speedway/FCI) and T.J. Washington (Tulsa, Okla./Jenks) all made their commitments official.
    Goss, a 6-foot-7 forward, is considered one of the top power forwards in the state of Illinois while Washington, a 6-foot left-handed point guard, is among the top guards in the state of Oklahoma.
    Jones, a 6-foot-5 swingman, was among the city's top players at Speedway High School and is spending this season at Florida Christian Institute in Coral Gables, Fla..

TRENDING UPWARD
    Year one under Head Coach Jason Gardner saw huge gains for the IUPUI basketball program. The Jaguars increased their win total against Division I opponents from three to 10 last season and climbed from the basement of The Summit League to a sixth-place 6-10 finish a year ago.
    The Jags' non-conference wins included victories at Milwaukee and Pepperine and home wins over Ball State and South Alabama.

ATTENDANCE INCREASE
    IUPUI boasted the nation's 30th largest increase in home attendance last season, gaining more than 900 patrons per game in year one at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The Jaguars averaged 1,527 fans per home game last season, led by the season-opening 3,159 at the game against Indiana State.

BALANCED ATTACK
    For the first time in school history a year ago, IUPUI was without a double-digit scorer as then-junior Marcellus Barksdale scored a team-high 9.5 points per game. All total, IUPUI had nine different players average between 4.4 and 9.5 points per game, with five of those individuals returning to the 2015-16 roster.
    Gardner tried virtually every combination available last season with 10 different players averaging more than 12 minutes per game. Barksdale was the lone IUPUI player to play more than 24 minutes per contest.
 
BETWEEN THE LINES
    The Jaguars bring back six letterwinners from last year's team, most notably seniors Marcellus Barksdale and Mason Archie, II.
    Barksdale was an honorable mention All-Summit Leaguer last season after posting a team-high 9.5 points per game and 52 steals. He was second on the squad in rebounding (4.7 rpg) and (2.4 apg) was easily the team leader in minutes played (32.0 mpg). Archie, who started 19 games, averaged 7.6 points per game while sinking a team-high 33 treys.
    The other four returners are all sophomores - Aaron Brennan (6.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg), D.J. McCall (4.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg), Leo Svete (4.4 ppg, 30 3's) and John Hubler (0.3 ppg).

CELLUS WATCH
    Senior Marcellus Barksdale, the program's lone four-year senior this season, has quietly stacked up some impressive numbers in his IUPUI career. Barksdale, in his fifth year with the program, has accumulated 690 points, 440 boards and 229 assists.
    It's not unreasonable to think Barksdale could finish as the 23rd member of IUPUI's 1,000 Point Club, while also landing in the top 10 on the program's all-time list in rebounds and assists.
 
GRADS
    Both Barksdale and Archie have earned degrees from IUPUI and are working towards graduate studies this season.
    Last year, IUPUI had four grads on the active roster with both Najee and Williams having had earned degrees prior to the season.