CHARLESTON, S.C. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will hit the road again on Tuesday (Nov. 18) to face Charleston Southern (2-3) inside Buccaneer Fieldhouse. Tuesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) are on the call. 

IU Indy (2-3) comes in seeking a third straight win after back-to-back victories over IU Columbus and Eastern Michigan. The Jaguars were impressive at EMU, collecting a first win over a Mid-American Conference opponent since 2016. Freshman Maguire Mitchell scored a team-high 19 points in earning #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors and sophomore guard Micah Davis provided 17 points off the bench, including a pivotal trey with 75 seconds to play. 

The uber fast Jaguars currently rank second nationally in field goals made and attempted while also ranking inside the top-10 in both steals and assists. Six different Jaguars are scoring more than nine points per game while fifth-year senior Matt Compas is scoring a team-high 16.4 points per contest. Junior Kyler D'Augustino checks in at 13.4 points per game and Mitchell is scoring 12.6 points per game and leads the Horizon League in threes made (3.2/game). Senior big man Finley Woodward is averaging 10.0 points and a team-high 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. 

QUOTABLE
"I thought we did a good job of wearing them down. We had some guys step up and make some big time plays down the stretch at both ends of the floor. Maguire Mitchell didn't look like a freshman tonight and I thought Jaxon Edwards was tremendous down the stretch. Same with Micah, I thought he was really good late in the game," head coach Ben Howlett said following the Eastern Michigan win. 

SCOUTING CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Charleston Southern is 2-3 on the season with victories over Toccoa Falls and at The Citadel. For the season, CSU averages 82.0 points per game while shooting 43.7 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from three, making 12 triples per game. Brycen Blaine, a 6-foot-5 guard, averages a team-high 24.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while having made 24 treys in just five games. Behind him, Luke Williams averages 13.3 points per game and A'lahn Sumler averages 11.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. 

INSIDE THE SERIES
Tuesday's game marks the first-ever meeting between IU Indy and Charleston Southern on the hardwood. 

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will open play at the Air Force Classic on Friday (Nov. 21) against Alabama State.