MOREHEAD, Ky. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team looks to build on the program's best start since 2009 when the Jaguars head south to face Morehead State (1-2) on Saturday night (Nov. 14) at 7:30 p.m. inside MSU's Johnson Arena. Saturday's game can be heard on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket and will be broadcast on ESPN+. 

The Jaguars are 3-0 to start the year for the first time since 2009 after a 74-70 home win over Southern Indiana on Wednesday night. Sophomore Manasseh Stackhouse finished with a team-high 16 points and fifth-year senior Billy Smith pumped in 14 points, including four threes. 

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QUOTABLE
"The first half was probably the worst basketball I've seen this team play since I got them in June. And it was frustrating. I thought we were playing as individuals rather than the team and we didn't recruit that way and our team is not built that way. We're a team. We regrouped and second half, (we) finally started to make some shots from the perimeter," Howlett said following his team's 74-70 win over Southern Indiana. 

SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE
Morehead State is 1-2 to start the year with road losses at Western Kentucky and No. 11 Louisville sandwiched around a home win over Virginia University-Lynchburg. Clayton Parker leads MSU in scoring (18.3 ppg) and Kyrell Shaw checks in at 12.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Chase Dawson also scores in double-digits at 10.3 points per game. As a team, MSU shoots 44 percent from the floor and 35 percent from three while holding opponents to 43 percent from the floor. 

INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is 4-3 all-time against Morehad State and 1-2 in three meetings in Morehead. The Jaguars won last year's meeting to start the home-and-home series in Indianapolis, defeating the Eagles 85-80 inside the Jungle. 

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will be back on the road on Wednesday night (Nov. 18) to face Penn State for a 6:30 p.m. tip.