SIUE Cougars (1-0, 0-0 OVC) at No. 17 Indiana Hoosiers (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
Game #2, Nov. 6, 7:00 p.m. CT
Simon Skjodt Auditorium,
Bloomington, Indiana

• SIUE opened its 57th season of men's basketball on Monday with a 95-42 victory over Westminster.
• The Cougars received points from 13 of 14 players who saw the court Monday.
• Ray'Sean Taylor posted his fourth career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
• Brian Taylor II scored a career-high 15 points.
• Brian Barone is in his sixth season as head coach. He has a career record of 65-91 at SIUE.
• SIUE finished the 2023-24 season at 17-16, recording back-to-back wins for the first time in the Division I era.
• The Cougars won nine Ohio Valley Conference games for the second straight year, tying the school record.
• SIUE went 12-2 at First Community Arena, marking its most home wins in the Division I era.
• SIUE competed in the OVC tournament for the fourth consecutive year, a first in school history. They played in the quarterfinals for the second year in a row
• The Cougars were selected to finish third by a vote of the league's coaches and sports information staff.
• SIUE has nine freshmen on the team this year.
• The Cougars have four graduate students, giving Morehead State the most students in the OVC.