# 2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 10th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Missouri State.

## Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

## During the season

ISU coach Greg Lansing began the season with 148 wins, which places him second on the ISU Coaching Leaderboard, the leader Duane Klueh has 182. Junior Guard Tyreke Key became the 40th member of the ISU 1,000-pt Club; on December 30, 2019, vs. Southern Illinois, Key dropped 20 points to surpass 1,000 career points. Key reached the 1,000 point mark in just 73 career games which is the fourth-fastest pace in program history.
As of January 29, Key had 8 games in which he scored 20 or more points and led the Sycamores with a 17.2 ppg. On February 16; Jordan Barnes recorded 2 steals during the game, giving him 129 for his career. Barnes became the only player in 125-seasons of Sycamore Basketball to reach the Top 10 in scoring (1,496), 3-pt FGs (265), assists (369) & steals (129).
As of March 2, Lansing has reached 166 wins, 91 MVC wins (the 11th highest total in MVC history. Jordan Barnes has increased his career totals; 1,544 points, 271 3-pointers, 383 assists and 134 steals. Tyreke Key has climbed to #19 on the ISU career scoring charts.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 81–86 | 0–1 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 13, 2019* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Louisville | L 62–91 | 0–2 | KFC Yum! Center (14,808) Louisville, KY |
| November 17, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Ball State | L 55–69 | 0–3 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,425) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 21, 2019* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Duquesne Junkanoo Jam | L 71–74 | 0–4 | Gateway Christian Academy (300) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Loyola Marymount Junkanoo Jam | W 72–60 | 1–4 | Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Air Force Junkanoo Jam | W 84–74 | 2–4 | Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri-St. Louis | W 62–55 | 3–4 | Hulman Center (3,553) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 3, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 71–60 | 4–4 | Hulman Center (3,371) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 84–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Nutter Center (3,509) Fairborn, OH |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee State | W 78–72 | 6–4 | Hulman Center (3,123) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 85–64 | 7–4 | Hulman Center (3,449) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2019 8:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCSC/FSGO/ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 68–56 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hulman Center (3,333) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 76–80 | 8–5 (1–1) | Knapp Center (3,490) Des Moines, IA |
| January 7, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 60–68 | 8–6 (1–2) | McLeod Center (3,697) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 65–52 | 9–6 (2–2) | Hulman Center (3,723) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 65–42 | 10–6 (3–2) | Hulman Center (3,717) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 77–86 | 10–7 (3–3) | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,805) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 55–75 | 10–8 (3–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,661) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCSC/FSGO/ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 61–53 | 11–8 (4–4) | Hulman Center (4,159) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | W 58–56 | 12–8 (5–4) | Hulman Center (3,414) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 78–68 | 13–8 (6–4) | JQH Arena (4,542) Springfield, MO |
| February 5, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Loyola–Chicago | W 68–39 | 14–8 (7–4) | Hulman Center (4,063) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, NBCSC+/ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 67–74 | 14–9 (7–5) | Redbird Arena (5,365) Normal, IL |
| February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCSC/FSGO/ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 61–72 | 14–10 (7–6) | Carver Arena (5,023) Peoria, IL |
| February 16, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Missouri State | L 58–71 | 14–11 (7–7) | Hulman Center (3,988) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | W 67–64 | 15–11 (8–7) | Hulman Center (3,765) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 64–62 | 16–11 (9–7) | Ford Center (5,477) Evansville, IN |
| February 26, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 77–68 | 17–11 (10–7) | Banterra Center (6,550) Carbondale, IL |
| February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valpariso | W 71–58 | 18–11 (11–7) | Hulman Center (4,131) Terre Haute, IN |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2020 9:35 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Missouri State Quarterfinals | L 51–78 | 18–12 | Enterprise Center (6,521) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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