Indiana State Basketball Coach Reveals Extremely Classy Reason His Team Is Playing Awful Opponent

Indiana State will host the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy on Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute. It should be one of the worst college basketball games of the season.

Although the fans do not enjoy watching a mismatch of this extreme during the heart of the season, the Sycamores invited the Eutectics to Terre Haute as a gesture of good faith.

The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy is located in Saint Louis. Established in 1864, it is the the third-oldest college of pharmacy in the United States with approximately 750 students — half undergrad, half postgrad. Its mascot refers to a mixture of materials that melt or freeze at one specific temperature, which is lower than the melting points of the materials on their own. Its sports teams compete in the American Midwest Conference on the NAIA level.

When it comes to basketball, the Eutectics’ roster features only four players who are 6-foot-5 or taller. None of them are taller than 6-foot-7. On the flip side of the matchup, Indiana State has more players who are 6-foot-5 or taller than not.

All of this goes to say that this should be a blowout. So why is it on the schedule?

First and foremost, this is fairly common at this time of year. Teams typically don’t want to travel right before the holidays so they schedule local programs that don’t require lengthy road trips.

As for this game in particular, it is also a cool move by the Sycamores to get it on the calendar.

The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy allowed Indiana State to use its practice facility during the Missouri Valley Conference college basketball tournament earlier this year. In return, even though a gift card probably would’ve sufficed in this situation, Indiana State will pay the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy to get blown out.