TERRE HAUTE —
When you’re a shooter and you’re in a slump, the boilerplate cure is to summon amnesia, forget about your struggles and keep on shooting.
For Indiana State senior Jordan Printy and the rest of the Sycamores, heeding that advice was being tested to the limits of all reasonable understanding.
The facts were dire. Entering its game against Southern Illinois on Saturday at Hulman Center, ISU was a conference-only worst 29.4 percent from 3-point range.
Printy was in the worst three-game slump of his career. He was 1 of 12 from long-range in a trioka of forgettable performances.
But Printy and the Sycamores kept on shooting. The reward? It was unimaginable.
The Sycamores converted all 12 of their 3-point attempts in a 78-68 victory over Southern Illinois.
The Sycamores set three NCAA Division I records and had the first perfect 3-point shooting game in Division I history that met the minimum of amount of attempts required for a NCAA record.
The trio of Division I records set Saturday:
n ISU broke a Division I record for 3-point field goal percentage at 100 percent. The minimum amount of attempts needed to set the record is 10.
The previous mark had been held by Ohio State with a 14 of 15 shooting performance against Wisconsin in 2011. The NCAA has a second 15-attempt standard, a record still held by Eastern Kentucky, which made 15 of 18 in a 1987 game against UNC-Asheville.
n ISU broke a Division I record for consecutive 3-pointers made without a miss. The previous mark had been 11, set by Niagara and Eastern Kentucky in 1987.
n ISU shattered a Division I record for highest 3-point percentage perfect game. The previous mark had been set by Minnesota in 2009 against Penn State when the Golden Gophers were 9 of 9 from beyond the arc.
ISU’s 12 of 12 3-point shooting performance also tied or bested records from the NCAA’s other divisions. ISU’s 12 consecutive 3-pointers bested the Division II mark (11) and tied the Division III mark. Pace (1991), Catawba (1998) and Southwest State (2000) made 12 in a row in the Division III ranks.
The overall 3-point shooting record in Division II is 10 of 10, set by LeMoyne-Owen in 2006. The Division III record for 3-point shooting is 11-for-11, set by Willamette and Kean in 1987.
Simply put, ISU had the most perfect 3-point shooting performance in college basketball history.
“Looking at it? I think the reason for [perfect] is we took good ones,” Printy said. “Sometimes we take quick threes and shots. Making 12 of 12 shows we were taking good shots and knocking them down.”
Printy made six of the 3-pointers and co-led ISU with 18 points. Dwayne Lathan, who made the 3-pointer with 3:40 left that set the record, also had 18 points as he converted a pair of treys.
Carl Richard and Lucas Eitel also made a pair of 3-pointers without a miss to help ISU set the mark.
For Printy, it was extremely satisfying to get back on track.
“It’s no secret that I’ve been struggling, but I’ve just continued to do my shooting routines and stick to what I do,” Printy said. “You go through ups and downs. I don’t know that I’ve struggled before like I have the last few games, but I had to keep shooting. I got extra shots up before and after practice. It was good to see that first one go.”
There was some speculation after the game whether ISU had been perfect. Some observers thought a R.J. Mahurin miss from the right corner at 14:44 was a missed three, including ISU point guard Jake Odum.
“I thought R.J. had missed that three on his airball, but apparently not,” Odum said.
Replay showed that Mahurin’s foot was touching the 3-point line. Official Terry Davis also signaled during the game that Mahurin’s missed shot was a two-point attempt.
ISU needed every last one of its 3s as it wasn’t executing very well aside from its makes. ISU had 18 turnovers and SIU shot 48.2 percent during the game. ISU had a peak lead of 15 during the second half, but the Salukis never caved, and were within seven in the final minute.
“It’s a relief when some shots are going in. We made a lot of mistakes tonight. I think we had a Bradley hangover in the first half, but we played through it,” ISU coach Greg Lansing said.
ISU’s 8 of 8 3-point shooting was the sole reason the Sycamores led 34-32 at halftime. SIU had controlled the boards to the tune of 10 second-chance points and ISU’s turnovers held the Sycamores back.
A 9-3 run early in the second half gave the Sycamores a gap. Printy started it with — what else? — a 3-pointer as ISU took a 47-38 lead with 13:44 to go.
SIU fought back to cut its deficit to 50-48 with 10:43, but ISU’s 3-point shooting prowess began to alter a SIU defense that was designed to let the conference’s worst 3-point shooting team bomb away.
The Salukis had to spread their defense to account for ISU’s shooters and the middle opened up. Justin Gant converted a 3-point play at 9:52 to start a 10-0 ISU run in which the Sycamores would convert just one 3-pointer.
Lathan set the 3-point mark at 3:40, and from there, ISU would march to the free throw line. The Sycamores made 9 of 13 in the final 1:22 to seal a much-needed victory.
After a disheartening loss Wednesday at Bradley, ISU (15-11, 6-9) kept itself alive to avoid the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament play-in round with the victory.
For SIU (8-18, 5-10), losing by dint of the greatest 3-point shooting performance in NCAA history was hard to fathom.
“Twelve for twelve is unbelievable. They probably couldn’t do that in practice. That’s an incredible feat,” SIU coach Chris Lowery said. “Not all of those shots were open either. … We played the percentages in the first half because they had been struggling [from 3-point range].”
ISU returns to action Tuesday when it plays host to Illinois State.
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Masked man: Indiana State's Justin Gant (5) passes to a cutting player Saturday at Hulman Center.
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Richard score: Carl Richard scores on a short runner near the basket during Saturday's game against Southern Illinois at Hulman Center.
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Fouled: Indiana State's Dwayne Lathan (20) is fouled as he drives to the basket against two Southern Illinois defenders Saturday at Hulman Center.
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Perfect: Indiana State's Jordan Printy (24) shoots and scores from 3-point land during Saturday's game against Southern Illinois. Printy was a perfect 6 for 6 behind the 3-point line.
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Direction: Indiana State point guard Jake Odum communicates with coach Greg Lansing as the clock indicates the time left against Southern Illinois and ISU leading by thirteen points.
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Rejection: Indiana State defenders swarm a shot by a Southern Illinois player during Saturday's game at Hulman Center.
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