TERRE HAUTE, Ind. --- Kailex Stephens poured in 21 points to lead the Indiana State University men's basketball team to an 86-53 victory over Tusculum University Tuesday night in an exhibition game at the Hullman Center.

Stephens went 10-of-13 from the floor as the NCAA Division I Sycamores to shot 54.5 percent including 10-of-27 from three-point land with nine of those treys coming in the opening half.

Kyle Brown led the Pioneers in his TU debut as he carded 15 markers on 6-of-9 shooting which including a pair of three-pointers to go along with five rebounds. KJ Crump and Justin Mitchell contributed seven points apiece, while Inady Legiste tallied six points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Indiana State had four players score in double figures including 11 points by former Pioneer Trenton Gibson. Gibson, who starred at Tusculum for the past four seasons, shot 5-of-5 from the floor, hauled in five rebounds and added four assists and two steals in his ISU debut.

Indiana State edged the Pioneers on the boards by a 42-39 margin as Tusculum shot 35 percent from the field and 6-of-27 from three-point land.

The Sycamores raced out to a 16-4 lead in the opening 5:06 of the game with Stephens capping the run with a steal and a layup.

TU cut the deficit to 24-16 on Brown's triple at the 12:23 mark to trail by eight. But Indiana State went on an 18-2 run over the next 5:47 to go up 42-18. ISU made seven of its 10 shots while the Pioneers made only one of its nine attempts during that span.

Indiana State would take a 53-26 lead into halftime and would push the lead out to as many as 38 (72-34) midway through the second half.

Tusculum will play its second exhibition game this Monday morning when the Pioneers host NAIA Tennessee Wesleyan University for Education Day at Pioneer Arena. Special tip-off time of 11 a.m. as the Pioneers will host several elementary schools for the exhibition.