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Aces clinch top five seed with win over Missouri State

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the University of Evansville men's basketball team clinched a top five seed in the Missouri Valley Conference, finishing the regular season with a 72-63 victory over Missouri State on Saturday night at the Ford Center. Box Score (PDF) - 2021 Arch Madness Bracket (PDF) Evansville (9-15, 7-11) enters Arch Madness as the #5 seed and is set to face the #4 Indiana State on Friday afternoon at 2:08 p.m. in St. Louis. Shamar Givance tied his career scoring high with 22 points on Saturday, knocking down 9 out of 16 attempts and four triples.