EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The opening stretch of Missouri Valley Conference play wraps up on Saturday when the University of Evansville men's basketball team plays host to Indiana State in a 1 p.m. game at the Ford Center. Game Notes - ESPN3 - Live Audio - Live Stats Setting the Scene
- The Aces have won three of the last four home games against the Sycamores
- Evansville enters Saturday's game with an 8-1 mark in nine home games; UE has excelled at home in recent years, going 10-1 to start the 2017-18 season, 9-1 in its first ten games in 2016-17 and 11-0 to start the 2015-16 campaign
Last Time Out
- Putting together what was arguably its best game of the year, the Purple Aces defeated Loyola by a 67-48 final on Tuesday night at the Ford Center
- UE had its best shooting night of the season, finishing at 52.