EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Trailing by as many as 15 points, the University of Evansville men's basketball team cut the deficit to five in the final minutes before falling to Belmont by a final of 72-63 on Monday evening at the Ford Center. Box Score (PDF) Making his second appearance in a Purple Aces (2-4) uniform, Samari Curtis had a career game, recording 19 points on a 3-for-4 game from outside and an 8-of-10 showing from the charity stripe. Noah Frederking added 11 for Evansville.
"I thought the difference in the game was how physical they (Belmont) were.