EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Emmette Page and Shamar Givance recorded 14 points apiece to lead the University of Evansville men's basketball team to a 74-45 victory over Mount St. Joseph in the exhibition opener on Saturday at the Ford Center. Box Score (PDF) Page had an efficient 5-of-6 day from the field while Givance added five rebounds and five helpers, both the highest totals on the team. In his debut for the Purple Aces, Antoine Smith Jr. scored 13 points while hitting three triples.
"It was good to finally get out and play someone different than ourselves, and it is nice to now have the game film and we can go back and see what we did well today and what we need to improve upon," UE head coach Todd Lickliter said after the game.