ST. LOUIS – Arch Madness has arrived with the University of Evansville men's basketball team heading to St. Louis as the #8 seed. The Purple Aces open play on Thursday at 6 p.m. against the 9th seeded UNI Panthers. Fans who cannot make it to St. Louis can watch the game live on Fox Sports Midwest and Fox Sports Indiana in the Evansville area. Fox Sports Go will also carry it on mobile devices within the MVC footprint. Fans in other parts of the country can watch the game on ESPN3.
With a day left before the tournament, Purple Aces sophomore Dru Smith was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved Team.