CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The trip to Iowa will be completed on Saturday when the University of Evansville men's basketball team takes on UNI in the first meeting of the season between the squads inside the McLeod Center. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network presented by Learfield. Game Notes - ESPN+ - Live Stats - Live Audio Setting the Scene
- UE dropped a 78-66 contest at Drake on Wednesday evening; the team remained in Iowa following the contest and traveled from Des Moines to Cedar Falls on Friday
- Head coach Walter McCarty will not be on the sidelines for Saturday's game; he was suspended for comments made following the game at Drake
- Evansville has dropped its last five games inside the McLeod Center after winning back-to-back games in 2012 and 2013
- This will mark the second time the Aces have faced UNI and Drake in back-to-back road games since joining the MVC; the last time came in 1996 and the Aces dropped both contests
Last Time Out
- For the second game in a row, Evansville allowed the opposition to shoot over 50% as Drake finished at 52.