EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Just three more home games remain for the University of Evansville men's basketball team, who opens the week on Wednesday with a 6 p.m. home game against Missouri State. The game will be available on ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network presented by Learfield. Game Notes - ESPN+ - Live Stats - Listen Setting the Scene
- UE is in search of its fifth home win in a row over the Bears; overall the Purple Aces are 7-1 in the last eight home meetings against MSU
- Evansville has dropped five of its last six games including a 78-73 loss at SIU on Saturday
- This season, UE is 9-4 at the Ford Center and picked up a 64-53 win over Valparaiso in its last home game on February 2
Last Time Out
- Southern Illinois picked up a 78-73 win over the Aces on Saturday; SIU led by as many as 12 in the final minutes before UE rallied to get within three with just under 20 seconds remaining
- The teams swapped the lead six times in the first half, but a triple at the buzzer gave SIU a 35-30 halftime lead and they did not look back
- Both squads shot 47.