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Gibson’s career day leads Aces to 3rd consecutive win

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – Duane Gibson's career game led the University of Evansville men's basketball team to its third win in a row as the Purple Aces took down Southern Illinois by a final score of 75-70 on Saturday afternoon at SIU Arena.

Gibson connected on 10 of his 15 attempts to finish with 27 points and also set his career high with 10 rebounds to lead UE (13-14, 4-10 MVC). Jaylon Brown finished the day with 14 points while Ryan Taylor and David Howard recorded 13 and 12 points, respectively.

"We knew it would be important to get off to a good start.