EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Jawaun Newton scored a career-high 26 points while Shamar Givance added 21 in Friday evening's 90-81 loss to Missouri State at the Ford Center.
Newton hit 8 of his 16 field goal attempts on the way to his top scoring effort at UE (8-15, 6-11 MVC). Prior to tonight, his career scoring mark stood at 22 points, which he recorded on January 16 at Bradley. Shamar Givance finished the evening just one point shy of his career mark. He posted 21 points with nine of his attempts finding the bottom of the net.