EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Riding the momentum from its first win of the season, the University of Evansville men's basketball is back inside the Ford Center on Tuesday, welcoming Southeast Missouri State for a 6 p.m. tip. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- All five starters finished in double figures as the Aces fended off a furious challenge to defeat Eastern Illinois by a 68-65 margin on Wednesday night
- Making his season debut, Jawaun Newton poured in a career-best 19 points
- Evansville led by 15 (34-19) at halftime before EIU rallied, hitting its first six shots of the second half and 9 out of 13 triples in the latter period
- The Panthers came all the way back to tie the game before Evansville wrestled the lead away in the final minutes
Set to make his Debut
- Tuesday's game will mark the first time sophomore Samari Curtis will be eligible for the Purple Aces
- After playing eight games at Nebraska last season, Curtis was a midyear transfer to Evansville and is set to take the floor following the official completion of the fall semester at UE
- Curtis was Mr.