EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A 2-game home stretch awaits the University of Evansville men's basketball team, beginning on Saturday with a 1 p.m. game against Missouri State inside the Ford Center. Tickets are still available and fans out of town can follow via ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network.
Setting the Scene
- Evansville's regular season series against the Bears comes to an early and in the third week of Missouri Valley Conference play as MSU picked up a 65-52 win over the Aces in the conference opener on Dec. 31
- UE has had the upper hand against the Bears in Evansville, winning seven of the last nine homes games in the series
- Sam Cunliffe was the top scorer for UE in that contest, posting 13 points; he has been the Aces points leader in three out of five conference outings
- The offense looks to get back on track; in non-conference games, the team posted an average of 78.