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Men’s basketball welcomes Missouri State on Saturday

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A pivotal Missouri Valley Conference battle will take place on Saturday at the Ford Center as the University of Evansville men's basketball team will play host to Missouri State at 3 p.m.

Over the course of the last six games between the squads, the Purple Aces have won five times. UE has also won five of the last six home tilts dating back to the 2010-11 campaign.

Wednesday's game saw Evansville grab a double-digit lead in the first half and extend it to 12 in the final 20 minutes at Indiana State, but the Sycamores shot 57.