Aces And Knights To Meet Up For The First Time
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Saturday at 1 p.m., the University of Evansville men’s basketball will tangle with the University of Central Florida inside the Ford Center. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network.
Last Time Out
– Facing DePauw on Tuesday, the Purple Aces shot 53.8% for the game and 43.5% from outside on the way to a 69-58 win
– The Tigers put forth a strong effort, leading by as many as seven points before UE stretched the lead out in the second half
– A career night by Evan Kuhlman saw him hit 5 of his 7 3-point tries on the way to 23 points…his point tally and 3-point makes were both the top numbers of his career
– Jawaun Newton scored 15 points, hitting 6 out of 8 field goals from inside the arc
– Shamar Givance and Noah Frederking finished with 11 points apiece…Givance added 7 assists and 5 rebounds while Frederking was 3-of-4 from long range
Scouting the Opponent
– UCF enters Saturday’s match-up with a 3-0 record following a 63-54 triumph over Jacksonville on Tuesday evening
– Last weekend, the Knights took to the road and defeated the University of Miami by a 95-89 final
– Darin Green Jr. leads UCF with 16.0 points while shooting 48.6% from the field and 47.4% from outside
– Darius Perry is averaging 12.0 PPG while C.J. Walker has notched 11.7 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per contest
– The Knights are extremely efficient from the line, hitting 82.0% of their attempts as a team
Maybe a Record?
– On Tuesday, UE and DePauw combined to make 5 free throws in the game
– It is the lowest tally on record in UE’s Division I history and could be a record low for the program
– Last season, UE and Valparaiso combined for six makes from the line, one of multiple occasions a UE game has finished with 6
Top Game
– Riding the top scoring streak of his career to finish last season, Evan Kuhlman has seen that continue this fall
– After reaching double figures in the final six games last spring, Kuhlman has done so in three out of four games (9 out of 10 overall) – the top streak of his career
– His most recent effort saw him score a career-high 23 points while hitting 5 out of 7 3-point attempts against DePauw
– For the season, Kuhlman has hit an average of 2.8 triples per game, 3rd in the MVC
Trending Upwards
– After scoring five points in the opener at Cincinnati, Jawaun Newton has rebounded to reach double figures in the last three games while improving his season average to 10.5 points per game
– Newton has averaged 12.3 PPG over the last three contests
– His top outing came against DePauw where he registered 15 points while hitting 7 out of 12 attempts including 6 out of 8 from inside the arc
Back in Form
– Noah Frederking missed the Belmont game due to a mild injury, but rebounded nicely against DePauw
– Frederking recorded his first double figure game of the season, scoring 11 points while hitting 3 of his 4 outside tries
– He has hit 5 of his 8 3-point attempts on the season and ranks 4th in the MVC with his 62.5% shooting beyond the arc
