Aces Open Arch Madness On This Evening  Against Valpo At 8:30 P.M
 St LOUIS – Arch Madness is up next for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team, who will open the tournament on Thursday evening with an 8:30 p.m. match-up against Valparaiso. The MVC TV Network and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the coverage. Bally Sports Midwest will have coverage in the Evansville area.
 Reaching 1K
– Both Noah Frederking and Shamar Givance reached the 1,000-point mark in Saturday’s game against Missouri State
– Entering the game, Frederking needed just eight points to reach the mark and made quick work of the milestone
– He scored UE’s first eight points and reach 1K with 13:28 remaining in the first half
– Givance came into the day with 989 points and was held off the score sheet in the opening half, but came back to score 20 in the second half
– He reached 1,000 with a pair of free throws with 5:11 left in the game
Last Time OutÂ
– Taking on eventual #2 seed Missouri State, the Purple Aces fought to the finish against the Bears, coming up just short by a final of 88-79
– UE overcame a 37-29 halftime deficit to jump in front in the second half
– Evansville drained a season-high 16 triples, just one shy of the school record
– Givance led the Aces with 20 points while Blaise Beauchamp added 18
– Noah Frederking and Blake Sisley scored 17 and 14, respectively, while Frederking set his career mark with nine caroms
A Senior Day to Remember
– Entering his final home game, Noah Frederking stood at 992 career points
– He came out on a mission and scored UE’s first eight points to become the 51st member of the Aces 1,000-point club
– Frederking had his best game of the year, registering a season-high 17 points and a career-high 9 rebounds while hitting four out of six 3-point tries
Second-Half Rebound
– Entering Saturday’s regular-season finale, Shamar Givance was 11 points away from 1,000 and was held scoreless in the first half, but he rebounded to score 20 in the final period to reach the milestone
– He Improved his career tally to 1,009
– On Feb. 21, he had his first career double-double at Valparaiso, posting 12 points and a career-best 10 assists
All-Freshman Team
– On Tuesday, it was announced that Blake Sisley earned a spot on the MVC All-Freshman Team
– Sisley is UE’s first to make the All-Freshman Team since Dru Smith in 2017
– He has played the best basketball of his freshman season down the stretch, scoring 7+ points in 7 of the last 8 games
– Over that time, he is averaging 11.3 PPG
– Sisley reset his career scoring high with 18 points at Valparaiso on Feb. 21
– His outside shooting has been off the charts – over the last three games, Sisley has drained 9 of his 16 outside attempts
Scouting The Opponent
– For the third time in less than two weeks, Evansville and Valparaiso will square off as they match up for the second time in three years at Arch Madness
– The Beacons completed the regular season with a 13-17 record and were 6-12 in the MVC on the way to the #7 seed
– Valpo dropped a 79-55 game at Bradley in the regular-season finale
– On the offensive end, it is Ben Krikke leading the way for Valpo with a season average of 14.5 points per game and a 4.6 rebound average, which is second on the team
– Thomas Kithier paces the Beacons on the boards, hauling in 6.7 per contest
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