UE faces Valpo at 8:30 p.m.
 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 the 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
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– 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
