Aces take down Campbell on Sunday afternoon
UE wins second game of the weekend
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Tayshawn Comer scored a team-high 18 points to lead the University of Evansville men’s basketball team to a 66-53 victory over Campbell on Sunday afternoon at the Ford Center.
Comer led the Purple Aces with six assists and five free throw makes while grabbing six rebounds. Cam Haffner scored 16 points, going 7-for-15 from the field. Gabriel Pozzato and Tanner Cuff scored 10 points apiece. Pozzato tied for the game-high with seven boards.
“It is a good feeling to win again. I am really proud of how our defense played, to hold a team that averages over 70 points to just 53 shows the effort our guys put in,” Aces head coach David Ragland said. “We dealt with some adversity earlier in the week and to see how we responded on Friday and today is a major positive for us.”
Campbell scored the opening four points of the game before Cam Haffner got the Aces on the board with a triple. Gabriel Pozzato followed with another trey to give UE its first lead at 6-4. Converting four of their first five attempts, the Fighting Camels retook a 10-6 edge.
Evansville countered with a 9-0 run that put them back in the lead at 15-10 at the 12:35 mark. Tayshawn Comer had back-to-back field goals to open the stretch. Campbell fought back with the next seven to jump back on top before another UE run put them up by five. Another 7-0 rally was highlighted by Pozzato’s second long ball of the afternoon.
Once again, the Camels answered, retaking a 28-27 edge inside of the 3-minute mark, however, in a half that was highlighted by runs from each team, UE made its move. Trent Hundley’s triple in the final minute helped the Aces secure a 34-28 halftime lead.
After the Camels opened the second half with a 3-pointer, UE responded with eight in a row to take its first double figure lead at 42-31. Campbell got as close as seven points midway through the second half, but Evansville never let them get closer, finishing the day off with a 66-53 victory.
Leading Campbell was Jasin Sinani who posted 22 points. He was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line. The Camels finished the game shooting 32.7% while the Aces finished at 45.1%. UE wrapped up the contest with a 35-29 edge on the boards.
Tanner Cuff scored just five points but was effective in every facet of the game in a career-high 36:57 of action. Along with a career-best five steals, Cuff added three assists without turning the ball over.
UE has a nine-day break before returning to action on Dec. 3 with the Missouri Valley Conference opener at Murray State.
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