Aces and Braves to meet at 7 p.m.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In search of its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Bradley for a 7 p.m. game on Monday.
ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Trailing by as many as 14 points in the second half, the Purple Aces rallied in the final minutes before dropping a 66-65 decision to Drake on Dec. 21
– Connor Turnbull put together his top collegiate performance with 20 points, a career-high 15 boards, and 3 blocks
– AJ Casey scored 12 points while Alex Hemenway added 11 points
Taking it to another Level
– In the home game against Drake, Connor Turnbull recorded the third double-double of his career and second of the season finishing with 20 points and 15 boards
– His 15 caroms was a career-high and improved his average to 6.5 per game – 6th in the Valley – over his last five games, Turnbull is averaging 19 points and 10 boards
– Turnbull’s scoring average of 14.45 PPG ranks sixth in the conference
MVC Debut
– AJ Casey has a pair of 12-point outings in his first two MVC games
– Casey now has six double digit games on the season and is averaging 8.5 PPG
– Over his last five games, Casey is averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds
– Casey picked up three steals in each MVC game and is 8th in the league with his season average of 1.54/game
– He is UE’s second-leading rebounder with 5.4 per game including 11 versus Ball State
Scouting the Opponent
– Bradley heads into Monday’s game with a 9-4 record and sit at 2-0 through two MVC games
– The Braves opened the league slate with a 108-99 triple overtime win at Indiana State before defeating Southern Illinois by a score of 73-69 on Dec. 21
– Jaquan Johnson leads the Braves with 18.5 points per game
– Johnson paces BU with 47 steals and is tied for the team lead with 44 assists
– Alex Huibregtse checks in with 12.4 PPG while Demarion Burch is averaging 10.3 PPG
