Aces and Sycamores meet up at 12 p.m. CST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Another road game is on the docket for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team as they travel to Indiana State for a 12 p.m. CST game on Saturday. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Evansville made several rallies on Wednesday before falling to Murray State by a final score of 79-69 at the Ford Center
– AJ Casey reset his career scoring high with 24 points on a 10-of-13 shooting effort
– Josh Hughes finished with 14 points while Bryce Quinet added 13
Another Reset
– For the second time in four games, AJ Casey reset his career scoring high with 24 points against the Racers
– Casey hit 10 of his 13 field goal tries to eclipse he previous scoring high of 21, which came at Bradley on Dec. 29
– Over his last five games, Casey is shooting 71.1% from the field and 40.0% from outside
– Casey is averaging a team-high 15.7 PPG in MVC games while shooting 63.8%; for the season, Casey has posted 10.6 PPG
– Casey now has nine double digit games on the season including 5 of the last 6 games
– He picked up three steals in the first two MVC games and is 10th in the league with his season average of 1.29/game
On a Streak
– Bryce Quinet has reached double figures in four out of his first six MVC games
– After recording 10 in the opener versus Belmont, he had 11 at Bradley before scoring a team-high 13 points at Illinois State
– He added 13 points versus Murray State while hitting five field goals and dishing out four assists
– Quinet is 16-for-34 from the field in the last four games and has connected on four of his six 3-point tries
– The performance against Belmont was his first double digit game since posting 10 vs. Akron on Nov. 22
