Aces travel to Columbus to face Ohio State
Aces and Buckeyes meet for first time since 1976
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In just the fifth all-time meeting and the first since 1976, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team will take on Ohio State in a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday evening in Columbus. BTN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Evansville led Radford by as many as 22 points in the first half and 18 at the break, but a huge offensive second half helped the Highlanders rally for a 92-81 win
– Radford scored the first 16 points of the second half while shooting 81.5% in the final 20 minutes
– Cam Haffner scored a career-high 23 points while Gabriel Pozzato had 20 and Josh Hughes finished with a season-high of 19 points
– UE tied the program record with 17 3-point makes in the contest
Career-High
– Cam Haffner’s spectacular start to the season continued against Radford as he scored a career-high 23 points
– Haffner was 8-of-12 from the field and knocked down six of his 10 3-point tries
– He is second on the team and 9th in the MVC with his average of 14.8 PPG
– At MTSU, Haffner scored 16 points in what was his top UE effort at the time following 14 points against Brescia
Best in the NCAA
– Tanner Cuff’s stellar play has put him near the top of the MVC in multiple categories
– With 15 assists and just one turnover, his ratio of 15.00 is #1 in the NCAA
– He is 5th in the MVC with 7.50 rebounds per game while his average of 3.75 assists/game is tied for 8th
– Cuff posted a season-high 15 points at MTSU along with 7 caroms and 3 steals in 35:07, the top minute tally of his UE career
Turning the Corner
– Through the opening three games of the season, Josh Hughes was averaging just 5.0 points but that all changed with a big outing against Radford
– Connecting on 6 of his 11 attempts and four triples, Hughes finished with a season-high of 19 points; he added 5 boards and 3 assists
– After opening the season 1-of-11 from 3-point range, Hughes hit 4 of his 8 tries against the Highlanders
Scouting the Opponent
– Ohio State comes into Tuesday’s game with a 2-1 record
– After opening the season with wins over #19 Texas and Youngstown State, the Buckeyes fell in a hard-fought road game at #23 Texas A&M by a score of 78-64 on Friday
– Leading the way for OSU is Bruce Thornton with 15.7 points per game and a team-high 13 assists
– Just behind him is John Mobley Jr. with 14.3 PPG and a team-leading 10 triples
– Micah Parrish holds a 10.3 PGP average to round out the double figure scorers
– OSU has six players who average 7.3 points per game or
higher
