Aces and Salukis to meet on Saturday evening
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – It has been over two months since the University of Evansville and Southern Illinois met at the Ford Center and on Saturday, the teams will complete the regular season series with a 7 p.m. game at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Ill. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the coverage.
Last Time Out
– In a wild contest at the Ford Center on Thursday, Indiana State hung on for an 80-77 win over UE in double overtime
– Blaise Beauchamp posted the top game of his UE career, scoring 29 points on 8-of-15 shooting and a 6-for-10 finish from outside
– Shamar Givance finished with 18 points while Blake Sisley had his top game, scoring 17 points while knocking down six of his eight attempts
– ISU had a chance to win in regulation at the buzzer when a last-second attempt was halfway down the net before bouncing out; the Sycamores started each OT period on a 5-0 run before holding on in the second OT
“Blaise-ing the Netsâ€
– Almost everything Blaise Beauchamp shot on Feb. 10 against Indiana State found the bottom of the net as he set his career-high with 29 points
– Beauchamp connected on 8 of his 15 attempts while going 6-of-10 from outside and a perfect 7-7 from the line
– His effectiveness has been better when he is in the starting lineup with his scoring average in three starts sitting at 14.3 PPG…in games he comes off the bench, his scoring checks in at 5.9 PPG
– His previous high of 14 points came in the road contest at Northern Iowa and in two games versus UNI this season, he averaged 13.5 points per game
