Aces look for 18th win at Indiana State
  On Sunday, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team will put its 4-game win streak and 17-3 record on the line as the Purple Aces travel to Indiana State for a 3 p.m. CT game versus the Sycamores.
Evansville makes the trip north on 41 to Terre Haute for the game, which will be televised by ESPNU and on ESPN3. Fans who do not subscribe to ESPNU through their cable companies will be unable to access the game on Sunday.
In Tuesday’s 74-66 win over Loyola, the Purple Aces led by as many as 19 points before the Ramblers hit their final seven shots to make it an 8-point game at the end. Egidijus Mockevicius posted game-highs in points with 23 and rebounds with 20; the most accurate shooter in the Valley hit 10 of his 13 attempts. D.J. Balentine inched closer to the UE scoring record with 22 points on the night and also racked up 7 assists, he is now under 100 points away from Colt Ryan’s UE record of 2,279 career points. The Aces are 6-1 in league play and 17-3 overall.
Averaging 14.6 rebounds per game, Egidijus Mockevicius’ efforts are the most in the NCAA since Tim Duncan hauled in 14.7 per game in 1996-97. Mockevicius has recorded 20 rebounds in back-to-back contests and continues to lead the nation and MVC.
Balentine now stands at 2,190 points in his career and has moved into the top ten in MVC history. He also has the 29th-most amount of points scored in the nation in the last ten years.
Evansville’s total of 17 wins this season is tied for second-best in the nation, only SMU has more with 18 victories.
A 79-66 loss at Southern Illinois pushed Indiana State’s record to 10-9 overall and 4-3 in the Valley. The Sycamores won four games in a row after falling in their opener, taking down Loyola, Drake, Illinois State and UNI. In non-conference play, ISU defeated Wyoming, Hofstra and Saint Louis.
Devonte Brown and Brenton Scott each average above 15 points per game, tallying 15.8 and 15.2 PPG, respectively. Brown registered 26 points last time out at SIU while Scott finished the game with 10. Everett Clemens leads the Sycamores with 6.4
