Aces play at Wichita State on Tuesday
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The final road trip of the regular season is on tap as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team heads to Wichita State on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game.
Jaylon Brown registered a pair of 22-point outings as the Aces faced Drake and Bradley last week. In a Tuesday evening win over Drake, Brown notched 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting while grabbing 8 rebounds. He also dished out four assists and did not turn the ball over. At Bradley, Brown had another 22-point outing with most of his work coming from the charity stripe as he hit 11 out of 12 free throws.
Fifteen more free throws by Brown over the last week saw him move even higher on the national list. With 180 makes on the season, Brown ranks third in the country while his 209 attempts is 5th overall. With 22 points at Bradley, he improved his career total to 1,269. That tally pushed him past current head coach Marty Simmons, who finished his UE career with 1,265. Brown now ranks 27th on the all-time UE list, just 18 away from the top 25 and 66 out of the top 20.
Christian Benzon had a nice effort on Saturday against the Braves. Playing the most minutes of his career – 38 – Benzon hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds while scoring seven points. His tally of 4.2 boards per game is tied for second on the squad.
Ryan Taylor finished with 16 points against Bradley, going 6-of-13 from the field. A 3-pointer in the contest kept his streak alive as he has hit one from outside in each of the last 20 games.
Wichita State has won 10 games in a row and stands at 25-4 overall and 15-1 in Valley play. Three Shockers average double figures, led by Markis McDuffie’s 11.8 points per game; McDuffie is also the leading rebounder for WSU, checking in with 5.9 per game. Landry Shamet enters Tuesday’s game with 10.9 PPG while Darral Willis Jr. stands at 10.3. On Saturday, the Shockers earned a 73-44 win over UNI at home as Shamet and Willis led the way with 14 points apiece while McDuffie notched 12.
