Aces host 1999 team reunion
 Another home game is on tap Saturday with the University of Evansville men’s basketball team playing host to Valparaiso inside the Ford Center with a 1 p.m. tip. The game will be available on ESPN3 and the Purple Aces Radio Network presented by Learfield.
Setting the Scene
– Saturday’s contest will be the “Party Like It’s 1999†game featuring the 20-year reunion of the 1999 NCAA Tournament Team, who won the MVC regular season championship
– UE looks to snap a 4-game skid after dropping an 81-73 game to Bradley on Wednesday evening
– Following Saturday’s game, Evansville heads to Indiana State and Southern Illinois over the course of the next week
Last Time Out
– A 12-0 run by Bradley pushed them to an 81-73 win over UE on Wednesday night
– Evansville led 46-40, but the run by the Braves gave them the lead for good
– K.J. Riley led the way once again with 14 points while Evan Kuhlman finished the game one point off of his career high, totaling 13 points
– Marty Hill added 10 points and 7 rebounds while John Hall cemented his conference rebounding lead, adding 9 caroms
Takeaways from Bradley
– Prior to the home game against Illinois State, the Aces had not allowed an opponent to shoot 50% or higher; since then, three of UE’s four opponents have reached the mark including Bradley, finishing at 51.7%
– Riley was 3-for-5 from the line in the game; he is now tops in the nation with 174 free throw attempts on the season
– UE connected on 11 3-pointers against the Braves; it was the fourth time in the last five games UE has hit double digit triples; Evansville has connected on at least seven 3-pointers in each MVC game
At the Top
– Five more free throw attempts against Bradley saw K.J. Riley vault to the top of the national standings with 174 attempts on the season
– Riley’s 128 made free throw is 9th in the NCAA
– He has gone 34-of-48 from the stripe in the last five games alone
– The Bronx product now has scored 10+ points in 14 of the last 16 games; he reset his scoring high with 25 points against Drake in the MVC opener
– He ranks 9th in the country with 7.5 fouls drawn per game
– For the season, Riley leads the Aces with 14.3 points per game; his tally is tied for 8th in the Valley
