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Men’s basketball defeats Missouri State in MVC showdown
Four Purple Aces recorded double figure points
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Four Purple Aces scored in double figures as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team wrapped up the 2024 calendar year with a 57-40 win over Missouri State on Sunday afternoon inside the Ford Center.
Cam Haffner led the way with 13 points while Josh Hughes and Tayshawn Comer finished with 11 apiece. Tanner Cuff completed the game with 10 points. Hughes tallied nine rebounds while Cuff added eight. Dez White was the leading scorer for the Bears, posting 12, while Michael Osei-Bonsu posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards.
“This was a good team win for us; our defense came out ready to play and it really showed,” UE head coach David Ragland said. “Our guys really stepped up and played a physical game. We are pleased to put together this type of effort in front of our home crowd.”
It was a low-scoring opening half with the Purple Aces wrestling away a 23-20 lead at the half. Cam Haffner knocked down a triple to get UE on the board leading to a 5-5 tie four minutes into the contest. The Bears jumped back in front at 7-5 before Evansville went up 9-7 on a Josh Hughes bucket.
Entering the final five minutes of the period, the Bears held the largest advantage of the half at 19-15. Tayshawn Comer converted a field goal to open an 8-1 stretch that saw UE jump back in front at the half. Connor Turnbull found Kaia Berridge for an open three before Turnbull followed with his own field goal to help UE hold a 23-20 lead at the break.
Missouri State knocked down a 3-pointer in their opening possession of the second half while Haffner immediately answered. Consecutive triples by Hughes followed with Evansville taking its largest lead at 34-25 inside of 16 minutes remaining. The Bears countered with five in a row to make it a 4-point game, but Connor Turnbull took control. Consecutive baskets by the junior were followed by a Cuff field goal that put UE up by 10 – 40-30 – with 12 minutes left.
Over the next four minutes, the Bears scored six in a row, but the damage could have been more. As a team, MSU hit one of their nine field goal tries while cutting into the deficit. After taking the 10-point lead, Evansville missed its next four attempts but as the clock reached the 8-minute mark, Haffner drained a trey with Comer picking up the assist to push the lead to 43-36. Michael Day also played a role in the possession, picking up an offensive rebound off a missed free throw.
Day made his presence known shortly after, connecting on a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 13 – 51-38 – inside of five minutes remaining. The lead reached as many as 18 in the final moments with the Aces completed the day with the 57-40 victory.
Evansville shot 38.3% while holding the Bears to 25.9% from the field and 20% from outside. MSU had a 41-35 rebounding edge. Comer led all players with five assists.
MVC play continues Wednesday with UE travels to Carbondale to face Southern Illinois in a 1 p.m. game.
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By now, all that’s left of Christmas is the credit card bill. If you charged a lot of gifts this year, you are not alone. Americans owe a total of $1.7 trillion on their credit cards, with an average of $6,380 owed by each consumer, but in Indiana we have the 4th lowest amount of credit card debt with an average credit card balance of $5,381.
The average interest on all this debt is 23.37%. Read on to see how credit cards came about.
Credit purchases have been around for a long time, but it was through store accounts that were paid off monthly. No banks offered loans or credit cards for everyday or large ticket purchases. Instead, the store would allow consumers to sign for their purchases and pay their tab at the end of the month.
In 1949, Frank McNamara was embarrassed because he forgot his wallet when he and his wife went out to dinner. McNamara turned the unfortunate incident into the first independent credit card that allowed restaurant guests to settle their bills monthly instead of paying cash. Restaurants paid a small percentage for offering diners the convenience of using the card. Within a year, the cardboard Diners Club Card was being carried by 42,000 people.
By the end of the ’50s, Americans were ready for the next phase of “buy now, pay later,” with the BankAmericard from the Bank of America, the first general purpose credit card. The new card went a step further than the Diners Club by letting consumers carry their balances over to the next month as long as they made a minimum payment to cover interest. The Bank of American surprised residents of Fresno California in September 1958 by dropping 60,000 cards in the mail. The recipients didn’t apply, they just opened the mailbox and there it was, a card with a $500 credit limit. The bank assumed that people would pay their loans on time, but they were wrong and they lost millions of dollars after mailing another 20 million cards.
The bank survived the initial loses and gained millions of users from coast to coast until they changed the name of the card to VISA.
Credit cards were only being issued to men. Even married women were only given credit cards in their husband’s name and single women needed male co-signer. In 1971 that was changed with a Supreme Court ruling that said that the practice was unconstitutional and in 1974, congress passed Equal Credit Opportunity Act which said that people couldn’t be denied credit based on gender, religion, or race.
In the 75 years since the first introduction of the Diners Club card until now, we have moved to an almost totally cash-free society. Think about that the next time someone tells you that they don’t accept cash.
Are you happy? Great words of wisdom can be found as to the meaning of the words in Proverbs 3 vss. 13 & 14. The wise man Solomon says; “Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold.”
Finding happiness in this world can be difficult. There are many reasons so many people behave in ways that prove the self-destructive ways of the world will always lead to unhappiness. There is a high rate of alcoholism, drug abuse, pornography, extramarital affairs, and much more because many people seek to experience happiness in all the wrong places. So the question is this. Are you happy?
Proverbs 6 vs. 20 Solomon says; “He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.” Solomon was the richest man in the world during his time period, who had it all and in his own words he experienced all that life had to offer.
At the end of the day he realized he had no rest in his spirit. Which is why Solomon said in Ecclesiastes chapter 1 vs. 2; “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities: all is vanity.” The definition of vanity means empty, wicked, idolatry, lacking meaning. Psalms 127 vs. 2 Solomon says; “It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat bread of sorrows; For so He (meaning God) gives His beloved sleep.” A failure to rely on the word of
God for guidance is a sorrowful position for anyone to be in. Psalms 128 vss. 1 & 2 says; “Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.”
So for the third time the question is this. Are you happy? Answer the question before 2025 arrives.
December 29 – January 4This Week in Indiana History
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Indiana Quick Quiz1. How many covered bridges are in Parke County? 2. Which Indiana city is known as the “RV Capital of the World”? 3.What is the largest children’s museum in the world? 4. Which famous doll was created by Indiana native Johnny Gruelle?
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Answers1. 31 2. Elkhart 3. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 4. Raggedy Ann
I do Sierra Mist commercials not because they pay me a lot of money or because it only takes a couple of days. I do it because I have a respect for all sodas and I like to communicate that. Some people say soda, some people say pop, where I’m from in Indiana they called it breakfast. -Jim Gaffigan
Indiana Indiana State Poem Written by Arthur Franklin Mapes Adopted in 1957 God crowned her hills with beauty, Gave her lakes and winding streams, Then He edged them all with woodlands As the setting for our dreams. Lovely are her moonlit rivers, Shadowed by the sycamores, Where the fragrant winds of Summer Play along the willowed shores. I must roam those wooded hillsides, I must heed the native call, For a pagan voice within me Seems to answer to it all. I must walk where squirrels scamper Down a rustic old rail fence, Where a choir of birds is singing In the woodland . . . green and dense. I must learn more of my homeland For it’s paradise to me, There’s no haven quite as peaceful, There’s no place I’d rather be. Indiana . . . is a garden Where the seeds of peace have grown, Where each tree, and vine, and flower Has a beauty . . . all its own. Lovely are the fields and meadows, That reach out to hills that rise Where the dreamy Wabash River Wanders on . . . through paradise. |
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Last week, Evansville Police responded to a 911 call about an apparently impaired driver.
Police say the driver hit multiple parked cars, trashcans, and a mailbox. When tested, the driver blew a .357, four times the legal limit.
As New Year’s Eve approaches, Remember to have a designated driver before going out to celebrate.
Here’s how different percentages of blood alcohol content (BAC) can affect you physically and mentally:
Some people can develop a tolerance to alcohol. This means that they may not feel the same physical and mental effects of alcohol drinking the same amount they used to drink. This doesn’t mean their blood alcohol content (BAC) is lower. It just means they experience the effects of alcohol differently.