Aces Take On UNI Wednesday Evening In Cedar Falls
  Another big Missouri Valley Conference tilt looms for the Purple Aces men’s basketball team as they trek to Cedar Falls to face UNI on Wednesday evening.
Fans in Evansville can catch the game on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app.
A record Ford Center crowd of 10,034 were in attendance as the Purple Aces faced off against #22 Wichita State on Sunday. D.J. Balentine scored 18 points to lead the way as the Aces fell by a final of 78-65, he now has 2,253 points in his career as he chases Colt Ryan’s program mark of 2,279. Egidijus Mockevicius registered 16 points and 12 rebounds as he knocked down 12 of his 14 free throw attempts.
Balentine is also looking for his 100th career double digit game in his career. He has 99 in his career and will look for the mark in the McLeod Center where he has averaged 20.3 points per game, including his career day two years ago where he registered 43 points. In Sunday’s game, he jumped past Larry Humes into second place on the Aces’ all-time scoring list.
Mislav Brzoja has averaged 18 points per game in the last two outings. He posted his top game at UE in Carbondale last week, posting 25 points. He followed that up with 11 against Wichita State.
UNI comes into Wednesday’s match-up with a 12-11 overall mark and 4-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Panthers are coming off of a 67-58 home victory over Southern Illinois as Bennett Koch recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds while hitting 8 of his 9 attempts. Four Panthers average double figures, led by Wes Washpun’s 14.3 points per game; Matt Bohannon checks in with 12.3 points and his hit a tea
