UE faces Belmont on Saturday at the Ford Center
Tip set for 1 p.m.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three of the next four games will take place at home beginning on Saturday when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team welcomes Belmont to the Ford Center at 1 p.m. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Holding the Purple Aces to 18 points in the first half, Northern Iowa pulled away for a 73-56 win on Tuesday in Cedar Falls
– Tayshawn Comer scored 18 points while Cam Haffner finished with 13
– Comer added 7 boards and 4 steals while Haffner led UE with 8 caroms
Top Defense
– Evansville has established itself as the top defense against MVC competition
– In league games, the Aces lead the league in field goal percentage defense at 36.5% while its 58.43 points allowed is second
Raising His Game
– In his first season in the MVC, Tayshawn Comer has performed at his best against league competition
– Comer is averaging 16.9 PPG in Valley games, putting him 6th
– On January 6, he was named the MVC Player of the Week after averaging 25 points against Southern Illinois and Indiana State
– He reset his career scoring high with 26 against the Salukis, passing his previous high of 23 when he was at Eastern Kentucky
– Over the last five games, Comer is averaging 19.6 PPG
Showing Consistency
– Over the last seven games, Tanner Cuff has recorded 9.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game
– He continues to pace UE with his average of 6.3 boards per game; that mark ranks 9th in the MVC
– On the offensive side, Cuff has scored 7 or more in seven of the last nine games and is averaging 8.8 PPG on the season
– He had the top game of his career against Chattanooga, scoring 18 while adding 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal
Scouting the Opponent
– Belmont has won four MVC games in a row to improve to 13-5 on the season and 5-2 in league play
– Three of those wins for the Bruins have come at home including a 71-64 victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday; on Jan. 11, Belmont picked up an 84-79 road victory at Indiana State
– Four Bruins average double figures in scoring with Jonathan Pierre leading the way with 13.7 PPG; Pierre is also the top rebounder for BU, averaging 6.9 caroms per game
– Carter Whitt holds a 13.1 PPG average while Isaiah Walker and Tyler Lundblade chip in 11.6 and 11.4 PPG, respectively
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