UE men host UIC on Wednesday evening
Tip set for 7 p.m. at the Ford Center
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Squaring off for the first time this season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team plays host to UIC on Wednesday at the Ford Center for a 7 p.m. contest.
ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– In a game that featured 20 lead changes, Belmont made the last push as they took an 85-82 win on Saturday
– Cam Haffner finished with a game-high 25 points while knocking down 7 triples
– Tayshawn Comer added 16 points and 7 boards while Tanner Cuff posted a career-best 11 assists
He’s Back
– After missing eight games, Gabriel Pozzato was back on the floor against Belmont
– In his return, Pozzato scored four points in just over 24 minutes of work
– Pozzato has posted double figures in 9 of his 11 games this year
Back on Top
– Finishing with a career-high 11 assists against Belmont, Tanner Cuff has retaken the MVC lead with his assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.56 (10th in the nation)
– Cuff added nine rebounds against the Bruins to improve his season average to a team-best 6.4 per game, which is 7th in the league
– On the offensive side, Cuff has scored 7 or more in 7 of the last 10 games and is averaging 8.5 PPG on the season
Cruising Downtown
– Connecting on a career-best seven 3-pointers against Belmont, Cam Haffner ffinished with 25 points, two shy of his career high
– Haffner has recorded multiple triples in 5 of the last 7 games and his average of 2.47 3-point makes per game is 5th in the MVC
– He has reached double figures in six of the last seven games while improving his average to 13.2 PPG, third on the team
Scouting the Opponent
– UIC heads into Wednesday’s meeting with a 12-6 overall mark while sitting at 5-3 in the MVC
– Since Dec. 8, the Flames have gone 8-2 while picking up three overtime victories
– Following a double overtime home win over Murray State last week, the Flames won at Valparaiso on Saturday by a score of 81-74
– Javon Jackson leads four double digit scorers for UIC with his average of 13.3 points per game
– Sasa Ciani is averaging close to a double-double with 11.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest
– Ahmad Henderson II and Tyem Freeman hold scoring averages of 11.0 and 10.3 PPG, respectively
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