Men’s basketball welcomes Illinois State on Wednesday
Game time set for 7 p.m.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Another home contest is on tap Wednesday evening when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team welcomes Illinois State to the Ford Center at 7 p.m. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– In a competitive game from start to finish, it was Indiana State hanging on for a 66-62 victory on Saturday
– UE led by five points at the break before the Sycamores rallied in the second half
– Tayshawn Comer finished with 24 points while Tanner Cuff completed the day with 11
Player of the Week
– Averaging 25 points against SIU and ISU, Tayshawn Comer was named the MVC Player of the Week on Monday
– Highlighting the week was a career-high 26 points in the win over the Salukis, which bested his previous high of 23 when he was a player at Eastern Kentucky
– In the last three games, Comer has hit 24 of his 30 free throw tries
– Comer has four 20-point games this year
Pacing the Valley
– Connor Turnbull has posted a block in 8 of the last 9 games and has taken the MVC lead with his season average of 1.40 per game
– Turnbull tied his single game mark with six blocks against WKU
– On the offensive side, Turnbull recorded his first double digit scoring game of the season, finishing with 10 against Indiana State
– He made his first UE start on Dec. 18 at UT Arlington and has made five starts in a row
Scouting the Opponent
– Illinois State comes into Wednesday’s contest with a 10-5 overall record while sitting at 2-2 through their first four MVC games
– After dropping their first two league games, the Redbirds opened the New Year with a road win at Murray State before topping Southern Illinois in dominating fashion on Saturday, winning by a 85-54 final
– Johnny Kinziger paces a trio of double digit scorers for ISU with his tally of 14.3 PPG
– Just behind him is Chase Walker with 13.9 PPG and a team-high 6.2 caroms
– Dalton Banks checks in with 10.3 PPG
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