UE travels to Terre Haute for Wednesday evening contest
Aces look to pick up a win over the Sycamore
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three of the final four regular season games will take place on the road as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team opens the stretch on Wednesday with 6 p.m. game at Indiana State. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Outscoring Valparaiso by a 39-25 tally in the second half, the Purple Aces rallied for a 79-69 win on Sunday at the Ford Center
– Connor Turnbull put together the top game of his career, connecting on 12 of his 15 attempts on his way to 27 points
– Tayshawn Comer recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists
Another Career Game
– Connor Turnbull connected on 12 of his 15 shot attempts on his way to a new career mark of 27 points against Valpo on Feb. 16
– It was the second 20-point game of his career and surpassed his previous mark of 20, which came on Feb. 8 versus Bradley
– Turnbull has recorded multiple blocks in eight of the last nine games and paces the MVC with his average of 1.93/game
– His total of 52 blocks ranks 22nd in the country while his average of 1.93 is 30th
– Over the last 14 games, Turnbull has posted 11.4 points, 6.1 boards, and 2.5 blocks
– He matched his career high with six blocks at Valpo and has a block in 19 of the last 21 contests
Double-Double
– Tayshawn Comer recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 assists against Valparaiso
– His 11 assists tied his career mark
– Over the last 14 games, Comer is averaging 19.8 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game over that time and leads UE with his season scoring average of 15.7 PPG
– Included in that tally is a career-high 27 points in the win over Murray State, besting his mark of 26 in the road win at SIU
– Against league competition, Comer is averaging 18.6 PPG, which is second
Scouting the Opponent
– Indiana State ended a 2-game slide on Saturday with an 85-76 home win over Illinois State
– With the victory, the Sycamores improved to 13-14 on the season and are 7-9 in the MVC
– Samage Teel paces ISU with his average of 17.6 points per game along with his season tally of 129 assists
– Jaden Daughtry holds an average 12.7 PPG while Aaron Gray and Camp Wagner hold scoring marks of 9.8 and 9.5 PPG, respectively
– Gray is the leading rebounder for the Sycamores with 5.8 per contest
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