Game time set for 3 p.m.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since 2009, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Bowling Green, Ky. to take on Western Kentucky on Saturday at 3 p.m. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Evansville earned a scrappy 64-52 win over Ball State on Wednesday at the Ford Center
– Connor Turnbull led the way with 21 points and 10 boards while AJ Casey and Trent Hundley scored nine points apiece
– Casey added a career-high 11 caroms
– UE held Ball State to 52 points on 32.1% shooting
Season Highs
– In the win over Ball State, Connor Turnbull set season highs in points (21), rebounds (10), and blocks (5)
– The effort marked the second double-double of Turnbull’s career
– His five blocks against the Cardinals put him on top of the MVC with an average of 2.13 per game after leading the league a season ago
– Turnbull has at least one block in seven of his eight games this season and has eight blocks in the last two games
– In the game versus UT Arlington, Turnbull had 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting
– He added 18 points along with a season-high 8 boards versus Charleston
– His field goal percentage of 53.8% is 9th in the MVC while his 12.88 PPG is 15th
First in Double Digits
– AJ Casey grabbed double digit rebounds for the first time in his career against Ball State finishing the contest with 11
– He added nine points as he was one shy his first collegiate double-double
– His effort against the Cardinals saw him move into a tie for 8th in the league with 6.00 rebounds per game while his average of 2.44 offensive boards is tied for 5th
– Casey has enjoyed a nice start to his UE career as he has reached double figures in five out of nine games including a career-best 14 points at #1 Purdue
Scouting the Opponent
– Western Kentucky comes into Saturday’s game with a 5-2 record following a 75-70 win over Wichita State last Friday
– The only defeats for the Hilltoppers came to Vanderbilt and South Florida in the Battle 4 Atlantis
– Teagan Moore enters the contest averaging 20.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game
– Armelo Boone is averaging 12.9 PPG while Grant Newell has chipped in 11.7 PPG
– Former UE player Cam Haffner has seen action in all seven games while making three starts for WKU; he is averaging 6.9 PPG and scored 18 against Vanderbilt
