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ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville senior Jaylon Brown added to his honors on Wednesday as he garnered a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved Team for the second year in a row and is believed to be the first to do so in the history of the league's award.
 
Brown and the Purple Aces are preparing to face Indiana State on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the opening game of Arch Madness.  The MVC TV Network will have full coverage with Fox Sports Midwest broadcasting the game.  Fans coming to St. Louis are invited to a pregame pep rally at the Lumiere Hotel, which begins at 3:30 p.m. and runs until 5:30 p.m.  A team sendoff will take place at 4 p.m.
 
The conference leader in scoring, Brown finished with 20.6 points per game while also leading the league in minutes while tying teammate Ryan Taylor for the top free throw percentage in the conference.  He comes to Arch Madness riding a streak of four 20-point scoring efforts in a row.
 
UE heads to St. Louis as the #8 seed for the second time in their history; in 2007, UE dropped a 101-96 overtime game against Drake as the #8 squad.  Evansville is 8-22 all-time in the MVC Tournament and went 2-1 last season while advancing to the championship game for the second time (other was 1999).  Thursday's game against Indiana State will mark the fifth tournament meeting between the squads with them splitting the first four games; last year, UE earned a 68-42 win over ISU in the semifinals.
 
Indiana State and Evansville will meet in back-to-back games on Thursday at Arch Madness.  The Sycamores were 11-19 on the season and clinched the 9 seed with a 5-13 league record.  Brenton Scott averaged a team-best 15.9 points per game and hit a team-high 69 3-pointers.   Everett Clemons finished with 9.7 points and led the way with 6.2 rebounds.  Matt Van Scyoc notched nine points per game on the season.  TJ Bell was the high scorer for ISU on Saturday at the Ford Center as he totaled 14 points.
 

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