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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Sporting a 6-1 record, the University of Evansville men's basketball team will look to make it a 7-1 start as the Purple Aces travel to Murray State for a 7:30 p.m. game on Saturday night.
 
Fans can watch the game live on the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network or follow along on live stats.
 
An 88-56 win over Alabama State on Tuesday gave the Purple Aces their third consecutive win.  Evansville shot 78.6% in the first half and would lead the Hornets by as many as 43 points before finishing off the victory.  D.J. Balentine scored a game-high 26 points as he connected on 10 of his 13 attempts and was 4 out of 5 from outside.  Egidijus Mockevicius produced his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds while Adam Wing also finished the night with 12 tallies.  Finishing the game shooting 68.6%, the Aces had their most accurate outing in the Marty Simmons era.  The Aces are on the road for their next two outings, traveling to Murray State on Saturday before facing off at Arkansas on Tuesday.
 
By averaging over 15 rebounds per game in the Wooden Legacy and posting another 11 versus Alabama State, Egdijus Mockevicius pushed his season average up to 13.7 per game, No. 2 in the country.  Mockevicius earned his 32nd double-double in the last 51 games by recording 12 points and 11 rebounds against Alabama State.  He is also nearing Dan Godfread's school record of 226 blocked shots.  Godfread finished his storied career with 226 blocks while Mockevicius is charging hard with 222, just four behind.
 
With 1,912 points in his career, D.J. Balentine ranks atop the active NCAA scoring list and his average of 20.9 points per game this year is tops in the MVC.  He had another accurate effort against Alabama State, downing 10 of his 13 shots.  In the first two games this year, the senior was shooting just 33.3% (9/27); since then, he has his 49.3% of his shots (33/67).
 
Senior Adam Wing is putting together some of the best basketball of his career as the Aces head to Murray State.  After three games, Wing was struggling with his shot, hitting just 3 of his first 14 attempts (21.4%); since then, he has found his stroke in a big way.  Over the last four outings, Wing has drained 11 of his 18 attempts (61.1%) and stands at 50% on the season, he capped off the stretch with a perfect 6-for-6 day from the floor against Alabama State.  Wing put together one of the best games of his career against UC Irvine as he fell just a point shy of the first double-double in his career.
 
Murray State enters Saturday's game with a record of 5-3 overall; they are 3-0 at home and are 0-2 on the road.  Last time out, MSU fell by a final of 93-78 at Houston after defeating Alabama A&M at home last Saturday.  Four Racers average double figures, led by Wayne Langston; he checks in with 13.8 points per game and has connected on 63.5% of his attempts.  Langston is also their top rebounder with 6.5 per game.  Jeffery Moss has averaged 11.5 PPG while Gee Mcghee (10.3) and Bryce Jones (10.1) have also averaged double figures.
 

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