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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The final week of regular-season play in the Missouri Valley Conference begins on Tuesday as the University of Evansville men's basketball team heads to Peoria, Ill. to take on Bradley.
 
Set for an 8 p.m. tip, the Missouri Valley Conference TV Network will carry the game and it will be available to fans in the Evansville area on Fox Sports Midwest.
 
Evansville won its 22nd game of the season Saturday as the program celebrated Jim Byers Day in style, defeating Southern Illinois by a final of 83-71.  D.J. Balentine notched 27 points as he drained 10 of his 16 attempts to lead all scorers; he also notched six assists.  Egidijus Mockevicius added to his national-leading double-double total with 11 points and 12 rebounds, he now has 24 on the season.
 
The Aces have led wire-to-wire in each of the last two games in earning a pair of huge wins that have the Aces tied for second in the conference with just two regular-season games remaining.
 
Blake Simmons is on one of the top streaks of his career, averaging 10.3 points over his last three games.  One of the main factors in the recent streak has been his accuracy as he has connected on 12 out of his last 20 attempts, including five triples in the last three outings.  Simmons ranks third on the team with 89 assists on the season.
 
Bradley moved to 5-24 and 3-13 in league play with a 73-70 home win over Drake on Saturday as the Braves moved to 2-2 in their last four home games.  Antoine Pittman was the top scorer for the Braves in the win, posting 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting; he has averaged 8.1 PPG thus far.  The top scorer for Bradley is Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, who has notched 9.3 points per contest; he registered 16 points and 5 assists in the win over Drake.  Behind him is Donte Thomas, who has notched 9.1 tallies per contest.
 

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