ST. LOUIS – One of the best regular seasons in over 20 years saw the University of Evansville men's basketball team finish at 23-8 and 12-6 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
With the stellar run, the Purple Aces have officially earned the #2 seed for Arch Madness and will play their first game on Friday at 6 p.m. against the winner of Thursday's game between #7 Missouri State and 10^th seeded Drake.
 
The Aces earned the second seed after earning the tiebreaker over Illinois State.  UE finished with an RPI of 91 while the Redbirds were 106^th.
 
Wichita State is the top seed and will play the winner of Thursday's Loyola/Bradley game.  Third seeded Illinois State faces the No.6 seed Indiana State in the 8:30 p.m. game on Friday.  The Shockers open Friday's play at noon.
 
Friday's 2:30 p.m. game features #4 UNI and #5 Southern Illinois.  The Aces are the third game of the day and play at 6 p.m.
 

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