EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Senior Day is on tap Saturday when the University of Evansville men's basketball team closes out the regular season schedule with a 4 p.m. game against Missouri State.  Fifth year seniors Noah Frederking and Evan Kuhlman will be recognized.  ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the coverage.
 

Evansville vs. Missouri State
Game Information	Saturday, Feb. 26 | 4:00 p.m. CT | Evansville, Ind.
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Approaching 1K
- Noah Frederking and Shamar Givance are within striking distance of the 1,000-point mark in their careers
- Frederking currently has 992 points while Givance just behind him with 989
- There are currently 50 members of the Purple Aces' 1,000-point club
- The last player to reach 1,000 was K.J. Riley, who did so in 2019 and finished with 1,062 in his career
 
Last Time Out
- UE took a 3-2 lead in the early moments before Loyola flexed its muscle, finishing the night with an 82-31 win over the Aces
- The Ramblers put the game out of reach with a 30-2 run that made it a 32-5 score with 5:11 remaining in the first half
- For the second game in a row, Blake Sisley led the team in scoring, finishing with 9 points on three triples
- Emmette Page tied his career mark with six points
 
Leading Once Again
- Finishing with nine points at Loyola on Wednesday, Blake Sisley led the team in scoring for the second game in a row
- On Monday, Sisley reset his career scoring high with 18 points at Valparaiso...over the last two games, Sisley has hit 7 of his 12 attempts from outside
- He has recorded 9+ points in five of the last seven games
- Over the last seven games, Sisley is averaging 10.9 PPG while shooting 49.1% from the field and 44.4% from outside
 
First Double-Double
- Monday's road game at Valparaiso saw Shamar Givance record the first double-double of his career with 12 points and 10 assists
- The 10 helpers for Givance marked the top tally of his career and the first UE player to record double figure assists since Dru Smith in 2017
- Over the last seven games, Givance has scored at least 12 points in five of those contests and is just 11 away from 1,000 in his career
- The latest streak raised his season average to a team-best 13.6 PPG, which ranks 14th in the MVC
 
Scouting the Opponent
- Missouri State comes into the regular season finale with a 21-9 mark and sit at 12-5 in the Valley
- The Bears are right in the thick of the conference battle and enter the weekend tied with Drake for the third spot and could finish anywhere between second and fourth
- On Wednesday, MSU defeated Bradley by an 83-67 final
- Isiaih Mosley is tied for the MVC lead with 20.0 points per game and also leads the team with 33 steals
- Gaige Prim has a 15.9 PPG average while hauling in a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the Valley
- Prim scored a game-high 23 points in the first meeting against UE
 

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