EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three of the next four games will take place at home beginning on Saturday when the University of Evansville men's basketball team plays host to Radford at the Ford Center in a 1 p.m. contest. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- In the final minute of the first half on Wednesday at MTSU, the Purple Aces held a 38-34 lead
- After completing the first half on a 7-0 run, the Blue Raiders continued the rally in the second half in what was a 19-2 stretch that the Aces were unable to overcome in an 80-63 loss
- Cam Haffner was the top scorer for UE, finishing with 16 points
MVC Freshman of the Week
- On Monday, Gabriel Pozzato was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week
- Pozzato averaged 23 points, 2.5 boards, and 2.0 assists per game to open the year
- In his first official college game, Pozzato scored 28 points at North Texas
What a start
- For the second game in a row, Cam Haffner put together his top performance with the UE program at MTSU as he totaled 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting
- He added 5 boards, 2 assists and a block
- On Saturday versus Brescia, Haffner scored 14 points in a game that bested his three 11-point outings last season
- Haffner is currently third on the team with 12.0 PPG
Near the top
- Tanner Cuff's stellar play has put him near the top of the MVC in multiple categories
- With 13 assists and just one turnover, his ratio of 13.00 paces the league while ranking second in the nation
- He is third in the Valley with 4.33 assists/game and is tied for third with his average of 8.67 rebounds
- Cuff posted a season-high 15 points at MTSU along with 7 caroms and 3 steals in 35:07, the top minute tally of his UE career
Scouting the Opposition
- Radford enters Saturday's game with a 2-1 mark following victories over William & Mary and Old Dominion
- Both victories have come by double figures including Tuesday's 87-75 home win over the Monarchs
- Jarvis Moss leads the Highlanders with an average of 18.0 points per game
- His average currently ranks 5th in the Big South Conference
- TJ NeSmith holds an average of 10.8 PPG while Brandon Maclin and Josiah Harris chip in an average of 9.3 and 9.0 PPG, respectively
