EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In just the fifth all-time meeting and the first since 1976, the University of Evansville men's basketball team will take on Ohio State in a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday evening in Columbus. BTN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
 

Evansville at Ohio State
Game Information	Tuesday, Nov. 19 | 6 p.m. CT | Value City Arena | Columbus, Ohio
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Last Time Out
- Evansville led Radford by as many as 22 points in the first half and 18 at the break, but a huge offensive second half helped the Highlanders rally for a 92-81 win
- Radford scored the first 16 points of the second half while shooting 81.5% in the final 20 minutes
- Cam Haffner scored a career-high 23 points while Gabriel Pozzato had 20 and Josh Hughes finished with a season-high of 19 points
- UE tied the program record with 17 3-point makes in the contest
 
Career-High
- Cam Haffner's spectacular start to the season continued against Radford as he scored a career-high 23 points
- Haffner was 8-of-12 from the field and knocked down six of his 10 3-point tries
- He is second on the team and 9th in the MVC with his average of 14.8 PPG
- At MTSU, Haffner scored 16 points in what was his top UE effort at the time following 14 points against Brescia
 
Best in the NCAA
- Tanner Cuff's stellar play has put him near the top of the MVC in multiple categories
- With 15 assists and just one turnover, his ratio of 15.00 is #1 in the NCAA
- He is 5th in the MVC with 7.50 rebounds per game while his average of 3.75 assists/game is tied for 8th
- 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
 
Turning the Corner
- Through the opening three games of the season, Josh Hughes was averaging just 5.0 points but that all changed with a big outing against Radford
- Connecting on 6 of his 11 attempts and four triples, Hughes finished with a season-high of 19 points; he added 5 boards and 3 assists
- After opening the season 1-of-11 from 3-point range, Hughes hit 4 of his 8 tries against the Highlanders
 
Scouting the Opponent
- Ohio State comes into Tuesday's game with a 2-1 record
- After opening the season with wins over #19 Texas and Youngstown State, the Buckeyes fell in a hard-fought road game at #23 Texas A&M by a score of 78-64 on Friday
- Leading the way for OSU is Bruce Thornton with 15.7 points per game and a team-high 13 assists
- Just behind him is John Mobley Jr. with 14.3 PPG and a team-leading 10 triples
- Micah Parrish holds a 10.3 PGP average to round out the double figure scorers
- OSU has six players who average 7.3 points per game or higher