CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A road swing through Iowa continues for the University of Evansville men's basketball team on Tuesday evening when the Purple Aces face UNI at 7 p.m. at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- Drake opened the second half on a 19-1 run and pulled away for a 63-40 win over the Aces on Saturday in Des Moines
- Evansville led by five points in the first half and trailed by just five at the break
- Tayshawn Comer was the top scorer for UE, finishing with 11 while Cam Haffner added 10 points
Settling In
- Freshman Kaia Berridge recorded the top offensive game of his career at Drake, finishing with six points
- Berridge knocked down both 3-point attempts in the game
- He played 16 minutes in the game and finished with the second-lowest plus/minus on the team
Showing Consistency
- Over the last six games, Tanner Cuff has recorded 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game
- He continues to pace UE with his average of 6.3 boards per game; that mark ranks 8th in the MVC
- On the offensive side, Cuff has scored 7 or more in seven of the last eight games and is averaging 8.9 PPG on the season
- He had the top game of his career against Chattanooga, scoring 18 while adding 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal
Scouting the Opponent
- With a last second win at Illinois State on Saturday, Northern Iowa improved to 10-7 on the season and 4-2 in Valley play
- The win ended a 2-game skid that saw them drop games against Valparaiso and Murray State
- Tytan Anderson leads the Panthers with 14.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game
- Anderson is a 57.6% shooter from the field and is tied for the team lead with 24 steals
- Jacob Hutson is averaging 12.2 PPG while Trey Campbell and Leon Bond III score 11.5 and 11.4 PPG, respectively
