EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Squaring off for the first time this season, the University of Evansville men's basketball team plays host to UIC on Wednesday at the Ford Center for a 7 p.m. contest.  ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
 

Evansville vs. UIC
Game Information	Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Ford Center | Evansville, Ind.
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Last Time Out
- In a game that featured 20 lead changes, Belmont made the last push as they took an 85-82 win on Saturday
- Cam Haffner finished with a game-high 25 points while knocking down 7 triples
- Tayshawn Comer added 16 points and 7 boards while Tanner Cuff posted a career-best 11 assists
 
He's Back
- After missing eight games, Gabriel Pozzato was back on the floor against Belmont
- In his return, Pozzato scored four points in just over 24 minutes of work
- Pozzato has posted double figures in 9 of his 11 games this year
 
Back on Top
- Finishing with a career-high 11 assists against Belmont, Tanner Cuff has retaken the MVC lead with his assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.56 (10th in the nation)
- Cuff added nine rebounds against the Bruins to improve his season average to a team-best 6.4 per game, which is 7th in the league
- On the offensive side, Cuff has scored 7 or more in 7 of the last 10 games and is averaging 8.5 PPG on the season
 
Cruising Downtown
- Connecting on a career-best seven 3-pointers against Belmont, Cam Haffner ffinished with 25 points, two shy of his career high
- Haffner has recorded multiple triples in 5 of the last 7 games and his average of 2.47 3-point makes per game is 5th in the MVC
- He has reached double figures in six of the last seven games while improving his average to 13.2 PPG, third on the team
 
Scouting the Opponent
- UIC heads into Wednesday's meeting with a 12-6 overall mark while sitting at 5-3 in the MVC
-  Since Dec. 8, the Flames have gone 8-2 while picking up three overtime victories
- Following a double overtime home win over Murray State last week, the Flames won at Valparaiso on Saturday by a score of 81-74
- Javon Jackson leads four double digit scorers for UIC with his average of 13.3 points per game
- Sasa Ciani is averaging close to a double-double with 11.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest
- Ahmad Henderson II and Tyem Freeman hold scoring averages of 11.0 and 10.3 PPG, respectively