ST. LOUIS – Highlighted by the top scoring game of his career, University of Evansville junior Tayshawn Comer was recognized as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on Monday.
 
In Wednesday's victory at Southern Illinois, Comer scored a career-high 26 points before recording 24 against Indiana State on Saturday.  Playing all 40 minutes against the Salukis, Comer was 8-for-13 from the field and 8-of-9 from the line on the way to his career game.  He added three steals, three rebounds and a pair of assists.
 
Comer followed that up with another stellar effort versus the Sycamores, finishing with 24 points while converting seven field goals and seven free throws.  The Indianapolis native added a game-high seven assists and two steals.
 
For the week, Comer averaged 25 points, 4.5 assists, 2.5 boards and 2.5 steals per game. He played 79:07 out of a possible 80 minutes in the two games. Comer converted 51.7% of his attempts, 55.6% (5-9) from outside and 15-of-18 from the line (15-18). The junior eclipsed his previous scoring high of 23 points in both games of the week.