EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Missouri Valley Conference action continues for the University of Evansville men's basketball team faces Drake at 3 p.m. on Sunday inside the Ford Center. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- Belmont scored the first six points of the game and would hang on for an 83-78 win over the Purple Aces on Tuesday
- Trent Hundley put together his top performance in an Evansville uniform hitting six of his 10 shots from long range on his way to 20 points
- Leif Moeller added 17 while AJ Casey scored 10 points; James Dyson-Merwe set highs in points (5) and rebounds (9) versus the Bruins
Taking Control
- Trent Hundley finished with 20 points in the MVC opener against Belmont
- Hitting a career-high six 3-pointers, Hundley had his top point tally in his time at UE
- Of his 20 points, 14 came in the second half as he played over 30 minutes
- Prior to the effort versus the Bruins, Hundley's top scoring efforts at UE saw him register nine points on four occasions including the opening three games of the season
- Hundley is shooting 41.9% from outside and 44.2% from the field; he is 7th in the MVC in 3-point shooting
Double Figures
- For the first time since Nov. 23 against Akron, AJ Casey reached double figures with 12 points against Belmont
- Casey is averaging 8.8 PPG over the last four contests to go along with 2.0 steals
- He is UE's second-leading rebounder with 5.5 per game including 11 versus Ball State
- Casey is 16th in the MVC with 5.50 boards/game and is 6th in offensive rbs (2.33/gm)
Finding the Scoresheet
- After averaging 5.9 PPG in the opening nine games, Leif Moeller has recorded 13.7 PPG in his last three games including a career-high of 21 points at WKU
- Moeller hit his first five 3-point tries in the second half at WKU after going 7-for-33 (21.2%) before that time; he is 9-of-18 from long range in the last three contests
- The freshman scored 17 points against Belmont while his first double figure effort was 14 points in the win over Oregon State
Scouting the Opponent
- Drake comes into Sunday's game with a 6-6 record while sitting at 0-1 in the MVC following an 81-72 loss at Murray State on Thursday
- The Bulldogs have dropped three games in a row since a 2-game win streak over Western Illinois and Georgia Tech
- Jalen Quinn is the top scorer in the league with 18.83 points per game and leads the team with a total of 44 assists
- Okku Federiko is averaging 13.2 PPG while pacing the squad with his average of 6.4 rebounds
- Head coach Eric Henderson is in his first season with the Bulldogs following six seasons at South Dakota State
