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UE travels to Western Kentucky for Saturday matinee

12/5/2025 11:13:00 AM

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since 2009, the University of Evansville men's basketball team travels to Bowling Green, Ky. to take on Western Kentucky on Saturday at 3 p.m. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
 
UE at Western Kentucky
Game Information Saturday, December 6 | 3 p.m. CST | E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green, Ky.
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Last Time Out
- Evansville earned a scrappy 64-52 win over Ball State on Wednesday at the Ford Center
- Connor Turnbull led the way with 21 points and 10 boards while AJ Casey and Trent Hundley scored nine points apiece
- Casey added a career-high 11 caroms
- UE held Ball State to 52 points on 32.1% shooting
 
Season Highs
- In the win over Ball State, Connor Turnbull set season highs in points (21), rebounds (10), and blocks (5)
- The effort marked the second double-double of Turnbull's career
- His five blocks against the Cardinals put him on top of the MVC with an average of 2.13 per game after leading the league a season ago
- Turnbull has at least one block in seven of his eight games this season and has eight blocks in the last two games
- In the game versus UT Arlington, Turnbull had 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting
- He added 18 points along with a season-high 8 boards versus Charleston
- His field goal percentage of 53.8% is 9th in the MVC while his 12.88 PPG is 15th
 
First in Double Digits
- AJ Casey grabbed double digit rebounds for the first time in his career against Ball State finishing the contest with 11
- He added nine points as he was one shy his first collegiate double-double
- His effort against the Cardinals saw him move into a tie for 8th in the league with 6.00 rebounds per game while his average of 2.44 offensive boards is tied for 5th
- Casey has enjoyed a nice start to his UE career as he has reached double figures in five out of nine games including a career-best 14 points at #1 Purdue
 
Scouting the Opponent
- Western Kentucky comes into Saturday's game with a 5-2 record following a 75-70 win over Wichita State last Friday
- The only defeats for the Hilltoppers came to Vanderbilt and South Florida in the Battle 4 Atlantis
- Teagan Moore enters the contest averaging 20.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game
- Armelo Boone is averaging 12.9 PPG while Grant Newell has chipped in 11.7 PPG
- Former UE player Cam Haffner has seen action in all seven games while making three starts for WKU; he is averaging 6.9 PPG and scored 18 against Vanderbilt
 
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