EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A 2-game swing through Iowa awaits the University of Evansville men's basketball team who opens the swing at Drake with a 6:30 p.m. game on Wednesday night. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- After scoring the first five points on Tuesday at UIC, the Purple Aces fell to the Flames by a final score of 76-49
- UE shot 30.2% from the field, its second-lowest tally of the season and lowest through nine MVC games
- Josh Hughes led UE with 16 points while Bryce Quinet scored 10
Series Notes
- Drake has won 14 consecutive games against the Aces with the last UE win coming on Jan. 2, 2019 in double overtime by a score of 82-77 at the Ford Center
- Between 2013 and 2019, UE won seven home games in a row over the Bulldogs
- In Des Moines, the Bulldogs have won 20 out of 30 meetings including nine in a row and 14 out of the last 15
Trending Upward
- Josh Hughes has scored in double figures in four consecutive games for the first time since the opening portion of the season
- Over his last four games, Hughes is averaging 13.5 PPG while shooting 53.8% from the field; he tied his season high with 16 points at UIC
- He opened the season averaging 13.2 PPG through the first six games while scoring at least 12 points in each contest
- In the last 14 games, Hughes has reached double figures six times and is averaging 8.1 PPG (114 total points)
Keeping it Rolling
- Bryce Quinet has reached double figures in six of his first nine MVC games and recorded a career-high 20 points versus Bradley
- Quinet is averaging 10.7 PPG in his last seven contests; after recording 10 in the opener versus Belmont, he had 11 at Bradley before scoring a team-high 13 points at Illinois State
- He added 13 points versus Murray State while hitting five field goals and dishing out four assists
- Quinet is 27-for-556 from the field in the last seven games and has connected on seven of his last 12 3-point tries
Scouting the Opponent
- Drake comes into Wednesday's game with an 11-10 mark and are an even 5-5 through 10 league games
- The Bulldogs have won two in a row and three of their last four games including a 101-90 victory over Murray State on Jan. 21
- Three Drake players average double figures led by Jalen Quinn's 18.5 PPG
- Quinn also paces the team with 68 assists and 29 steals
- Jaeshon Thomas holds an average of 11.2 PPG while Okku Federiko checks in with an average of 10.6 PPG and a team-high 5.5 rebounds per contest
