EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Another road game is on the docket for the University of Evansville men's basketball team as they travel to Indiana State for a 12 p.m. CST game on Saturday. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- Evansville made several rallies on Wednesday before falling to Murray State by a final score of 79-69 at the Ford Center
- AJ Casey reset his career scoring high with 24 points on a 10-of-13 shooting effort
- Josh Hughes finished with 14 points while Bryce Quinet added 13
Another Reset
- For the second time in four games, AJ Casey reset his career scoring high with 24 points against the Racers
- Casey hit 10 of his 13 field goal tries to eclipse he previous scoring high of 21, which came at Bradley on Dec. 29
- Over his last five games, Casey is shooting 71.1% from the field and 40.0% from outside
- Casey is averaging a team-high 15.7 PPG in MVC games while shooting 63.8%; for the season, Casey has posted 10.6 PPG
- Casey now has nine double digit games on the season including 5 of the last 6 games
- He picked up three steals in the first two MVC games and is 10th in the league with his season average of 1.29/game
On a Streak
- Bryce Quinet has reached double figures in four out of his first six MVC games
- 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 16-for-34 from the field in the last four games and has connected on four of his six 3-point tries
- The performance against Belmont was his first double digit game since posting 10 vs. Akron on Nov. 22
Scouting the Opponent
- Indiana State comes into Saturday's game with an 8-8 record while going 1-4 through their opening five league outings
- ISU is 6-1 inside the Hulman Center this season with the only loss being to Bradley in triple overtime
- Ian Scott paces the Sycamores with 13.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game
- Scott is shooting 63.7% from the field and 46.4% from long range
- Camp Wagner holds a scoring average of 12.8 PPG
