EVANSVILLE, Ind. – An exciting match-up is taking shape Saturday as the University of Evansville men's basketball team welcomes Miami Ohio to the Ford Center. Tip is set for 1 p.m. with ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network having the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- Bryce Quinet and Max Langenfeld combined for 37 points in Tuesday's 78-63 loss at Middle Tennessee State
- The Blue Raiders led by as many as 14 points in the first half before UE cut the deficit to seven at the half before taking the lead in the second half
- Quinet scored 19 points while Langenfeld set a new career high with 18
Top Ten Nationally
- Bryce Quinet has enjoyed a stellar start to the season and is ranked in the top ten nationally in multiple statistics
- Quinet is 5th in the nation with 8.3 assists per game, 9th with 25 total assists, and 10th with a 12.50 assist-to-turnover ratio
- He recorded 19 points and seven assists at MTSU after scoring a career-high 23 points in the River City Classic win over USI passing his previous mark of 20
Clutch 3-Pointers
- Max Langenfeld has continued to be Evansville's most dependable outside shooter as he connected on five triples at MTSU
- Langenfeld was 5-for-10 from long range on his way to a career-high 18 points
- He is tied for third in te MVC with 3.67 3-point makes per game and is 10th in 3-point shooting at 45.8%
- Langenfeld converted two pivotal 3-pointers in the win over USI
- With UE trailing by three in the final seconds of regulation, his triple sent the game to overtime
- In the extra period, he hit what would be the game-winning triple with 1:49 remaining
First Start
- It did not take long for freshman Caden Symons to gain enough confidence from the coaching staff to be placed in the starting lineup
- In just his third game, Symons made the start at MTSU and matched his scoring high with nine points
- Symons has scored at least eight points in all three contests thus far
- He is tied for 9th in the MVC steals (1.67/gm) and offensive rebounds (2.00/gm)
Scouting the Opponent
- Miami Ohio enters Saturday's game with a perfect 2-0 mark
- After taking an 86-77 road win at James Madison to open the season, the RedHawks defeated Bellarmine by a score of 80-73 in their home opener last weekend
- Luke Skaljac leads Miami with 19.0 points per game while Evan Ipsaro is averaging 13.5 PPG
- Four others average double figures as six RedHawks have recorded 10.5 PPG or more
- Justin Kirby paces the team with 7.5 rebounds per contest
- Last year, the RedHawks opened the season with 31 consecutive wins before finishing at 32-2; they defeated SMU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament
