EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Making the short trip to Carbondale, Ill., the University of Evansville men's basketball team faces Southern Illinois on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
 

UE at Southern Illinois
Game Information	Thursday, February 12 | 7 p.m. CST | Banterra Center | Carbondale, Ill.
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Last Time Out
- UE put together its top offensive performance of the season in an 88-80 win over Illinois State on Monday
- UE set season highs shooting 56.9% from the field and 66.7% from outside
- AJ Casey and Kaia Berridge each set career scoring highs with 28 and 14 points, respectively while Leif Moeller finished with his first collegiate double-double
 
Top Performance
- AJ Casey scored a career-high 28 points in the win over Illinois State marking the highest tally for a UE player this season
- Casey was 10-of-15 from the field and 3-of-5 from outside; he is 7th in the MVC shooting 51.8%
- He has scored 7+ points in 16 of the last 17 games and is averaging 15.4 PPG against MVC foes after scoring 7.8 PPG in non-conference play
 
Series Notes
- SIU has had the upper hand in the series over UE winning six of the last seven and 11 out of the previous 13 meetings
- The Aces took a 68-53 win last season in Carbondale and are 2-2 in their last two games at the Banterra Center
 
A Closer Look
- The offense for UE was hitting on all cylinders in the win over the Redbirds
- UE shot a season-high 56.9% from the field marking its highest tally since shooting 59.3% against UHSP on Nov. 9, 2023
- Converting 14 of his 21 3-point tries (66.7%), UE had its most efficient 3-point effort since shooting 80% against Bowling Green in 2017
 
Doing it All
- Scoring 16 points while adding a career-best 10 rebounds, Leif Moeller picked up his first collegiate double-double in the win over Illinois State
- This came just days after tying his career scoring mark with 26 at Valparaiso
- His outside shooting has been off the charts - he is 9-of-11 from 3-point range in the last two games while going 23-of-42 (54.8%) in the last eight games
 
Clutch Baskets
- With his team shorthanded in the win over Illinois State, Kaia Berridge put together his top collegiate performance
- Berridge scored a career-best 14 points while hitting 4 of his 5 3-point tries
- Through the first 24 games of the season, Berridge was just 5-of-30 (16.7%) from outside
- His previous high of 8 points came against Calumet

Scouting the Opponent
- Southern Illinois enters Thursday's game with an overall record of 11-14 while standing at 4-9 in the MVC
- The Salukis are 3-2 in their last five games including an 80-65 road win at Indiana State on Monday
- SIU also earned a road win at Illinois State and home win over UNI during their current streak
- Quel'Ron House leads the Salukis with 14.4 points per game along with 71 assists and 39 steals
- Rolyns Aligbe is averaging 10.3 PPG and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per contest