EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Set for its final handful of regular season contests, the University of Evansville men's basketball team plays host to UIC Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Ford Center. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
- Southern Illinois scored 22 consecutive points in the first half last week before pulling away for an 86-60 win in Carbondale
- Trailing by a score of 33-9 with nine minutes left in the first half, UE got as close as seven before SIU pulled away in the final minutes
- Bryce Quinet matched his career high with 20 points while Josh Hughes scored 14
Matching his Mark
- In the road game at SIU, Bryce Quinet matched his career scoring mark scoring 20 points while setting highs in field goal makes (9) and attempts (16)
- His first 20-point game came in the home game versus Bradley
- Quinet has reached double figures in 10 of his first 15 MVC games
- In the win over Illinois State, he posted 17 points going 6-for-11 from the field
- Quinet is averaging 11.1 PPG in his last 13 contests; he scored a team-high 13 points at Illinois State before posting 16 on the road at Drake
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 51.3%
- He has scored 7+ points in 17 of the last 18 games and is averaging 14.9 PPG against MVC foes after scoring 7.8 PPG in non-conference play
- Casey reset his career mark with four steals at Valpo and is 7th in the league with 1.31/gm
Series Notes
- UIC holds an 11-2 lead in the overall series against UE and has won 10 of the last 11
- Both Aces wins have come at home including 77-60 on 1/31/24 and a 73-68 win on 11/22/02
3-Point Success
- Over his last nine games, Alex Hemenway has converted 19 of his 56 outside attempts while averaging 7.7 points per game
- During that time, Hemenway has hit multiple triples in eight of those contests
- For the season he is shooting 33.6% from long range
- Hemenway scored 12 points at Indiana State and 11 against Bradley
Scouting the Opponent
- UIC comes into Wednesday's game with a 15-12 mark and stand at 10-6 in Valley play
- After opening their league slate with four consecutive losses, the Flames have been gone 10-2
- On Sunday, UIC earned an 83-56 home win over Illinois State following an 80-70 home triumph over Drake
- Three players average double figures for the Flames with Ahmad Henderson II leading the way with 12.5 PPG
- Elijah Crawford has recorded 12.1 PPG while Andy Johnson has posted 11.5 PPG
- Crawford was the top performer in the first meeting between the squads as he scored 16
