EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The final week of the regular season for the University of Evansville men's basketball team begins with a trip to Nashville to face Belmont on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
 

UE at Belmont
Game Information	Wednesday, February 25 | 6:30 p.m. CST | Curb Event Center | Nashville, Tenn.
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Last Time Out
- After leading by as many as 14 points in the first half, the Purple Aces fell at Murray State on Saturday by a final of 88-75
- AJ Casey scored 19 points while Leif Moeller added 17
- Josh Hughes (16 pts) and Alex Hemenway (14 pts) both had their top efforts of the conference season
 
Still Going Strong
- With 19 points on Saturday at Murray State, AJ Casey got back on track after scoring a total of 13 points in the previous two games
- Casey scored a career-high 28 points in the win over Illinois State marking the highest tally for a UE player this season
- He continues to rank among the MVC's best in multiple categories including: scoring (15th-11.93 PPG), rebounds (9th-5.46 RPG), shooting % (7th-50.0%), steals (6th-1.29/game), and offensive boards (9th-2.00/gm)
- Casey has scored 7+ points in 18 of the last 20 games and is averaging 14.6 PPG against MVC foes after scoring 7.8 PPG in non-conference play
 
Series Notes
- Belmont has won eight of the 11 games in the all-time series, which goes back to 2009
- Two of Evansville's wins have come at the Curb Event Center including an 80-75 victory last season
- The last three meetings have been decided by 5 points or less
 
Triple Play
- Alex Hemenway scored 14 points in the road game at Murray State marking his top effort against a league opponent
- He was 4-for-8 from outside and has knocked down multiple 3-pointers in nine of the last 11 games
- The recent surge has moved him into 10th in the MVC with 1.71 made triples per game
- Hemenway scored 12 points at Indiana State and 11 against Bradley
- He set his career mark with 21 points against Calumet while going a perfect 5-of-5 from outside
 
Lucky 13
- Over his last three games, Josh Hughes is averaging 13 points including a 16-point game at Murray State
- The performance against the Racers matched his season scoring high
- Over his last 12 games, Hughes is averaging 10.3 PPG while shooting 49.5%; he tied his season high with 16 points at UIC
 
Scouting the Opponent
- Belmont clinched the Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Championship with an 87-70 win over Indiana State on Saturday
- The Bruins hold a record of 25-4 overall and 15-3 in the league
- Over their last 13 games, the Bruins have gone 12-1 with their only loss coming in overtime on the road at Bradley
- Four Belmont players average double figures led by Tyler Lundblade's 15.8 PPG
- Sam Orme is averaging 12.6 points and 5.2 boards while Drew Scharnowski has posted 11.9 PPG and a team-high 6.1 rebounds per contest