EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman Leif Moeller reached the 20-point mark for the third time this season as the University of Evansville men's basketball team fell to Indiana State by a final score of 84-63 on Tuesday evening at the Ford Center.

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Moeller registered a game-high 22 points on an 8-of-14 shooting effort. He added a team-high four assists. Bryce Quinet scored 12 points while AJ Casey added 10. Three Indiana State players reached double figures with Markus Harding and Sivert Waerstad Nordheim posting 18 points apiece.
 
"Credit Indiana State for coming out and making shots they have not made as much before today," Purple Aces head coach David Ragland said. "It came down to shot making and shot missing. We need to have a better response than what we did today." 
 
AJ Casey put the Aces on the board on the opening possession while Indiana State countered with ten in a row to go up 10-2. They hit their opening three shots including two triples to open the lead. Hitting four of their first six 3-point tries, ISU opened an 18-6 lead just over eight minutes into the game. Their sixth triple solidified a 24-10 advantage midway through the half.
 
Kaia Berridge's first 3-pointer since Dec. 21 ended the stretch as the Aces connected on five of their next seven attempts to cut the deficit to 26-19 heading into the final eight minutes of the period. The momentum was short-lived, however, as the Sycamores added to the lead over the final minutes of the half taking their largest lead of 17 into the halftime break. In the opening 20 minutes, ISU knocked down 10 triples.
 
In the opening minute of the second half, the Sycamores extended the lead to 19 before the Aces worked their way back into it. Following a jumper by Leif Moeller, Bryce Quinet scored five in a row to cut the gap to 12 points at 48-36. Just as fast as the Aces made their run, the Sycamores answered. Nine in a row gave Indiana State a 23-point lead with 13:43 remaining.
 
Moeller picked up a triple to end the stretch while his 3-point play made it a 63-45 game as the game entered the final 10 minutes. With four minutes on the clock, ISU took its largest lead of 28 points at 80-52 before UE closed in to make it a final of 84-63.
 
ISU shot 55.0% in the game while limiting the Aces to 42.6%; they also completed the game with a 37-28 rebounding advantage. UE takes to the road on Friday for a 7 p.m. game at Valparaiso.