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UE holds Valpo to 18 second-half points
Aces overcome 16-point deficit to defeat Crusaders By Bethany Miller and Makayla Neukam | February 1, 2021 at 9:30 PM CST - Updated February 1 at 10:38 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Four University of Evansville men’s basketball players reached double figures in an exciting comeback that saw the Purple Aces overcome a 16-point first half deficit to defeat Valparaiso by a final of 58-51 on Monday night at the Ford Center.
A 19-4 stretch in the first half saw Valparaiso (6-11, 3-5 MVC) open up a 28-12 lead. Evansville (8-8, 6-4 MVC) was able to cut that deficit to nine points at halftime before holding the Crusaders to just 18 second-half points on the way to a 7-point win. Jawaun Newton and Shamar Givance scored 12 points apiece. Newton was an efficient 6-for-8 from the field while Givance was credited with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Jax Levitch was a perfect 3-for-3 from long range on his way to 11 tallies while Noah Frederking finis
Aces pummeled in series finale at Bradley
Enaruna lone bright spot for UE with 17 pts. By Aaron Hancock | January 17, 2021 at 9:54 PM CST - Updated January 17 at 11:07 PM
PEORIA, Ill. (WFIE) - Junior Iyen Enaruna put forth an admirable effort, finishing with a career-high 17 points as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team fell into an early 15-3 hole and was unable to rebound with Bradley taking an 86-55 win on Sunday afternoon inside Carver Arena.
Enaruna knocked down five of his six attempts while hauling in seven rebounds to lead the Purple Aces (6-8, 4-4 MVC). Noah Frederking scored nine points. Bradley (9-4, 3-1 MVC) saw Ja’Shon Henry hit 10 of his 11 free throw tries on his way to a team-best 16 points.
Newton, Bobeâs efforts not enough as Bradley gets past UE
Aces and Braves play again Sunday at 3 p.m. By Aaron Hancock | January 16, 2021 at 10:34 PM CST - Updated January 16 at 11:10 PM
PEORIA, Ill. (WFIE) - Jawaun Newton and Gage Bobe recorded career scoring highs but their efforts were not enough to overcome a red-hot Bradley squad, who shot 61.4% and held off the University of Evansville menâs basketball team by a final of 69-60 on Saturday afternoon inside Carver Arena.
Just seven days ago, Newton matched his career scoring tally with 19 against Illinois State and bettered that mark by three today. He knocked down 9 of his 14 field goal attempts and went 4-for-6 from 3-point range for the Purple Aces (6-7, 4-3 MVC). Playing his top total of 26 minutes, Gage Bobe hit three triples on his way to nine points, which tied his 9-point effort against UT Martin in December.