UE welcomes Illinois State By Bethany Miller | January 8, 2021 at 2:12 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 2:12 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -Standing at 3-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play for the first time in three years, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team looks to continue its recent success this weekend when Illinois State comes to the Ford Center for a 2-game series.
The Aces and Redbirds face off on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday the 10th with both games starting at 1 p.m. Saturday’s game will be on the MVC TV Network with Fox Sports Midwest carrying the game locally. ESPN3 will have Sunday’s broadcast while the Purple Aces Radio Network will carry each and every game live.
Evan Kuhlman had a career-high 21 points as Evansville beat Northern Iowa 65-61 on Saturday. Samari Curtis had 14 points for Evansville (4-5, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Shamar Givance added six assists.
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S. Illinois looks to extend streak vs Evansville
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Banterra Center, Carbondale, Illinois; Monday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Evansville. In its last five wins against the Purple Aces, Southern Illinois has won by an average of 8 points. Evansville’s last win in the series came on Feb. 24, 2018, a 75-44 victory.
SENIOR STUDS: Evansville’s Noah Frederking, Jax Levitch and Evan Kuhlman have combined to score 43 percent of the team’s points this season and have accounted for 41 percent of all Purple Aces scoring over the last five games.