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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.
Three University of Evansville men’s basketball players scored in double figures, but a 19-point second half by Southern Illinois guard Lance Jones lifted the Salukis to a 63-57 win over the Purple Aces in Sunday’s Missouri Valley Conference opener inside the Banterra Center.
S. Illinois looks to extend streak vs Evansville December 28, 2020 GMT 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...