Illinois State (3-6, 0-3) vs. Evansville (6-5, 4-1) Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville looks for its fifth straight conference win against.
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.
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.