Credit to: gopurpleaces.com
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to build off the momentum of a win in the home opener, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Middle Tennessee State on Wednesday. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast of the 6:30 p.m. CT contest from the Murphy Center.
| Evansville at MTSU | |
| Game Information | Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| Game Coverage | ESPN+ | Live Stats | Live Audio | Game Notes |
| UE Basketball | Men’s Basketball Home Page | Twitter |
Last Time Out
– Saturday’s home opener saw the Purple Aces earn a 96-49 victory over Brescia
– After the Bearcats took an early 5-point lead, UE came back to lead by 25 at the half
– Tayshawn Comer scored 21 points while Gabriel Pozzato finished with 18
– Cam Haffner had his best game in an Aces uniform, scoring 14 points
MVC Freshman of the Week
– On Monday, Gabriel Pozzato was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week
– Pozzato averaged 23 points, 2.5 boards, and 2.0 assists per game to open the year
– In his first official college game, Pozzato scored 28 points at North Texas
– It was the top freshman/newcomer debut in Evansville’s Division I history and was the highest total by a freshman in the MVC in at least the last 20 seasons
Now that is a stat line!
– Saturday’s game against Brescia saw Tanner Cuff finish with a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 8 assists and 6 points
– Cuff is second in the MVC with his average of 9.50 rebounds per game and is tied for the league lead with 6.00 assists/game
– Through two games, Cuff has 12 assists and 0 turnovers; his ratio of 12.00 leads the MVC and is third in the nation
– He has connected on 7 of his 9 attempts on the season and is 7-for-8 inside the arc
Making a statement
– Cam Haffner had his top performance with the Evansville program against Brescia
– Haffner scored 14 points while hitting six shots and a pair of 3-pointers; it bested his top point tally of 11 last season
– Seeing an average of 29.1 minutes of play through two games, he is 13th in the Valley
Nearing a career high
– In his second game at UE, Tayshawn Comer scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting in the win over Brescia
– The performance fell just two points shy of his career mark of 23 points, which he set as a member of the Eastern Kentucky program
– His season average of 15.0 PPG is tied for 12th in the MVC while his average of 2.00 3-point makes per game is tied for 13th
– Along with his point tally, Comer picked up 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 triples in the win over the Bearcats
Scouting the Opponent
– Middle Tennessee State is 2-0 on the season with wins over Oglethorpe and Abilene Christian
– The Blue Raiders picked up a nice 79-56 road win over Abilene Christian on Saturday
– Jestin Porter has enjoyed a strong start to the 2024-25 season, leading the way for MTSU with an average of 22.0 PPG
– Essam Mostafa and Camryn Weston check in with averages of 14.0 and 13.0 PPG, respectively
– Mostafa leads the Blue Raiders with an average of 8.5 rebounds per game while Torey Alston is just behind with 8.0
