2007-08 Schedule Sat. 11/3 Oakland City (ex.) W 82-43 Sun. 11/11 Samford L 50-49 Sat. 11/17 #25 Butler L 60-47 Tue. 11/20 at S.E. Missouri L 87-77 Sat. 11/24 at Ball State W 51-50 Sat. 12/1 at Buffalo L 81-60 Wed. 12/5 Princeton W 53-32 Sat. 12/8 Austin Peay W 72-62 Tue. 12/11 at Valparaiso L 75-67 U. Of Evansville Purple Aces (8-18) Sat. 12/15 Hanover W 57-44 Sat. 12/22 Norfolk State W 80-71 Vs. Sat. 12/29 Indiana State * L 70-56 Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * L 64-51 Eastern Illinois U. Panthers (5-21) Sun. 1/6 Drake * L 71-68 Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 • 7:00 CST Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * L 77-59 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * L 74-66 Lantz Arena (5,300) • Charleston IL Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * L 80-67 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * L 77-76 Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * L 72-42 Eastern Illinois U. Panthers (5-21) Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * W 84-65 PPG RPG Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * L 59-39 2 Tyler Laser G 6-1 185 Fr. Hillsdale, Michigan (Hillsdale) 6.7 1.8 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * L 72-59 5 Gino Myers-Kyles G 6-4 190 Sr. Mobile, Alabama (Faulkner C.C.) 2.9 1.2 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * W 64-56 10 Romain Martin G 6-3 190 So. Minneapolis, Minnesota (North ) 13.6 1.5 Sat. 2/9 at #15 Drake * L 73-65 12 Billy Parrish F 6-4 200 Jr. Naperville, Illinois (Neuqua Valley) 1.5 1.7 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * W 60-56 13 Jon’Tee Willhite G 6-1 180 Sr. Kalamazoo, Michigan (Triton C.C.) 7.0 3.8 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * L 76-38 14 Bobby Catchings F/G 6-6 200 Sr. Naperville, Illinois (Neuqua Valley) 11.4 4.7 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * L 49-47 15 Julio Anthony G 6-4 190 Sr. Charlotte, No. Carolina (Cowley Co. C.C.) 9.3 1.8 Sat. 2/23 at Eastern Illinois 7:00 30 Justin Brock F 6-8 240 So. Fowler, Illinois (Liberty) 5.0 6.7 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 32 Matt Dorlack C 6-11 235 Fr. New Berlin, Wisconsin (Eisenhower) 0.9 2.1 41 Jake Byrne C 6-8 230 Sr. Elsberry, Missouri (Elsberry) 7.6 4.1 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 45 Ousmane Cisse G 6-8 250 So. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Com. Christian, Ga.) 5.3 5.7 3/6-9 MVC Tournament, St. Louis, Mo. TBA Probable Starters In Bold *MVC game All Times Central Head Coach: Mike Miller, 3rd year at EIU, 21-62; 9th year overall, 108-141 2007-08 MVC Standings (Through Feb. 18) MVC Overall Saturday’s game will be broadcast by the UE Radio Network – #15 Drake 14-2 23-3 Illinois State 11-5 19-8 WUEV 91.5 FM./wuev.evansville.edu, WJLT 105.3 FM, WSJD 110.5 FM, WNTC 103.9 FM Southern Illinois 10-6 15-12 Creighton 9-7 18-8 Bradley 9-7 16-12 Indiana State 8-8 13-13 U. of Evansville Purple Aces (8-18) Northern Iowa 7-9 15-12 PPG RPG Missouri State 6-10 13-15 2 Kavon Lacey G 6-1 190 Fr. Alton, Illinois (Alton) 3.5 1.3 Evansville 3-13 8-18 Wichita State 3-13 10-17 3 Jon Van Hoose (Inj.) G 6-4 167 Fr. Ashland, Kentucky (Russell) 0.0 0.3 4 Nate Garner F 6-5 224 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington/Tyler JC) 5.8 5.3 Upcoming MVC Games 5 Shy Ely F 6-4 197 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana (Speedway) 14.5 5.3 Saturday, Feb. 23--ESPN Bracketbusters 10 Taylor Morrow G 6-2 163 So. Wadesville, Indiana (North Posey) 1.2 0.6 Wichita State at Northern Arizona 1:00 11 Victor Gomez F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco, D.R. (Chipola CC) 4.6 3.8 Creighton at Oral Roberts 2:00 14 Trent Wargel G 5-7 160 Jr. Ridgway, Illinois (Gallatin County) 0.6 0.4 Nevada at Southern Illinois 3:30 Drake at Butler 4:00 15 Jay Couisnard G/F 6-6 190 So. Houston, Texas (Yates) 3.5 1.8 Indiana State at Murray State 6:00 20 Trevor Gregory G 6-2 193 So. Evansville, Indiana (Harrison) 1.4 1.1 Evansville at Eastern Illinois 7:00 21 Darin Granger G 6-2 175 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 7.7 2.0 Central Michigan at Missouri State 7:05 22 Jason Holsinger (Inj.) G 5-11 177 Jr. Lapel, Indiana (Lapel) 13.0 2.7 Illinois-Chicago at UNI 7:05 23 Jason Switzer G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) 0.0 0.0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Bradley 8:00 40 Zach House C 7-0 218 Fr. Rock Falls, Illinois (Rock Falls) 0.0 0.0 Sunday, Feb. 24--ESPN Bracketbusters 41 Pieter van Tongeren C 6-11 229 Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands (Ichthus College) 6.2 4.3 Wright State at Illinois State 5:30 52 Clint Hopf F 6-8 237 Fr. Birdseye, Indiana (Forest Park) 3.0 2.4 Tuesday, Feb. 26 Probable Starters In Bold Southern Illinois at Bradley 6:05 Evansville at Wichita State 7:05 Head Coach: Marty Simmons (Evansville ‘87) 1st year at UE, 8-18; 7th year overall, 106-90 Drake at Missouri State 7:05 Wednesday, Feb. 27 Indiana State at Northern Iowa 7:05 Creighton at Illinois State 7:05 www.GoPurpleAces.com ACES’ BRACKETBUSTER HISTORY EVANSVILLE BASKETBALL FACTS After losing their first three ESPN Bracketbuster games, the Aces picked up •Nickname: Purple Aces their first win last February by defeating Samford on the road, 69-65. The •Colors: Purple, White, Orange other games took place in the inaugural 2004 at Central Michigan, 2005 at •UE Enrollment: 2,421 home against Loyola of Illinois, and 2006 at home against Tennessee-Martin. •Conference: Missouri Valley Conference Evansville will host Eastern Illinois next season in the return game, and is also •Arena: Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,600) scheduled to host a new opponent in the 2009 ESPN Bracketbuster. •President: Dr. Stephen Jennings THE EASTERN ILLINOIS SERIES •Director of Athletics: John Stanley Eastern Illinois has an 11-6 lead in the series against Evansville that most •Head Coach: Marty Simmons (1st year at Evansville; 7th recently included a 79-74 victory by EIU at Charleston, Ill. early in the 2004-05 year as a head coach). season. Evansville’s most recent win over the Panthers came at Roberts •2006-07 Record: 14-17 (6-12 MVC T7th) Stadium in 2003-04, 86-79. •Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben Wierzba COACHES KNOW EACH OTHER WELL •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Sweeney Third-year head coach Mike Miller at Eastern Illinois has close associations •Basketball Trainer: Troy Coppus with Evansville coaches. UE assistant coach Marcus Belcher was an assistant •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brady Holt at EIU last season after serving under Marty Simmons at Southern Illinois- •Basketball Admin. Assistant: Jennifer Balentine Edwardsville. Belcher left Eastern Illinois last March in order to re-join •Student Managers: Paul Bragin, Wilfredo Delgado, Chad Simmons as his assistant coach at UE. Miller and Evansville assistant coach Harmon, Franklin Kinkaid, Robert Moreland, Alex Vetter, Jimmy Elgas coached together at Kansas State from 2001-2005. Ben Wallace ABOUT THE PANTHERS •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe It’s been a tough season for both of these match-ups. Eastern Illinois is 5-21 •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) overall and 4-14 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers have won three •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) of their last seven, most recently a 90-70 victory at Southeast Missouri on Feb. •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 (1982, ‘87, 14. Back in November, Southeast Missouri beat the Aces on that same floor, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) 87-77. The Panthers have plenty of offensive balance, with eight players aver - •Conference Tournament Titles (MVC): 3 (1982, ‘92, ‘93) aging between 5 and 14 points. The leading scorer is sophomore guard Romain REACHING THE ACES Martin at 13.6. He has made 44 of his 79 field goals from 3-point range. •SID Bob Boxell: 812-488-2285 (o); 812-760-4273 (cell); 812-488-2090 (fax); [email protected] HOLSINGER MAKING PROGRESS •Roberts Stadium Office: (812) 476-1383 Junior guard Jason Holsinger, the Aces’ second leading scorer and assist leader, •Roberts Stadium Press Row: (812) 488-1405 is making progress after suffering a fractured right hand on Jan. 9 at Drake. He will not be out the rest of the season. Holsinger averages 13.0 points and 4.5 ON THE AIR assists. He leads the Missouri Valley Conference in minutes played per game, All UE fans in the Tri-State can tune in to the Purple at more than 35 per game. Reserve forward Clint Hopf is also expected to Aces’ Radio Network . 91.5 FM-WUEV will serve as the return soon. He had been slowed by a lower leg injury in recent days. flagship station, with 105.3 FM-WJLT in Evansville, 100.5 ONE WEEK TO GO IN THE MVC FM-WSJD in Mt. Carmel, Illinois and 103.9 FM-WNTC in Most MVC teams have played 16 straight league games, and the final two Madisonville, Kentucky on board to expand UE’s coverage come up next week. The regular season ends next Saturday, and Evansville throughout the Tri-State. NEWS 25 televises Inside Aces will be either the #9 or #10 seed in the tourney. Here’s a look at the State Farm Basketball on Sunday night at 10:35, hosted by News 25’s MVC Tournament, March 6-9 at Scotttrade Center in St. Louis: Thursday, Lance Wilkerson. Aces All-Access (Triple A) allows fans to March 6--#8 vs. #9 at 6:00 CST, #7 vs. #10 at 8:30. Friday, March 7-- watch UE’s MVC road games live on your home computer. Quarterfinal games at 12:00, 2:30, 6:00 and 8:30. Saturday, March 8-- The TripleA sign-up link is at GoPurpleAces.com. Semifinals at 1:30 and 4:00. Sunday, March 9--Final game on CBS at 1:00 Fans can take part in the Marty Tuesdays from 6:30-7:00 on the ACES’ THREE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Simmons Show on Mondays Purple Aces’ Radio Network. The first nominees for post-season honors have been requested by the MVC, from 6-7 p.m. CST, the Aces Just e-mail your questions to: and here’s the trio that Evansville nominated: SCHOLAR-ATHLETE NOMI - Sports Report with AD John [email protected] NEE: Jason Holsinger --Finalist for the 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Stanley on Tuesdays from 6-6:30, [email protected] Academic All-America Team after being chosen first team all-district recent - and the Tricia Cullop Show on [email protected] m ly...first team selection on 2007 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team. ALL-BENCH: Darin Granger --Has played in all 26 games, with three starts...Aces' third UE’s D-I Record : Here is UE’s year-by-year record at the leading scorer at 7.7...fourth on the team in minutes played...ranks among Division I level, plus the above or below .500 number. MVC's top 10 in 3-point percentage (.422), and 12th in 3-pointers made per game. MOST IMPROVED: Shy Ely --Averaging 14.5 points per game, 5.3 ‘78 1-3 -2 ‘90 17-15 +2 ‘02 7-21 -14 rebounds per game after averaging 6.9 ppg and 2.9 rpg last season...has already ‘79 13-16 -3 ‘91 14-14 0 ‘03 12-16 -4 made 101 free throws after making 56 all of last season...ranks 4th in MVC in ‘80 18-10 +8 ‘92 24-6 +18 ‘04 7-22 -15 scoring, 7th in defensive rebounds. ‘81 19-9 +10 ‘93 23-7 +16 ‘05 11-17 -6 ‘82 23-6 +17 ‘94 21-11 +10 ‘06 10-19 -9 COACH MARTY SIMMONS ‘83 13-16 -3 ‘95 18-9 +9 ‘07 14-17 -3 He was head coach one year at Wartburg (Iowa) College and five years at ‘84 15-14 +1 ‘96 13-14 -1 ‘08 8-18 -10 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville before returning to UE. Simmons played two ‘85 13-16 -3 ‘97 17-14 +3 years at Evansville after leaving Indiana University, and was an assistant coach ‘86 8-19 -11 ‘98 15-15 0 UE’s 31-year D- at UE for 11 years under head coach Jim Crews. Simmons helped lead UE to ‘87 16-12 +4 ‘99 23-10 +13 I record is: three NCAA Tournaments (1992, 1993, 1999) and one NIT (1994). ‘88 21-8 +13 ‘00 18-12 +6 469-404 +65 ‘89 25-6 +19 ‘01 14-16 -2 Purple Aces’ Career Records Points 2. Parrish Casebier (1991-93) 509 Assists (beginning 1973-74) 1,000 Point 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 2,236 FT Percentage (min. 300 att.) 1. Jeremy Stanton (1998-01) 601 2. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) 2,053 1. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) .8869 2. Scott Shreffler (1989-93) 521 Scoring Average 2. Scott Haffner (1987-89) .8866 Blocked Shots (beginning 1977-78) Club 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 26.4 Rebounds 1. Dan Godfread (1986-90) 226 1. Larry Humes 2,236 2. Marty Simmons (1987-88) 24.3 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 1,197 2. Sascha Hupmann (1990-93) 193 FG Percentage (min. 100 FGs/year) 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 1,053 Steals (beginning 1977-78) 2. Marcus Wilson 2,053 1. Brian Hill (1987-90) .631 Rebounding Average 1. Reed Jackson 150 3. Ed Smallwood 1,898 2. Dan Godfread (1986-90) .600 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 14.6 2. Jeremy Stanton 129 Free Throws Made 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 12.4 4. Andy Elkins 1,761 1. Matt Webster (2004-07) 533 5. Scott Haffner 1,686 6. Brad Leaf 1,605 3-Point Shooting Records Highs/Lows This Season 7. Parrish Casebier 1,535 Team, Single Game Most Points By Evansville: 8. Craig Snow 1,530 Most attempts by UE: 35 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 84 vs. Missouri State (1/26) Most attempts by OPP: 39 by Western Kentucky 12-3-02 9. John Harrawood 1,479 Fewest Points By Evansville: Most shots made by UE: 17 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 10. Scott Shreffler 1,454 Most shots made by OPP: 15 by Drake 3-1-07 & Clemson 12-27-93 38 at Missouri State (2/16) 11. Matt Webster 1,451 Best pct. by UE (min. 10 attempts): .833 (10-12 vs. Butler 2-9-91, Most Points By Opponent: 10-12 vs. Southern Illinois 2-24-96) 87 by Southeast Missouri (11/20) 12. Don Buse 1,426 Individual, Single Game 13. Dan Godfread 1,386 Most attempts by UE: 15, Stuart Sullivan vs. Wichita State 12-9-95 Fewest Points By Opponent: Most attempts by OPP: 16, Lou Richie of Clemson 12-27-93 32 by Princeton (12/5) 14. Bob Barnett 1,356 Most shots made by UE: 11, Scott Haffner vs. Dayton 2-18-89 UE’s Biggest Winning Margin: 15. Buster Briley 1,335 Most shots made by OPP: 9, Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler 1-17-87, Dedric Taylor of Fla. International 1-2-96 21 vs. Princeton (12/5 53-32) 16. Bubby Mukes 1,327 Best pct. by UE (min. 8 attempts): 1.000 (9-9) Marcus Wilson vs. UE’s Biggest Losing Margin: 17. Jeff Frey 1,324 Tennessee-Martin 11-18-98 38, at Missouri State (2/16 76-38) 18. Jerry Sloan 1,320 Team, Season Top ‘07-08 Scoring Totals By UE: Most attempts by UE: 602, 2004-05 19. Clint Cuffle 1,307 1. Shy Ely vs. Creighton (2/13) 28 Most attempts by OPP: 669, 2006-07 20. Sam Watkins 1,287 Most shots made by UE: 244, 1993-94 Shy Ely at Illinois State (1/12) 28 Most shots made by OPP: 231, 2006-07 Jason Holsinger vs. Missouri State (1/26) 28 21. Richie Johnson 1,282 Best pct. by UE: .444 (213-480) 1988-1989 Last UE Player To Score 30+ Points: 22. Marty Simmons 1,265 Individual, Season Matt Webster 33 vs. Lipscomb (12/16/06) 23. John Wellemeyer 1,200 Most attempts: 214, Scott Haffner 1988-89 Most shots made: 98, Scott Haffner 1988-89 Last UE Player To Score 35+ Points: 24. Dale Wise 1,197 Best pct. (min. 75 attempts): .558 (53-95) Brian Jackson 1994-95 A ndy Elkins 36 vs. LaSalle (94/95) 25. Gus Doerner 1,182 Top ‘07-08 Scoring Total By Opponent: 26. Adam Seitz 1,155 Top 10 3-Point Shooters 28, Theron Wilson of Bradley (1/19) Single Game 27. Mike Platt 1,135 1. Scott Haffner 11 2-18-89 7. Jason Holsinger 8 3-1-07 22, Three times 28. Marv Pruett 1,122 2. Kyle Anslinger 9 2-11-06 Jason Holsinger 8 2-21-07 Top ‘07-08 Rebounding Total By UE Players: Marcus Wilson 9 11-18-98 Marcus Wilson 8 12-16-98 29. Mel Lurker 1,114 13, Pieter van Tongeren (twice) Stuart Sullivan 9 12-9-95 Andy Elkins 8 1-9-94 30. Theren Bullock 1,107 Brent Kell 9 1-31-94 Parrish Casebier 8 3-9-92 Top ‘07-08 Assist Total By UE Players: Marty Simmons 9 3-6-88 Scott Haffner 8 1-21-87 8, Jason Holsinger (three times) 31. Reed Jackson 1,101 Top ‘07-08 3-Pt. FG Total By UE Players: 32. Jerry Conrad 1,075 Single Season 7, Jason Holsinger (1/26 vs. Missouri State) 33. Brian Hill 1,069 1. Scott Haffner 98 1988-89 6. Scott Haffner 74 1987-88 2. Andy Elkins 88 1993-94 7. Scott Haffner 73 1986-87 Top ‘07-08 Steal Total By UE Players: 34. Bradley Strickland 1,068 3. Jason Holsinger 87 2006-07 8. Jason Holsinger 69 2005-06 3, Nate Garner three times; Shy Ely twice; Jason 35. Steve Welmer 1,059 4. Marcus Wilson 85 1998-99 9. Clint Cuffle 67 2002-03 5. Scott Shreffler 75 1989-90 10. Andy Elkins 65 1994-95 Holsinger once; Jay Couisnard once 36. Kyle Anslinger 1,045 Top ‘07-08 Block Total By UE Players: 37. Bob Walker 1,044 2, Jay Couisnard and Clint Hopf vs. 38. Hugh Ahlering 1,032 Career Hanover (12/15) 39. Howard Pratt 1,030 1. Marcus Wilson 250 1996-99 6. Andy Elkins 199 1992-95 Top ‘07-08 Free Throw Total By UE: 2. Scott Haffner 245 1987-89 7. Clint Cuffle 184 2001-04 40. Chris Hollender 1,029 3. Jason Holsinger 216 2006- 8. Kyle Runyan 177 1998 -01 *18, Shy Ely vs. Creighton 18-for-18 (2/13) 41. Jason Holsinger 1,023 4. Kyle Anslinger 213 2004-07 9. Craig Snow 176 1998 -01 *UE record for most consecutive FTs in a game 5. Scott Shreffler 211 1989-93 10. Todd Cochenour 153 1991-94 without a miss 42. Clyde Cox 1,010

4. Larry Humes 46 Valparaiso H 2-9-66 Aces Who Scored 40 Points 5. Larry Humes 45 Louisiana St. H 12-19-64 John Harrawood 42 Ky. Wesleyan A 2-20-57 Or More In A Game 6. Larry Humes 44 Purdue H 12-18-65 13. Parrish Casebier 41 Notre Dame H 3-9-92 Ed Smallwood 44 Tennessee Tech H 12-27-58 Ed Smallwood 41 American H 3-9-60 Name Pts. Opponent Site Date Parrish Casebier 44 Illinois St. H 12-12-93 Ed Smallwood 41 Wheaton H 3-14-58 1. Scott Haffner 65 Dayton H 2-18-89 9. Dan Godfread 43 Loyola A 2-25-89 16. Larry Humes 40 DePauw A 1-26-66 2. Larry Humes 48 Ball State A 1-2-65 10. Buster Briley 42 Los Angeles St. H 12-23-61 Buster Briley 40 N. Carolina A&T H 3-8-62 3. Ed Smallwood 47 Butler H 2-10-60 Ed Smallwood 42 Wabash H 3-4-60 PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES KAVON LACEY •His 31 points in last four games are one- •Born July 27, 1989 in Alton, Ill. third of his entire season total (90) 6-1 freshman guard •Alton’s all-time leading scorer with CAREER HIGHS Alton, Illinois 1,499 points...second team selection on 13 points vs. Creighton Feb. 13 (Alton H.S.) 2006-07 IBCA all-state team, third team 7 rebounds vs. Creighton Feb. 13 selection on AP all-state squad 6 assists vs. Illinois State Feb. 20 •Pronounced kuh-VONN •Belleville News-Democrat Player of the 1 3-pointer vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Filling in for the injured Jason Year...chosen as one of top five players in 2 steals twice Holsinger...led UE with a career-high 6 metro St. Louis by the St. Louis Post- assists Wednesday vs. ILSU...second for Dispatch UE in scoring last Saturday at MSU with 2 •Member of Upward Bound, Student 8 points...scored a career high in points Ambassador, Peer Leader and Good Kavon (13) and rebounds (7) Feb. 13 vs. Friend Mentor high school organizations Creighton...shooting 39 percent; is 24- Lacey for-49 (49 percent) in last nine games.

JON VAN HOOSE American...four-time Eastern Kentucky CAREER HIGHS Conference all-league player...two-time 0 points 6-4 freshman guard EKC Offensive Player of the Year 1 rebound vs. Princeton Dec. 5 Ashland, Kentucky •Averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds for 0 assists (Russell H.S.) Russell High School as a senior 0 3-pointers 0 steals •Suffered a shoulder injury in practice in •Suffered a season-ending knee injuy in mid-January, and underwent surgery that March and underwent surgery later in the will keep him out the rest of the season. spring...almost back to full strength by the start of practice at UE in October •Made his first regular season appearance Dec. 1 at Buffalo, playing the final four •Led Russell to its first trip in 34 years to 3 minutes...got in 2 minutes vs. Princeton the Kentucky state finals at Rupp Arena on Dec. 5, 1 minute at Valparaiso Dec. 11 as a junior...averaged 19.7 ppg as a junior Jon and made nine 3-pointers in one game •First team Kentucky all-state...Street & Van Hoose Smith’s Honorable Mention All- •Born Sept. 15, 1987 in Ashland, Ky.

NATE GARNER 5.8 points per game ed to follow AAU teammate Tyrone Cole-Scott to Tyler J.C. 6-5 junior forward •Big factor in Dec. 8 win over Austin Peay, with 15 points and 5 rebounds... •Born June 22, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa totaled 10 points and 10 rebounds in sea - son opener vs. Samford CAREER HIGHS (Geo. Washington H.S.) 15 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 5 •2nd team all-region, all-conference, and (Tyler, Texas J.C.) 10 rebounds three times team MVP at Tyler Junior College last season...averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds 4 assists at Illinois State Jan. 12 •Totaled 10 points, 9 rebounds and shot 62 percent in 2006-07 at Tyler 0 3-pointers Wednesday vs. ILSU...reached double 3 steals three times figures in scoring for first time since Dec. •First team all-state as a senior at George 4 15 with 11 on Feb. 6 vs. Wichita State... Washington H.S. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... leads UE in steals with 22, and in qualified academically to attend a four- Nate rebounds (5.3)...fifth at UE in scoring at year college out of high school, but elect - Garner

SHY ELY ppg in last 11 games...candidate for MVC •Born July 16, 1987 in Washington, Pa. Most Improved Player after averaging 6.9 6-4 junior forward/guard ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS ppg, 2.9 rpg last season 28 points twice Indianapolis, Indiana •Scored only 3, 7, 8 and 8 points in his 9 rebounds twice (Speedway) first four MVC games; since then has 5 assists twice scored 13 or more in every game except 3 3-pointers twice ILSU game Feb. 20 •Pronounced E-lie...team co-captain 3 steals twice •Ranks #4 in MVC in scoring at •Suffered a chipped bone in his kneecap CAREER HIGHS 14.5...scored in double figures in 11 early in the fall; came back to play in 28 points twice Nov. 3 exhibition game vs. Oakland City straight games till ILSU held him to 8 10 rebounds 2/4/06 vs. Illinois State 5 Wednesday...set UE school record Feb. •Member of five-man 2006 MVC All- 6 assists 3/1/07 vs. Drake 13 for most FTs without a miss (18-for- Freshman Team along with teammate 3 3-pointers twice Shy 18); matched career high with 28 points... Jason Holsinger UE’s #2 rebounder (5.3)...averaging 18.5 3 steals five times Ely PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TAYLOR MORROW •Redshirted in 2005-06. ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS 6-2 sophomore guard •All-district guard in 2004-05 at North 4 points three times Posey High School...averaged 17 ppg 2 rebounds three times Wadesville, Ind. 3 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 •Father, John, played basketball at USI (North Posey) 0 3-pointers •Born July 31, 1986 in Evansville 1 steal four times •Matched his season high with 4 points Jan. 23 in 15 minutes at Indiana CAREER HIGHS State...starter at guard Nov. 24 at Ball State and Dec. 1 at Buffalo...has played 7 points 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri in 10 of the last 12 games...one of the 2 rebounds four times 10 quickest players on the team. 4 assists 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo 1 3-pointer 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri Taylor •Played in 29 of the 31 games last sea - son, and scored a total of 11 points 2 steals Nov. 27 vs. SE Missouri Morrow

VICTOR GOMEZ •Fourth in rebounding at 3.8 this sea - ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS son...sixth in scoring at 4.6...has five 3- 6-6 senior forward 12 points at UNI Jan. 2 pointers this season; had 0 last season 11 rebounds at UNI Jan. 2 San Francisco, D.R. •Had 14 points and 10 rebounds in Nov. 1 assist four times (Central Park Christian) exhibition vs. Oakland City, then suffered 1 3-pointer five times a fractured right foot three days later that 2 steals at Bradley Jan. 19 (Chipola College) kept him out for 5 weeks •Totaled 8 points, 3 rebounds in 15 min - •Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in CAREER HIGHS utes Wednesday vs. Illinois State...UE’s September of 2006...missed 11 games 12 points twice lone senior...totaled 7 points, 4 rebounds •Transfer from Chipola (Fla.) College... 11 rebounds 1/2/08 at UNI at Drake Feb. 9... totaled more points and 11 Born Oct. 14, 1983 in Domin. Republic 1 assist 16 times rebounds in early back-to-back games vs. Victor UNI and Drake (23/19) than he totaled in 2 3-pointers three times entire junior season of 2006-07 (18/14) 2 steals 1/19/08 at Bradley Gomez

TRENT WARGEL •Transferred to UE after one year at ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS Southeastern Illinois College...redshirted 5-7 junior guard 3 points at Southern Illinois Jan. 29 as a freshman at Southeastern 1 rebound twice Ridgway, Illinois •In his third season on the team at 1 assist twice (Gallatin County H.S.) UE...played in a total of 13 games 1 3-pointer at Southern Illinois Jan. 29 through his first two seasons (Southeastern Ill. College) 1 steal at Indiana State Jan. 23 •Greater Egyptian Conference MVP in •Pronounced WAR-gull 2004-05, averaging 19 points per game as CAREER HIGHS a senior at Gallatin County 3 points twice •Matched his career-high with 3 points in 1 rebound twice mop-up play vs. SIU Jan. 29...has played •Born July 3, 1986 in Evansville 14 1 assist twice in five games this season...played a total Trent of nine minutes in five games last sea - 1 3-pointer twice son...scored four points 1 steal twice Wargel

JAY COUISNARD •Second on the team in steals with 22, ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS fourth in assists with 43 6-6 soph. forward/guard 12 points at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 •Spent first two prep years at Westbury 5 rebounds at Creighton Jan. 9 Houston, Texas Christian in Houston, Texas, leading team 5 assists vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 (Yates H.S.) to two state titles 2 3-pointers at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 •Older brother P.J. plays at MVC rival 3 steals at Missouri State Feb. 16 •Pronounced COOZ-nard Wichita State and was chosen for the pre- •Had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists season all-MVC team CAREER HIGHS Wednesday vs. Ill. State...hit 5 of 6 shots 12 points 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri •Born April 10, 1988 in Houston, Texas and scored 11 points Jan. 9 at Drake, also 5 rebounds three times made 3 assists...totaled just 4 points in 5 assists 12/5/07 vs. Austin Peay 15 previous 8 games before Drake game... 2 3-pointers 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri starter in first 11 games...stronger defen - Jay sively and as a passer than as a shooter 4 steals 1/13/07 at Wichita State Couisnard PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TREVOR GREGORY •Joined the Aces’ squad last summer, ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS prior to 2006-07 season 6-2 soph. guard 6 points at Creighton Jan. 9 •Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 4 rebounds vs. Creighton Feb. 13 Evansville, Indiana steals at Harrison High School as a senior 1 assist twice (Harrison H.S.) in 2005-06... academic all-city in basket - 1 3-pointer at Creighton Jan. 9 ball and football 2 steals at Creighton Jan. 9 •Has been one of first guards off the bench in February; rarely played much •Helped lead Harrison to back to back before then...totaled 4 points in 9 minutes sectional titles CAREER HIGHS last Saturday at MSU...had 4 points, 4 6 points 1/9/08 at Creighton •Outstanding academically...Harrison rebounds in 9 minutes Feb. 13 vs. 4 rebounds 2/13/08 vs. Creighton High School valedictorian 20 Creighton...quick player, good defensive - 1 assist twice ly...scored his first 6 collegiate points in •Born January 17, 1988 in Evansville 1 3-pointer 1/9/08 at Creighton Trevor his eighth collegiate game, Jan. 9 in mop- up duty at Creighton. 2 steals 1/9/08 at Creighton Gregory

DARIN GRANGER •Led UE’s newcomers in scoring last sea - ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS son with 3.3 ppg...one of UE’s first play - 6-2 soph. guard 17 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 ers off the bench most of the season as a 5 rebounds twice Indianapolis, Indiana freshman...broke into the starting lineup in February of ‘07 3 assists twice (Lawrence Central H.S.) 4 3-pointers three times •All-conference, all-Marion County as a 2 steals vs. Illinois State Feb. 20 •Candidate for MVC All-Bench Team... senior at Lawrence Central, where he starter in only 3 games...UE’s 3rd leading averaged 18.1 points CAREER HIGHS scorer (7.7)...led UE in scoring with 15 in •AAU teammate of national player of the 17 points 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay Wednesday’s loss to ILSU...also led UE year Greg Oden with 13 points Jan. 9 at Creighton, 17 in 5 rebounds twice Dec. 8 win over Austin Peay, and 16 in •Born July 17, 1987 in Indianapolis 3 assists twice 21 Nov. 24 win at Ball State...ranks #10 in 4 3-pointers four times Darin MVC 3-point accuracy (43-102 .422) 2 steals twice Granger

JASON HOLSINGER ers are 3rd most in UE history •Born July 22, 1986 in Anderson, Ind. 5-11 junior guard •Leads MVC in minutes per game, ranks ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS in MVC’s top 5 in assists, 3-pt. FG%, 3- Lapel, Indiana pt. field goals per game, FT% ...totaled 28 points vs. Missouri State Jan. 26 (Lapel H.S.) 28 points, 8 assists, 7 3-pointers in win 5 rebounds four times Jan. 26 over Missouri State 8 assists three times •Broke a bone in his right hand Feb. 9, •MVC Player of the Week once this sea - 7 3-pointers vs. Missouri State Jan. 26 will return before end of season son, Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete 3 steals at Drake Feb. 9 •Team co-captain...finalist for Academic twice this season CAREER HIGHS All-America team after earning 1st team •Member of 25-man ‘CollegeInsider.com 29 points 2/21/07 at Drake all-District V honors Feb. 7...3.86 GPA... Freshman All-America Team’ in 2005-06 2006-07 MVC Men’s Basketball Scholar- 7 rebounds 1/19/06 vs. Wichita State 22 Athlete...majoring in both economics and •Set the UE Division I freshman scoring 10 assists twice record in 2005-06 with 365 points Jason social studies education 8 3-pointers twice •41st player in UE history to top 1,000 •Indiana All-Star in 2005...led Lapel to 3 steals 2/9/08 at Drake Holsinger points; has 1,023...his 216 career 3-point - 2005 class A state title JASON SWITZER 16-8 record...sectional MVP as a senior CAREER HIGHS 6-3 freshman guard •Head coach at Southridge is Gary Has not played through first 26 games Duncan and assistant is former UE All- Huntingburg, Indiana American Don Buse, who played for (Southridge H.S.) Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns. •Lettered four years in basketball, four in •Pronounced SWITE-zer track, two in cross country and two in •Newest member of the team...joined the football squad in September, 2007 •Born July 9, 1988 in Jasper, Indiana •First team all-Pocket Athletic 23 Conference as a junior and senior at Southridge High School Jason •Averaged 15.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg as a sen - Switzer ior, and led Raiders to sectional title and PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER CAPSULES ZACH HOUSE •Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 CAREER HIGHS blocked shots as a senior 7-0 freshman center Has not played through first 26 games •Signed national letter of intent last Rock Falls, Illinois November with Northern Illinois, but was (Rock Falls H.S.) released from the letter of intent after NIU’s coaching staff changed following the 2006-07 season •Coaching staff has said he will redshirt this season...the only scholarship player •Born Nov. 13, 1988 in Clinton, Iowa who has not played •Second team all-state last season by the 40 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association... Special Mention all-state by AP...Sauk Zach Valley Newspaper Player of the Year House

PIETER van TONGEREN Ball State, and totaled 9 points, 9 •Born August 27, 1987 in Amsterdam, rebounds...still shooting a team-high 52% The Netherlands 6-11 freshman center •Fourth in scoring for the Aces at 6.2 and Driehuis, The Netherlands third in rebounding at 4.3 CAREER HIGHS (Ichthus College) 16 points vs. So. Illinois Jan. 15 •Totaled 13 rebounds in opening game 13 rebounds twice Nov. 11 vs. Samford, and again on Dec. •Pronounced ‘Peter von Tahn-guh-run’ 1 assist five times 15 vs. Hanover...the 13 rebounds are the 0 3-pointers •Has struggled in recent weeks; averaging most by a UE player since Ian Hanavan 2.5 points, 2.1 rebounds in last 8 games... grabbed 14 against Bradley in 2002-03 1 steal five times scoring average was 8.1 after 12 games 1 blocked shot four times •Redshirted in 2006-07...did not play in 41 into the season...starting center in all 26 any regular season games last season games...scored a career-high 16 on 7-for- Pieter van 8 shooting Jan. 15 vs. SIU...scored the •Averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds two winning bucket with 10 seconds to go at years ago in Dutch second league Tongeren

CLINT HOPF 6 points and 3 rebounds in 12 minutes •Born February 6, 1989 in Jasper, Indiana Jan. 15 vs. Southern Illinois 6-8 freshman forward •Gives the Aces size inside...now fully CAREER HIGHS Birdseye, Indiana recovered from knee surgery last spring. 12 points vs. Drake Jan. 6 (Forest Park H.S.) •IBCA all-state selection in 2006 and 11 rebounds at Creighton Jan. 9 2007...led Forest Park to 2A state cham - 1 assist four times •Pronounced ‘Hope’ followed by ‘f’ pionships in 2005 and 2006...2007 team 0 3-pointers sound--’Hope-f’ was on track to win its third straight title 1 steal five times before Hopf went down with the knee •Power forward...has been slowed by a 1 blocked shot three times leg injury, but has been cleared to play... injury in post-season play has not scored since Jan. 26 win over •Totaled 1,330 career points and 799 52 Missouri State...played his best game Jan. rebounds at Forest Park...averaged 18 Clint 6 with season-high 12 points and 7 points and 9.7 rebounds in 2006-07 and rebounds in 17 minutes vs. Drake...added led Rangers to 20-2 record Hopf

EVANSVILLE’S 2007-08 RECORD WHEN THE ACES... Play At Home 7-7 Shoot Higher FG Percentage 6-4 Make Fewer Turnovers 7-4 Play On The Road 1-11 Shoot Same Or Lower FG Percentage 2-14 Make More Turnovers 1-12 Play At A Neutral Site 0-0 Attempt More FTs Than Opponent 5-9 Make Same Number of Turnovers 0-2 Play A Non-Conference Opponent 5-6 Attempt Fewer FTs Than Opponent 3-6 Lead At Halftime 6-4 Play An MVC Opponent 3-12 Attempt Same Number of FTs 0-3 Trail At Halftime 2-13 Make More 3-Pointers 6-2 Tied At Halftime 0-1 Score 70 Points Or More 3-2 Make Fewer 3-Pointers 2-16 Score 69 Points Or Fewer 5-16 Lead With 5 Minutes To Play 5-1 Make Same Number 0-0 Trail With 5 Minutes To Play 3-16 Shoot 50 Percent Or Better 3-3 Outrebound Opponent 5-4 Tied With 5 Minutes To Play 0-1 Shoot Less Than 50 Percent 5-15 Get Outrebounded 3-13 Same Number of Rebounds 0-1 Games Decided By 5 Points Or Less 2-3 2007-08 GAME-BY GAME POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Van van OPPONENT Couisnard Ely Garner Gomez Granger Gregory Holsinger Hopf Lacey Morrow Switzer Hoose Tongeren Wargel 11/3...UE 82, Oakland City 43 (Ex.) 7-1-1 11-2-3 8-6-4 14-10-1 7-0-1 DNP 11-4-5 DNP 9-3-3 0-0-2 DNP 3-1-0 12-5-0 DNP 11/11...Samford 50, UE 49 6-0-1 4-1-0 10-10-0 Inj. 3-0-0 DNP 19-2-1 DNP 3-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-13-0 DNP 11/17...#25 Butler 60, UE 47 4-2-0 4-5-1 6-2-2 Inj. 7-1-0 0-0-0 16-4-4 0-0-0 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 10-6-0 DNP 11/20...S.E. Missouri 87, UE 77 12-3-4 23-9-3 0-1-0 Inj. 5-1-1 DNP 13-4-2 8-4-0 3-2-1 4-2-1 DNP DNP 9-3-1 DNP 11/24...UE 51, Ball State 50 2-3-0 9-2-0 4-10-2 Inj. 16-4-1 DNP 5-2-8 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-2-3 DNP DNP 9-9-1 DNP 12/1...Buffalo 81, UE 60 9-3-3 22-5-0 8-8-0 Inj. 5-2-1 DNP 11-0-5 1-6-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-3-0 DNP 12/5...UE 53, Princeton 32 8-2-0 12-8-2 5-5-1 Inj. 3-3-2 0-0-0 11-3-2 0-0-0 5-4-4 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 9-1-0 0-0-0 12/8...UE 72, Austin Peay 62 8-2-5 16-4-1 15-5-1 Inj. 17-5-2 DNP 8-5-6 4-3-0 2-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2-0 DNP 12/11...Valparaiso 75, UE 67 0-0-2 17-6-0 10-5-1 Inj. 9-1-3 DNP 14-4-5 3-2-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 14-7-1 DNP 12/15...UE 57, Hanover 44 4-0-3 6-4-3 11-2-0 Inj. 5-1-2 DNP 11-2-6 6-2-2 5-2-0 2-0-0 DNP DNP 7-13-0 DNP 12/22...UE 80, Norfolk State 71 7-3-3 15-7-2 6-8-0 4-0-0 13-2-0 DNP 24-3-7 4-2-0 0-0-1 DNP DNP DNP 7-5-0 DNP 12/29...Indiana State 70, UE 56 2-1-1 3-9-5 8-7-1 6-6-0 2-1-0 DNP 17-3-5 5-1-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 13-6-0 DNP 1/2...Northern Iowa 64, UE 51 0-3-0 7-5-1 2-7-0 12-11-0 5-0-2 DNP 9-3-5 3-1-0 0-1-2 DNP DNP Inj. 13-7-0 DNP 1/6...Drake 71, UE 68 5-1-2 8-4-5 4-7-0 11-8-1 3-1-0 DNP 20-2-3 12-7-0 5-1-5 DNP DNP Inj. 0-1-0 DNP 1/9...Creighton 77, UE 59 5-5-2 8-8-1 0-0-2 11-8-1 13-2-0 6-2-0 8-2-3 4-11-0 2-1-1 4-1-1 DNP Inj. 7-1-0 0-1-1 1/12...Illinois State 74, UE 66 1-1-0 28-6-1 6-5-4 0-2-0 9-2-0 0-0-0 10-1-6 3-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-0 DNP Inj. 5-7-1 DNP 1/15...So. Illinois 80, UE 67 0-0-2 21-3-3 9-4-0 3-6-0 0-1-1 DNP 10-2-4 6-3-0 2-0-4 0-0-0 DNP Inj. 16-2-0 DNP 1/19...Bradley 77, UE 76 0-2-0 20-4-2 5-5-3 8-4-0 14-5-3 DNP 23-5-8 2-1-1 0-0-1 DNP DNP Inj. 4-3-0 DNP 1/23...Indiana State 72, UE 42 0-0-1 13-6-0 4-4-1 0-0-0 4-3-1 0-2-0 0-1-4 2-2-0 5-0-0 4-1-1 DNP Inj. 10-5-0 0-0-1 1/26...UE 84, Missouri State 65 1-3-3 17-8-3 7-6-1 8-4-1 11-3-2 DNP 28-2-8 4-2-0 6-3-3 0-0-0 DNP Inj. 2-1-1 DNP 1/29...Southern Illinois 59, UE 39 0-1-1 16-5-1 3-10-0 0-4-0 4-2-1 0-0-1 9-2-1 0-2-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 DNP Inj. 2-2-1 3-1-0 2/2...Bradley 72, UE 59 2-1-0 22-7-2 0-5-1 2-2-1 8-2-0 DNP 12-3-2 DNP 8-0-4 DNP DNP Inj. 5-5-0 DNP 2/6...UE 64, Wichita State 56 0-0-0 18-6-0 11-6-1 2-2-0 8-4-2 1-3-0 14-1-4 0-0-1 5-6-4 DNP DNP Inj. 5-1-0 DNP 2/9...Drake 73, UE 65 11-3-3 18-4-3 4-0-3 7-4-0 5-3-0 0-1-0 8-5-4 0-3-0 8-0-2 0-0-1 DNP Inj. 4-1-0 DNP 2/13...UE 60, Creighton 56 1-1-1 28-1-1 2-3-1 4-6-0 8-1-0 4-4-1 Inj. 0-1-0 13-7-1 0-0-2 DNP Inj. 0-1-0 DNP 2/16...Missouri State 76, UE 38 0-2-3 14-6-2 2-4-1 2-1-0 7-1-0 4-0-0 Inj. 0-1-0 8-1-0 1-2-0 DNP Inj. 0-3-0 0-0-0 2/20...Illinois State 49, UE 47 2-4-3 8-4-2 10-9-2 8-3-0 15-2-0 0-0-0 Inj. Inj. 2-1-6 0-1-1 DNP Inj. 2-3-0 DNP

Sat. 2/23 at Eastern Illinois 7:00 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA (St. Louis, Mo.) *MVC game All Times Central Bold--Home games University of Evansville Vs. Illinois State Feb. 20, 2008 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Illinois State vs U. of Evansville 2-20-08 7:05 CST at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana

Illinois State 49 • 19-8, 11-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Slack,Anthony f 2-4 0-0 5-8 4 8 12 4 9 0 2 0 1 25 42 Odiakosa,Dinma c 3-5 0-0 2-2 3 2 5 2 8 1 3 1 1 29 00 Eldridge,Osiris g 2-14 2-8 2-3 4 6 10 2 8 0 3 0 0 33 01 Holloway,Emmanuel g 3-9 2-6 2-3 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 2 26 05 Richardson,Boo g 3-7 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 2 10 3 2 0 2 32 03 Rubin,Alex 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 25 Odzic,Sead 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 25 32 Dyer,Levi 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 41 Sampay,Brandon 0-3 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 13 Team 0 1 1 Totals 14-47 6-20 15-22 15 22 37 16 49 6 13 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 6-25 24.0% 2nd half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 14-47 29.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 6-20 30.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 15-22 68.2% 4 U. of Evansville 47 • 8-18, 3-13 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Garner, Nate f 2-5 0-0 6-9 3 6 9 4 10 2 3 0 3 28 05 Ely, Shy f 3-10 0-2 2-4 0 4 4 1 8 2 3 0 1 37 41 van Tongeren, Pieter c 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 19 02 Lacey, Kavon g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 6 4 0 0 35 15 Couisnard, Jay g 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 33 10 Morrow, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 11 Gomez, Victor 4-6 0-1 0-1 0 3 3 4 8 0 0 1 0 15 20 Gregory, Trevor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 Granger, Darin 6-12 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 15 0 1 0 2 28 Team 1 0 1 Totals 18-43 3-9 8-14 7 21 28 17 47 14 14 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 7-18 38.9% Game: 18-43 41.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 3-9 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 8-14 57.1% 2 Officials: Verne Harris, Eddie Jackson, Bo Boroski Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. U. of Evansville-None. Attendance: 4907 UE plays Saturday at Eastern Illinois in ESPN Bracketbusters UE's final home game is March 1 vs. Northern Iowa at 7:05 CST

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois State 20 29 49 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILS 14 19 9 4 4 U. of Evansville 27 20 47 UE 16 9 4 0 23

Last FG - ILS 2nd-00:43, UE 2nd-02:52. Score tied - 7 times. Largest lead - ILS by 5 1st-18:07, UE by 12 1st-04:45. Lead changed - 6 times.