Aces’ 2004-05 Schedule Sat. Nov. 6 USI (Ex.) W 88-75 Sat. Nov. 13 OAKLAND CITY (Ex.) W 82-54 Fri. Nov. 19 CENTRAL MICH. W 100-85 Sun. Nov. 21 COASTAL CAROLINAW 87-80 Sun. Nov. 28 At Eastern Illinois L 79-74 Wed. Dec. 1 TENN.-MARTIN W 81-74 Sat. Dec. 4 AUSTIN PEAY W 67-58 Mon. Dec. 6 At Western Illinois W 72-55 Sat. Dec. 11 WESTERN KY. W 68-62 Sat. Dec. 18 #Vs. Purdue L 62-61 U. OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (10-7, 4-5) Wed Dec. 22 •CREIGHTON W 63-61 Fri. Dec. 31 •At Wichita State L 91-81 VS. Sun. Jan. 2 •At Southwest Missouri L 78-75 Fri. Jan. 7 •NORTHERN IOWA W 92-73 ILLINOIS STATE U. REDBIRDS (13-5, 5-3) Sun. Jan. 9 •ILLINOIS STATE W 69-61 Wed. Jan. 12 •SO. ILLINOIS L 69-57 TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005 Sat. Jan. 15 •At Bradley L 81-76 Mon. Jan. 17 •WICHITA STATE L 81-65 7:05 CST • REDBIRD ARENA • NORMAL, ILL. Sat. Jan. 22 •INDIANA STATE W 64-59 Tue. Jan. 25 •At Illinois State 7:05 2004-05 U. OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES Sat. Jan. 29 •At Southern Illinois 7:05 •Probable Starter ppg rpg Wed. Feb. 2 •At Northern Iowa 7:05 2 •Andre Burton F 6-5 215 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 12.7 5.4 Sat. Feb. 5 •DRAKE 7:05 3 Eric Ottens F 6-7 202 Jr. Morrison, Ill. 3.8 1.2 Sat. Feb. 12 •At Indiana State 12:05 4 •Kyle Anslinger G 6-4 205 So. Evansville, Ind. 9.5 3.2 Wed. Feb. 16 •BRADLEY 7:05 10 Ian Luther G 5-10 195 So. Evansville, Ind. 0.0 0.0 Sat. Feb. 19 BRACKET BUSTER TBA 12 Devan Welch G 6-4 198 So. McLeansboro, Ill. 0.0 0.0 Tue. Feb. 22 •At Creighton 7:05 14 Austin Heffner G 5-11 185 Jr. Center Point, Ind. 0.0 0.0 Sat. Feb. 26 •At Drake 4:05 20 •Lucious Wagner G 6-4 191 Sr. Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. 13.1 3.6 Mon. Feb. 28 •S.W. MISSOURI TBA March 4-7 MVC Tourney @ St. Louis 21 Fabien Calvez G 6-2 192 So. Evreux, France 1.6 1.1 #Dec.18 game at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. 24 Drew Gore G 6-3 166 Sr. Monrovia, Ind. 3.0 1.3 All Times Central. •MVC Game 33 •Matt Webster F 6-8 240 So. Sheridan, Ind. 11.5 5.6 40 Craig Phifer F 6-7 198 So. Staunton, Ill. 1.5 1.0 2004-05 MVC Standings 44 Justin Petty F 6-7 200 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 4.5 2.5 (through games of Jan. 23) 55 •Bradley Strickland C 6-9 211 So. Atlanta, Ga. 10.9 4.2 MVC Overall Head Coach: Steve Merfeld. Assistants: Keith Noftz, Kareem Richardson, Jason Wichita State 6-1 13-2 Zimmerman. Director of Basketball Operations: Sean O’Regan. Southern Illinois 6-1 15-4 Illinois State 5-3 13-5 Northern Iowa 4-3 13-5 2004-05 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY REDBIRDS Bradley 4-4 11-5 •Probable Starter ppg rpg Creighton 4-4 12-7 1 •Lorenzo Gordon F 6-7 245 Jr. St. Louis, Missouri 18.4 6.6 Evansville 4-5 10-7 2 •Gregg Alexander G 6-4 195 Sr. Lincoln, Illinois 6.1 2.7 Southwest Missouri 2-6 8-8 3 Nedu Onyeuku G 6-3 185 Jr. Omaha, Nebraska 4.5 1.7 Drake 2-6 6-10 Indiana State 2-6 7-12 5 Khalif Ford G 6-1 180 Fr. Diamond Bar, California 1.5 1.3 11 •Vince Greene G 5-9 160 Sr. Chicago, Illinois 7.9 2.3 Upcoming Valley Games 12 Michah Kirstein G 6-3 185 So. Herscher, Illinois 0.0 0.3 Monday, Jan. 24 14 Travis Wallace G 6-0 177 Jr. St. Louis, Missouri 0.0 0.7 Wichita State at UNI 7:05 24 •Trey Guidry G 6-2 185 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. 13.7 3.2 Tuesday, Jan. 25 25 Neil Plank G 6-5 200 Jr. Mt. Zion, Illinois 8.8 4.8 Evansville at Illinois State 7:05 31 Dana Ford G 6-4 185 Jr. Tamms, Illinois 1.6 2.2 32 Levi Dyer C 6-10 227 Fr. Eaton, Colorado 1.0 0.0 Wednesday, Jan. 26 50 •Greg Dilligard F 6-8 215 So. Labelle, Missouri 6.9 5.3 Creighton at Bradley 7:05 Drake at Wichita State 7:05 51 Ronnie Carlwell C 6-10 250 Fr. Maywood, Illinois 1.1 2.3 Indiana State at UNI 7:05 Head Coach: Porter Moser Southern Illinois at SMS 7:05 SERIES RECORD: ILSU leads 18-10. UE has won three straight, including its only Saturday, Jan. 29 sweep of an MVC opponent last season. Bradley at Indiana State 1:05 Illinois State at Wichita State 6:05 RADIO: ESPN 94.9 FM and WUEV 91.5 FM Evansville at Southern Illinois 7:05 Creighton at SMS 7:05 www.gopurpleaces.com Northern Iowa at Drake 7:05 Official Site of University of Evansville Athletics Purple Aces (10-7, 4-5)___Vs.__Redbirds (13-5, 5-3) •Coach: Steve Merfeld (29-45 3rd •Coach: Porter Moser (23-24 2nd yr. yr. at UE; 119-102 overall, 8th yr.) at ILSU; 77-58 overall, 5th yr.) •Top Scorer: Lucious Wagner 13.1 •Top Scorer: Lorenzo Gordon 18.4 •Top Rebounder: Matt Webster 5.6 •Top Rebounder: Lorenzo Gordon 6.6 •FG / FT Pct.: 46.8 / 67.6 •FG / FT Pct.: 46.4 / 64.6 •PPG: 73.6 •PPG: 68.0 EVANSVILLE BASKETBALL FACTS •Opp. PPG: 71.1 •Opp. PPG: 63.4 •Nickname: Purple Aces •Director of Athletics: Bill McGillis MEETING OF THE MOST IMPROVED •Head Coach: Steve Merfeld (3rd year at Evansville; Evansville and Illinois State are the only two Valley teams that have already surpassed last season’s victory total. Both are three wins 8th year as head coach) ahead of 2003-04. Evansville is 10-7 after going 7-22 a year ago, while •Assistant Coaches: Keith Noftz, Kareem the Redbirds are 13-5 after finishing 10-19. In league play, Evansville is Richardson, Jason Zimmerman 4-5 after going 5-13 last season, and Illinois State is 5-3 after ending up •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean O’Regan last in the MVC at 4-14. •Basketball Trainer: Eric Storsved THE FIRST GAME •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jason Wilfawn Four Evansville players scored in double figures to offset a 24-point, •Basketball Administrative Assistant: Brenda Goodin 14-rebound performance by Illinois State’s Lorenzo Gordon in UE’s 69- •Student Managers: Chris Brooks, Vonnie Howard, 61 win on January 9 at Roberts Stadium. Andre Burton scored 17, and Paul Bragan, Rebekah Campbell, Zach Cato, Matt Webster scored eight of his 14 in a two-minute stretch late in the Wilfredo Delgado second half when Evansville increased its lead from two to seven points. UE outscored the Redbirds 16-8 at the free throw line. •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe •Arena: Roberts Stadium (12,116) SINCE THEN •Colors: Purple, Orange & White Since January 9, Evansville is 1-3 and Illinois State is 3-0. The Aces dropped three in a row, to Southern Illinois, Bradley and Wichita State, •UE Enrollment: 2,400 before beating Indiana State 64-59 on Saturday. The Redbirds won at •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) home against Drake and then won two straight on the road, at Indiana •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) State and Creighton. Saturday’s OT win at Creighton moved Illinois •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 State into third place in the league. Evansville is seventh. (1982, ‘87, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) UP TO SECOND ON 3-POINT LIST •Conference Tournament Championships: 3 (1982, National leader Vanderbilt was held to only two 3-pointers Saturday, ‘92, ‘93) leaving Notre Dame and Evansville as the only two Division I schools that have made five or more three-point field goals in 30 consecutive UE’s Division I Record: Here is Evansville’s year- games. Here’s the list: by-year record at the Division I level, showing the Rank School Streak Next Game number of games above or below .500 for that year. 1. Notre Dame 32 Jan. 26 ‘78 1-3 -2 ‘89 25-6 +19 ‘00 18-12 +6 2. Evansville 31 Jan. 25 ‘79 13-16 -3 ‘90 17-15 +2 ‘01 14-16 -2 3. Gardner-Webb 29 Jan. 29 ‘80 18-10 +8 ‘91 14-14 0 ‘02 7-21 -14 4. Louisville 27 Jan. 26 ‘81 19-9 +10 ‘92 24-6 +18 ‘03 12-16 -4 5. Creighton 23 Jan. 26 ‘82 23-6 +17 ‘93 23-7 +16 ‘04 7-22 -15 Lafayette 23 Jan. 28 ‘83 13-16 -3 ‘94 21-11 +10 ‘05 10-7 +3 7. Michigan State 22 Jan. 27 ‘84 15-14 +1 ‘95 18-9 +9 THE INDIANA STATE GAME ‘85 13-16 -3 ‘96 13-14 -1 UE’s 27-year Evansville scored the final five points to hold off Indiana State on ‘86 8-19 -11 ‘97 17-14 +3 D-I record as Saturday, 64-59, and end a three-game skid. Matt Webster led the ‘87 16-12 +4 ‘98 15-15 0 of 1/24/05 is: ‘88 21-8 +13 ‘99 23-10 +13 438-344 +94 way with 20.