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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A busy week featuring two games in four days starts on Sunday when the University of Evansville men's basketball team travels to Valparaiso for a 4 p.m. game. The Missouri Valley Conference and the Purple Aces Radio Network have the coverage. Fans in Evansville can watch on Fox Sports Midwest while those in other areas will be able to access the game on ESPN3.
Lickliter takes the helm
- On January 21, it was announced that Todd Lickliter inked a multi-year deal to become the Aces head coach
- An assistant with UE last season, Lickliter has been a head coach at Butler, Iowa and Marian and was honored as the 2007 NABC National Coach of the Year while at Butler
- He led his alma mater to a pair of Sweet 16 appearances
Setting the Scene
- Sunday's contest takes place in a venue that has been kind to the Purple Aces - the Athletics-Recreation Center
- UE has won four of the last five road contests against the Crusaders and both games since Valpo joined the MVC
- Last year, the Aces picked up a 65-63 win over VU in the regular season finale at the ARC with Marty Hill scoring 21
- The Aces look to right the ship following an 0-7 start to its MVC slate; UE is trying to avoid the 0-13 start to the 2009-10 league schedule
Last Time Out
- Drake scored the first nine points of the game and finished with a 73-50 win on Wednesday evening at the Ford Center
- Evansville got within five points in the first half and after trailing by 20 at the break, UE trimmed its deficit to 14, but the Bulldogs countered both times
- Shamar Givance used a 3-for-3 performance from long range to lead the team with nine points; it marked the first time since 12/8/10 against North Carolina that the team did not have a double digit scorer
- Jawaun Newton tallied eight points while John Hall scored seven while grabbing a team-best seven boards
- After allowing Drake to shoot 56.