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UE defeats Oakland City in exhibition opener

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Four players finished in double figured to lead the University of Evansville men's basketball team to an 81-56 victory over Oakland City in exhibition action inside the Ford Center. Box Score Leading the Purple Aces was Antoine Smith Jr. with a game-high 17 points. He converted six of his seven field goal tries and all four 3-point attempts. Marvin Coleman II scored 12 points while Kenny Strawbridge Jr. and Blaise Beauchamp recorded 10 apiece. Strawbridge and Coleman led UE with eight rebounds.

"The whole process has been fun – we have been doing this with good people.