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By Conner Farrell–
The No. 13 men’s nasketball team started the 2016-2017 season with a rout of the Evansville Purple Aces 78-47. Forward Jaylen Johnson led all scorers with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
The Aces kept up with the Cards in the first 10 minutes of the game, forcing the Cards into five early turnovers. After back-to-back 3’s by the Ace’s Jaylon Brown, Evansville led to 26-20 with nine minutes remaining in the first half.