Bowling Green traveled to Evansville to take on the Purple Aces. Evansville won 25 games last year, and 24 the year before on their way to winning the CIT championship. They were 4-0 at home going into the game, while the Falcons were 0-3 on the road, so it was always going to be a tough win for Bowling Green.
In the first half, after an 11-11 tie, the Purple Aces went on a 7 point run to take an 19-11 lead. There was some back and forth after that, with the result a 38-29 lead for Evansville at the break.