Bradley Braves (12-6, 5-2 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (5-13, 1-6 MVC)
Evansville, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Evansville takes on Bradley looking to end its four-game home skid.
The Purple Aces are 3-6 on their home court. Evansville has a 3-7 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Braves are 5-2 against MVC opponents. Bradley ranks sixth in the MVC shooting 34.9% from 3-point range.
Evansville is shooting 42.3% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 43.5% Bradley allows to opponents. Bradley has shot at a 43.7% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points fewer than the 43.8% shooting opponents of Evansville have averaged.
The Purple Aces and Braves square off Tuesday for the first time in MVC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Hemenway averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Purple Aces, scoring 6.6 points while shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc. AJ Casey is shooting 58.2% and averaging 13.6 points over the past 10 games.
Jaquan Johnson is shooting 44.9% and averaging 16.9 points for the Braves. Alex Huibregtse is averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Aces: 2-8, averaging 64.8 points, 30.6 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 5.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points per game.
Braves: 8-2, averaging 80.3 points, 35.4 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points.
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Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-13, 0-6 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-10, 3-3 OVC)
Charleston, Illinois; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois comes into the matchup against Eastern Illinois as losers of six in a row.
The Panthers have gone 6-2 at home. Eastern Illinois is 3-5 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Leathernecks are 0-6 in conference matchups. Western Illinois allows 74.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.7 points per game.
Eastern Illinois' average of 5.7 made 3-pointers per game is 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Western Illinois allows. Western Illinois averages 5.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Eastern Illinois allows.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zion Fruster is averaging 15.7 points for the Panthers. Preston Turner is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Karyiek Dixon is averaging 7.9 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Leathernecks. Lucas Lorenzen is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 69.9 points, 30.5 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points per game.
Leathernecks: 3-7, averaging 66.2 points, 33.1 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.
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